6 Proposed ISA 600 (Revised and Redrafted) The Audit of Group Financial Statements is likely to substantially increasethe formal requirements in the area of group audits.Required:(a) Outline the significant issues that are being addressed in the IAASB’s project on group audits. (5 marks)
6 Proposed ISA 600 (Revised and Redrafted) The Audit of Group Financial Statements is likely to substantially increase
the formal requirements in the area of group audits.
Required:
(a) Outline the significant issues that are being addressed in the IAASB’s project on group audits. (5 marks)
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5 Ambush, a public limited company, is assessing the impact of implementing the revised IAS39 ‘Financial Instruments:Recognition and Measurement’. The directors realise that significant changes may occur in their accounting treatmentof financial instruments and they understand that on initial recognition any financial asset or liability can bedesignated as one to be measured at fair value through profit or loss (the fair value option). However, there are certainissues that they wish to have explained and these are set out below.Required:(a) Outline in a report to the directors of Ambush the following information:(i) how financial assets and liabilities are measured and classified, briefly setting out the accountingmethod used for each category. (Hedging relationships can be ignored.) (10 marks)
(b) Describe with suitable calculations how the goodwill arising on the acquisition of Briars will be dealt with inthe group financial statements and how the loan to Briars should be treated in the financial statements ofBriars for the year ended 31 May 2006. (9 marks)
(c) At 1 June 2006, Router held a 25% shareholding in a film distribution company, Wireless, a public limitedcompany. On 1 January 2007, Router sold a 15% holding in Wireless thus reducing its investment to a 10%holding. Router no longer exercises significant influence over Wireless. Before the sale of the shares the net assetvalue of Wireless on 1 January 2007 was $200 million and goodwill relating to the acquisition of Wireless was$5 million. Router received $40 million for its sale of the 15% holding in Wireless. At 1 January 2007, the fairvalue of the remaining investment in Wireless was $23 million and at 31 May 2007 the fair value was$26 million. (6 marks)Required:Discuss how the above items should be dealt with in the group financial statements of Router for the year ended31 May 2007.Required:Discuss how the above items should be dealt with in the group financial statements of Router for the year ended31 May 2007.
3 You are the manager responsible for the audit of Volcan, a long-established limited liability company. Volcan operatesa national supermarket chain of 23 stores, five of which are in the capital city, Urvina. All the stores are managed inthe same way with purchases being made through Volcan’s central buying department and product pricing, marketing,advertising and human resources policies being decided centrally. The draft financial statements for the year ended31 March 2005 show revenue of $303 million (2004 – $282 million), profit before taxation of $9·5 million (2004– $7·3 million) and total assets of $178 million (2004 – $173 million).The following issues arising during the final audit have been noted on a schedule of points for your attention:(a) On 1 May 2005, Volcan announced its intention to downsize one of the stores in Urvina from a supermarket toa ‘City Metro’ in response to a significant decline in the demand for supermarket-style. shopping in the capital.The store will be closed throughout June, re-opening on 1 July 2005. Goodwill of $5·5 million was recognisedthree years ago when this store, together with two others, was bought from a national competitor. It is Volcan’spolicy to write off goodwill over five years. (7 marks)Required:For each of the above issues:(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Volcan for the year ended31 March 2005.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.
(b) On 1 April 2004 Volcan introduced a ‘reward scheme’ for its customers. The main elements of the rewardscheme include the awarding of a ‘store point’ to customers’ loyalty cards for every $1 spent, with extra pointsbeing given for the purchase of each week’s special offers. Customers who hold a loyalty card can convert theirpoints into cash discounts against future purchases on the basis of $1 per 100 points. (6 marks)Required:For each of the above issues:(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Volcan for the year ended31 March 2005.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.
