Accounting and Finance Foundations

Unit 13

Accounting and Finance Foundations Unit 13: Auditing 1007

Auditing

Chapter 30

Audit Reports

Review the audit reports provided, and answer each of the following questions.

1. The following is an auditor’s standard report on financial statements covering a single year:

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of X Company as of December 31, 20XX, and the

related statements of income, retained earnings, and cash flows for the year then ended. These

financial statements are the responsibility of the company’s management. Our responsibility is to

express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United

States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable

assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes

examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.

An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by

management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our

audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the

financial position of X Company as of [at] December 31, 20XX, and the results of its operations and its

cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the

United States of America.

Mark Smith, CPA

121 Blue Blvd

Happenings, KY 55555

January 31, 20YY

a. What audit report components are missing from this report?

b. What is the purpose of the first paragraph in this audit report?

c. What is the purpose of the third paragraph in this audit report?

Student Assignment

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