Internal Control and Risk Assessment Practice Question
Question
A client-facing situation requires a compliant response for the CPA AUD Auditing and Attestation involving management representations in Internal Control and Risk Assessment. Which answer is best? (Item 175)
Answer choices
- A. Document nothing because documentation could create follow-up questions.
- B. Rely on informal custom instead of the applicable rule, control, or standard.
- C. The best answer is to select the audit response that best supports sufficient appropriate evidence, professional skepticism, and proper reporting for the management representations scenario.
- D. Skip verification because the previous case had the same answer.
Correct Answer
C. The best answer is to select the audit response that best supports sufficient appropriate evidence, professional skepticism, and proper reporting for the management representations scenario.
Explanation
The correct answer is C because management representations is tested by asking candidates to select the audit response that best supports sufficient appropriate evidence, professional skepticism, and proper reporting. The distractors reflect common exam mistakes: ignoring context, using informal shortcuts, skipping verification, or applying a rule from the wrong domain.
Question details
- Difficulty: medium
- Domain: Internal Control and Risk Assessment
- Objective: management representations