(b) A sale of industrial equipment to Deakin Co in May 2005 resulted in a loss on disposal of $0·3 million that hasbeen separately disclosed on the face of the income statement. The equipment cost $1·2 million when it waspurchased in April 1996 and was being depreciated on a straight-line basis over 20 years. (6 marks)Required:For each of the above issues:(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Keffler Co for the year ended31 March 2006.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.
3 You are the manager responsible for the audit of Seymour Co. The company offers information, proprietary foods andmedical innovations designed to improve the quality of life. (Proprietary foods are marketed under and protected byregistered names.) The draft consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2006 show revenueof $74·4 million (2005 – $69·2 million), profit before taxation of $13·2 million (2005 – $15·8 million) and totalassets of $53·3 million (2005 – $40·5 million).The following issues arising during the final audit have been noted on a schedule of points for your attention:(a) In 2001, Seymour had been awarded a 20-year patent on a new drug, Tournose, that was also approved forfood use. The drug had been developed at a cost of $4 million which is being amortised over the life of thepatent. The patent cost $11,600. In September 2006 a competitor announced the successful completion ofpreliminary trials on an alternative drug with the same beneficial properties as Tournose. The alternative drug isexpected to be readily available in two years time. (7 marks)Required:For each of the above issues:(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Seymour Co for the year ended30 September 2006.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.
(b) Seymour offers health-related information services through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Aragon Co. Goodwill of$1·8 million recognised on the purchase of Aragon in October 2004 is not amortised but included at cost in theconsolidated balance sheet. At 30 September 2006 Seymour’s investment in Aragon is shown at cost,$4·5 million, in its separate financial statements.Aragon’s draft financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2006 show a loss before taxation of$0·6 million (2005 – $0·5 million loss) and total assets of $4·9 million (2005 – $5·7 million). The notes toAragon’s financial statements disclose that they have been prepared on a going concern basis that assumes thatSeymour will continue to provide financial support. (7 marks)Required:For each of the above issues:(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Seymour Co for the year ended30 September 2006.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.
4 (a) The purpose of ISA 250 Consideration of Laws and Regulations in an Audit of Financial Statements is toestablish standards and provide guidance on the auditor’s responsibility to consider laws and regulations in anaudit of financial statements.Explain the auditor’s responsibilities for reporting non-compliance that comes to the auditor’s attentionduring the conduct of an audit. (5 marks)
3 You are the manager responsible for the audit of Lamont Co. The company’s principal activity is wholesaling frozenfish. The draft consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2007 show revenue of $67·0 million(2006 – $62·3 million), profit before taxation of $11·9 million (2006 – $14·2 million) and total assets of$48·0 million (2006 – $36·4 million).The following issues arising during the final audit have been noted on a schedule of points for your attention:(a) In early 2007 a chemical leakage from refrigeration units owned by Lamont caused contamination of some of itsproperty. Lamont has incurred $0·3 million in clean up costs, $0·6 million in modernisation of the units toprevent future leakage and a $30,000 fine to a regulatory agency. Apart from the fine, which has been expensed,these costs have been capitalised as improvements. (7 marks)Required:For each of the above issues:(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Lamont Co for the year ended31 March 2007.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.
(b) While the refrigeration units were undergoing modernisation Lamont outsourced all its cold storage requirementsto Hogg Warehousing Services. At 31 March 2007 it was not possible to physically inspect Lamont’s inventoryheld by Hogg due to health and safety requirements preventing unauthorised access to cold storage areas.Lamont’s management has provided written representation that inventory held at 31 March 2007 was$10·1 million (2006 – $6·7 million). This amount has been agreed to a costing of Hogg’s monthly return ofquantities held at 31 March 2007. (7 marks)Required:For each of the above issues:(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Lamont Co for the year ended31 March 2007.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.
(c) Lamont owns a residential apartment above its head office. Until 31 December 2006 it was let for $3,000 amonth. Since 1 January 2007 it has been occupied rent-free by the senior sales executive. (6 marks)Required:For each of the above issues:(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Lamont Co for the year ended31 March 2007.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.
