Which of the following might alert an auditor to the possibility of fraud in a division?
I. The division is not scheduled for an external audit this year.
II. Sales have increased by 10 percent.
III. A significant portion of management's compensation is directly tied to reported net income of the division.
An organization has acquired a new line of business. None of the organization's internal auditors have the required expertise to perform an internal audit of the new business line; therefore, the chief audit executive (CAE) has contracted the services of an external audit firm to perform the engagement. The CAE has assigned a member of the internal audit team to assist the external team with the engagement. According to the Standards, which of the following statements is true regarding supervision of the engagement?
Which of the following is a red flag associated with fictitious revenues?
Inadequate risk assessment would have the strongest negative impact in which of the following phases of an audit engagement?
An organization's internal audit plan includes a recurring assurance review of the human resources (HR) department. Which of the following statements is true regarding preliminary communication between the auditor in charge (AIC) and the HR department?
1. The AIC should notify HR management when the draft audit plan is being developed, as a courtesy.
2. The AIC should notify HR management before the planning stage begins.
3. The AIC should schedule formal status meetings with HR management at the start of the engagement.
4. The AIC should finalize the scope of the engagement before communicating with HR management.
