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Adelphi University/Devry
Apr-2000 - Mar-2005
HOD ,Professor
Adelphi University
Sep-2007 - Apr-2017
· Question 1
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Which of the following bodies enforce the audit requirements of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) with respect to employee benefit plans? |
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· Question 2
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Independence standards of the GAO for audits in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards describe three types of impairments of independence. Which of the following is one of these types of impairments? |
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· Question 3
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The Department of Labor (DOL) most frequently conducts financial and performance audits following |
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· Question 4
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The controller of a small utility company has interviewed audit firms proposing to perform the annual audit of their employee benefit plan. According to the guidelines of the Department of Labor (DOL), the selected auditor must be |
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· Question 5
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Which of the following is correct concerning General Accountability Office (GAO) audits? |
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· Question 6
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When the dependent daughter of a partner in a CPA firm owns ten shares of stock in an audit client, which rule of the Code of Professional Conduct is most directly relevant? |
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· Question 7
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According to the PCAOB, which of the following tax services may be provided jointly with the audit of an issuer's financial statements without impairing independence? |
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· Question 8
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Which of the following family relationships is most likely to impair a CPA’s independence with respect to a particular audit client on which the CPA works as a “covered member”? |
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· Question 9
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Under the ethical standards of the profession, which of the following positions would be considered a position of significant influence in an audit client? |
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· Question 10
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Who of the following is an "other member" for code purposes? |
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· Question 11
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An auditor’s independence is considered impaired if the auditor has |
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· Question 12
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If requested to perform a review engagement for a nonpublic entity in which an accountant has an immaterial direct financial interest, the accountant is |
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· Question 13
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Bill Fling, CPA, has posted the general ledger and has maintained the financial records of Wing Corporation. As a part of his responsibilities he has recorded journal entries and made closing entries. Which of the following best summarizes the AICPA and SEC views as to the following question: Is audit independence impaired?
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· Question 14
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In which of the following situations is there a violation of client confidentiality under the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct? |
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· Question 15
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Which of the following actions by a CPA most likely violates the profession’s ethical standards? |
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· Question 16
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Which of the following statements is correct? |
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· Question 17
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Assuming appropriate disclosure is made, which of the following fee arrangements generally would be permitted under the ethical standards of the profession? |
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· Question 18
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A violation of the profession’s ethical standards least likely would have occurred when a CPA |
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· Question 19
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The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct's Internal Control Conceptual Framework suggests that CPAs evaluate whether a particular threat would lead which type of person to conclude that an unacceptable risk of non‐independence exists? |
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· Question 20
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When a threat to independence arises that is not specifically considered in the Code of Professional Conduct an auditor should consider |
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