5 You are the audit manager for three clients of Bertie Co, a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants. The financialyear end for each client is 30 September 2007.You are reviewing the audit senior’s proposed audit reports for two clients, Alpha Co and Deema Co.Alpha Co, a listed company, permanently closed several factories in May 2007, with all costs of closure finalised andpaid in August 2007. The factories all produced the same item, which contributed 10% of Alpha Co’s total revenuefor the year ended 30 September 2007 (2006 – 23%). The closure has been discussed accurately and fully in thechairman’s statement and Directors’ Report. However, the closure is not mentioned in the notes to the financialstatements, nor separately disclosed on the financial statements.The audit senior has proposed an unmodified audit opinion for Alpha Co as the matter has been fully addressed inthe chairman’s statement and Directors’ Report.In October 2007 a legal claim was filed against Deema Co, a retailer of toys. The claim is from a customer who slippedon a greasy step outside one of the retail outlets. The matter has been fully disclosed as a material contingent liabilityin the notes to the financial statements, and audit working papers provide sufficient evidence that no provision isnecessary as Deema Co’s lawyers have stated in writing that the likelihood of the claim succeeding is only possible.The amount of the claim is fixed and is adequately covered by cash resources.The audit senior proposes that the audit opinion for Deema Co should not be qualified, but that an emphasis of matterparagraph should be included after the audit opinion to highlight the situation.Hugh Co was incorporated in October 2006, using a bank loan for finance. Revenue for the first year of trading is$750,000, and there are hopes of rapid growth in the next few years. The business retails luxury hand made woodentoys, currently in a single retail outlet. The two directors (who also own all of the shares in Hugh Co) are aware thatdue to the small size of the company, the financial statements do not have to be subject to annual external audit, butthey are unsure whether there would be any benefit in a voluntary audit of the first year financial statements. Thedirectors are also aware that a review of the financial statements could be performed as an alternative to a full audit.Hugh Co currently employs a part-time, part-qualified accountant, Monty Parkes, who has prepared a year endbalance sheet and income statement, and who produces summary management accounts every three months.Required:(a) Evaluate whether the audit senior’s proposed audit report is appropriate, and where you disagree with theproposed report, recommend the amendment necessary to the audit report of:(i) Alpha Co; (6 marks)
(c) With specific reference to Hugh Co, discuss the objective of a review engagement and contrast the level ofassurance provided with that provided in an audit of financial statements. (6 marks)
You are the manager responsible for performing hot reviews on audit files where there is a potential disagreementbetween your firm and the client regarding a material issue. You are reviewing the going concern section of the auditfile of Dexter Co, a client with considerable cash flow difficulties, and other, less significant operational indicators ofgoing concern problems. The working papers indicate that Dexter Co is currently trying to raise finance to fundoperating cash flows, and state that if the finance is not received, there is significant doubt over the going concernstatus of the company. The working papers conclude that the going concern assumption is appropriate, but it isrecommended that the financial statements should contain a note explaining the cash flow problems faced by thecompany, along with a description of the finance being sought, and an evaluation of the going concern status of thecompany. The directors do not wish to include the note in the financial statements.Required:(b) Consider and comment on the possible reasons why the directors of Dexter Co are reluctant to provide thenote to the financial statements. (5 marks)
(c) Maxwell Co is audited by Lead Co, a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants. Leo Sabat has enquired as towhether your firm would be prepared to conduct a joint audit in cooperation with Lead Co, on the futurefinancial statements of Maxwell Co if the acquisition goes ahead. Leo Sabat thinks that this would enable yourfirm to improve group audit efficiency, without losing the cumulative experience that Lead Co has built up whileacting as auditor to Maxwell Co.Required:Define ‘joint audit’, and assess the advantages and disadvantages of the audit of Maxwell Co being conductedon a ‘joint basis’. (7 marks)
