In: Accounting
QUESTION 33
Wallace & Wallace, CPAs, audited the financial statements of
West Co., a nonpublic entity, for the year ended September 30,
20X1, and expressed an unqualified opinion. For the year ended
September 30, 20X2, West issued comparative financial statements.
Wallace & Wallace reviewed West's 20X2 financial statements and
Gordon, an assistant on the engagement, drafted the accountant's
review report below. Martin, the engagement supervisor, decided not
to reissue the prior year's auditor's report, but instructed Gordon
to include a separate paragraph in the current year's review report
describing the responsibility assumed for the prior year's audited
financial statements.
Martin reviewed Gordon's draft and indicated in Martin's Review
Notes that there were many deficiencies in Gordon's draft.
Accountant's Review Report
We have reviewed the accompanying balance sheet of West Company as
of September 30, 20X2, and the related statements of income and
cash flows for the year then ended. A review includes primarily
applying analytical procedures to management's financial data and
making inquiries of company management. A review also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as, evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation.
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation
of the financial statements in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
Our responsibility is to conduct the review in accordance with
standards issued by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants. Those standards require us to perform procedures to
obtain limited assurance that there are no material modifications
that should be made to the financial statements. We believe that
the results of our procedures provide a reasonable basis for our
report.
Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications
that should be made to the accompanying financial statements.
Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements have been
prepared assuming that the company will continue as a going
concern. Furthermore, we have no responsibility to update this
report for events and circumstances occurring after the date of
this report.
The financial statements for the year ended September 30, 20X1,
were audited by us and we expressed an unqualified opinion on them
in our report dated November 7, 20X1, but we have not performed any
auditing procedures since that date. In our opinion, the financial
statements referred to above are presented fairly, in all material
respects, for the year then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
Wallace & Wallace, CPAs
November 6, 20X2
For each report deficiency noted by Martin, select whether (1)
Martin is correct; (2) Gordon is correct; or (3) both are
incorrect.
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2.Gordon is correct | There should be a reference to the prior year's audited financial statements in the first (introductory) paragraph. | Reference to prior yer financial statements should be in "Other mateers" para and not in Introductory paragraph. |
1.Martin is correct | All of the current year's basic financial statements are not properly identified in the first (introductory) paragraph. | St of changes in Equity and Related notes is not mentioned in financial statements. |
1.Martin is correct | The standards referred to in the third (accountant's responsibilities) paragraph should not be standards issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, but should be Standards for the Compilation and Review of Financial Statements. | review should be as per Standards for compilation and review of financial statements issued by A.I.C.P.A Accounting and review service committee. |
2.Gordon is correct | The title of the report should be Independent Review Report. | As obtaining limites assurance should be in Auditors responsibilty paragraph, not in Introductory paragraph. |
2.Gordon is correct | The statement in the third paragraph that the accountant is required to perform procedures to obtain limited assurance that there are no material modifications that should be made to the financial statements should be in the introductory paragraph following the description of a review. | As obtaining limites assurance should be in Auditors responsibilty paragraph, not in Introductory paragraph. |
1.Martin is correct | There should be a statement in the second (management's responsibilities) paragraph that describes management's responsibilities relative to internal control. | as managment is responsible for Implementation and maintnance of internal controls. |
1.Martin is correct | There should be a comparison of the scope of a review to an audit in the introductory paragraph. | as Review is less in scope than Audit. |
1.Martin is correct | There should be no reference to assessing the accounting principles used; significant estimates made by management; and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation in the introductory paragraph. | As these all things are mentioned in Management represntation letter. |