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MSB AC 330 SM2 Ch12
MSB GovNFP Unit 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an engagement letter? | A letter specifying the scope of the work to be done. |
| An auditors judgement as to the level at which the quantitative or qualitative effects of misstatements will have a significant impact on users evaluations is? | Materiality |
| What does GAGAS stand for? | Generally accepted government auditing standards. |
| What does GAGAS cover? | Reporting on compliance, required communications, internal controls, report requirements, and distribution. |
| What are the five fundamental ethical principles identified by GAGAS? | public interest, integrity, objectivity, proper use of government information, resources, and position and professional behavior |
| What is the purpose of Single Audit Act Amendement of 1996? | To reduce audit burdens on state and local governments, Indian tribes and not for profit organizations |
| What are the repors in a Single Audit? | Financial statements and schedule of expenditures of federal awards, summary schedule of prior audit findings, auditors reports, corrective action plan. |
| What does audit findings include? | A detail on matters such as internal control weaknesses, instances of noncompliance, questioned costs, fraud and illegal acts, material violations of contract and grant agreements and material abuse. |
| What costs arise from an audit finding that generally relates to noncompliance with a law, regulation, or agreement. | Questioned cost |
| What is Cognizant Agency for Audit Responsibilities? | The federal awarding agency that provides the predominant amount of direct funding to a nonfederal entity expending more than 25 million in federal awards, as provided by OMB Circular A-133, unless the OMB designates a different cognizant agency. |
| What is SOX? | Congress's repsonse to corporate accounting scandals of the late 1900's and early 2000. |