The finance director of Blod Co, Uma Thorton, has requested that your firm type the financial statements in the formto be presented to shareholders at the forthcoming company general meeting. Uma has also commented that theprevious auditors did not use a liability disclaimer in their audit report, and would like more information about the useof liability disclaimer paragraphs.Required:(b) Discuss the ethical issues raised by the request for your firm to type the financial statements of Blod Co.(3 marks)
(a) List and explain FOUR methods of selecting a sample of items to test from a population in accordance with ISA 530 (Redrafted) Audit Sampling and Other Means of Testing. (4 marks)(b) List and explain FOUR assertions from ISA 500 Audit Evidence that relate to the recording of classes oftransactions. (4 marks)(c) In terms of audit reports, explain the term ‘modified’. (2 marks)
You are an audit manager at Rockwell Co, a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants. You are responsible for the audit of the Hopper Group, a listed audit client which supplies ingredients to the food and beverage industry worldwide.The audit work for the year ended 30 June 2015 is nearly complete, and you are reviewing the draft audit report which has been prepared by the audit senior. During the year the Hopper Group purchased a new subsidiary company, Seurat Sweeteners Co, which has expertise in the research and design of sugar alternatives. The draft financial statements of the Hopper Group for the year ended 30 June 2015 recognise profit before tax of $495 million (2014 – $462 million) and total assets of $4,617 million (2014: $4,751 million). An extract from the draft audit report is shown below:Basis of modified opinion (extract)In their calculation of goodwill on the acquisition of the new subsidiary, the directors have failed to recognise consideration which is contingent upon meeting certain development targets. The directors believe that it is unlikely that these targets will be met by the subsidiary company and, therefore, have not recorded the contingent consideration in the cost of the acquisition. They have disclosed this contingent liability fully in the notes to the financial statements. We do not feel that the directors’ treatment of the contingent consideration is correct and, therefore, do not believe that the criteria of the relevant standard have been met. If this is the case, it would be appropriate to adjust the goodwill balance in the statement of financial position.We believe that any required adjustment may materially affect the goodwill balance in the statement of financial position. Therefore, in our opinion, the financial statements do not give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Hopper Group and of the Hopper Group’s financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.Emphasis of Matter ParagraphWe draw attention to the note to the financial statements which describes the uncertainty relating to the contingent consideration described above. The note provides further information necessary to understand the potential implications of the contingency.Required:(a) Critically appraise the draft audit report of the Hopper Group for the year ended 30 June 2015, prepared by the audit senior.Note: You are NOT required to re-draft the extracts from the audit report. (10 marks)(b) The audit of the new subsidiary, Seurat Sweeteners Co, was performed by a different firm of auditors, Fish Associates. During your review of the communication from Fish Associates, you note that they were unable to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence with regard to the breakdown of research expenses. The total of research costs expensed by Seurat Sweeteners Co during the year was $1·2 million. Fish Associates has issued a qualified audit opinion on the financial statements of Seurat Sweeteners Co due to this inability to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence.Required:Comment on the actions which Rockwell Co should take as the auditor of the Hopper Group, and the implications for the auditor’s report on the Hopper Group financial statements. (6 marks)(c) Discuss the quality control procedures which should be carried out by Rockwell Co prior to the audit report on the Hopper Group being issued. (4 marks)
Under certain circumstances, profits made on transactions between members of a group need to be eliminated from the consolidated financial statements under IFRS.Which of the following statements about intra-group profits in consolidated financial statements is/are correct?(i) The profit made by a parent on the sale of goods to a subsidiary is only realised when the subsidiary sells the goods to a third party(ii) Eliminating intra-group unrealised profits never affects non-controlling interests(iii) The profit element of goods supplied by the parent to an associate and held in year-end inventory must be eliminated in fullA.(i) onlyB.(i) and (ii)C.(ii) and (iii)D.(iii) only
You are the audit manager of Chestnut Co and are reviewing the key issues identified in the files of two audit clients.Palm Industries Co (Palm)Palm’s year end was 31 March 2015 and the draft financial statements show revenue of $28·2 million, receivables of $5·6 million and profit before tax of $4·8 million. The fieldwork stage for this audit has been completed.A customer of Palm owed an amount of $350,000 at the year end. Testing of receivables in April highlighted that no amounts had been paid to Palm from this customer as they were disputing the quality of certain goods received from Palm. The finance director is confident the issue will be resolved and no allowance for receivables was made with regards to this balance.Ash Trading Co (Ash)Ash is a new client of Chestnut Co, its year end was 31 January 2015 and the firm was only appointed auditors in February 2015, as the previous auditors were suddenly unable to undertake the audit. The fieldwork stage for this audit is currently ongoing.The inventory count at Ash’s warehouse was undertaken on 31 January 2015 and was overseen by the company’s internal audit department. Neither Chestnut Co nor the previous auditors attended the count. Detailed inventory records were maintained but it was not possible to undertake another full inventory count subsequent to the year end.The draft financial statements show a profit before tax of $2·4 million, revenue of $10·1 million and inventory of $510,000.Required:For each of the two issues:(i) Discuss the issue, including an assessment of whether it is material;(ii) Recommend ONE procedure the audit team should undertake to try to resolve the issue; and(iii) Describe the impact on the audit report if the issue remains UNRESOLVED.Notes:1 The total marks will be split equally between each of the two issues.2 Audit report extracts are NOT required.
A requirements specification is（ ）.A.a rough list of things that the proposed software ought to doB.a precise list of things that the proposed software ought to doC.a formal list of things that the proposed software must doD.an estimate of the resources （time,money,personnel,etc）which will be required to construct the proposed software .
A requirements specification is （ ）.A.a rough list of things that the proposed software ought to doB.a precise list of things that the proposed software ought to doC.a formal list of things that the proposed software must doD.an estimate of the resources (time, money, personnel, etc.) which will be required to construct the proposed software
Which three statements about bidirectional PIM are true？（）A、Traffic for a bidirectional group flows along the one shared tree and simultaneously utilizes multiple paths in a redundant network topologyB、It does not require any traffic signaling in the protocolC、Membership to a bidirectional group is signaled using explicit Join messagesD、It maintains source-specific forwarding stateE、It reduces memory， bandwidth， and CPU requirements
Which one of the statements below correctly describes the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol （VRRP）， which is being used in the Company network to provide redundancy？（）A、 A VRRP group has one active and one or more standby virtual routers.B、 A VRRP group has one master and one or more backup virtual routers.C、 A VRRP group has one master and one redundant virtual router.D、 None of the other alternatives apply
You upgrade five computers in the Finance organizational unit （OU） from Windows NT Workstation 4.0 to Windows 2000 Professional. The computers are used by members of the Finance OU to run financial Applications. All five computers are configured to have the default security settings. A user named Helene reports that she can no longer log run the financial applications on her Windows 2000 Professional computer. Prior to the upgrade， Helene was able to run the financial applications on her computer. Helene is a member of the local Users group. You want the financial applications to run on her computer. What should you do？（）A、 Use Computer Management to configure separate memory space for each financial application on Helene’s computer.B、 Use Security Templates to edit the Security Policy to include the financial application onHelene’s computer. Then add Helene’s user account to the Power Users group on Helene’s computer.C、 Use Security Configuration and Analysis to reconfigure the default security policy .inf to allow financial applications to run on Helene’s computer.D、 Use Secedit.exe to apply the Compatws.inf security template on Helene’s Security Policy toloosen the permissions for the local Users group on Helene’s computer.
单选题What does the underlined word “outnumber” mean?ATo be smaller in size than another group.BTo be more in number than another group.CTo be bigger in area than another group.DTo be smaller in area than another group.