The most important reason to use risk assessment in audit planning is to:
Which of the following corporate social responsibility strategies is likely to be most effective in minimizing confrontations with influential activists and lobbyists?
Which of the following is a weakness of observation as audit evidence?
A manufacturing line supervisor joins the internal audit activity for a two-year rotational job assignment and is assigned to an accounts receivable audit. With regard to this assignment, which of the following should be the primary concern of the audit manager?
In the area of business acumen, which of the following competencies would be the sole responsibility of an internal audit staff member?
While performing an accounts payable engagement, a senior auditor wants to conduct several tests of controls for travel expenses. Which of the following actions are most appropriate for the senior auditor to undertake?
1. Ensure all tests use a random sampling technique.
2. Consider a judgmental approach for the sample size.
3. Assess testing errors through root cause analysis.
4. Ensure that the entire data set is tested.
An internal auditor is evaluating techniques management uses to mitigate risks within a particular product division. Which of the following is an example of risk reduction?
Reviewing prior audit reports and supporting workpapers before an engagement starts enables an internal auditor to do which of the following?
1. To understand better the activity and processes that will be audited.
2. To identify the audit procedures that will be used during the engagement.
3. To ensure that matters of greatest vulnerability will be addressed.
4. To use the information obtained as evidence in the current engagement.
Which of the following factors have the greatest influence on the independence of the internal audit activity?
A former line supervisor from the Financial Services Department has completed six months of a two-year development opportunity with the internal audit activity (IAA). She is assigned to a team that will audit the organization's payroll function, which is managed by the Human Resources Department. Which of the following statements is most relevant regarding her independence and objectivity with respect to the payroll audit?
An internal auditor is using a spreadsheet application to review a cash flow forecast prepared by management.
Which of the following correctly identifies the type of evidence this information represents?
Given the highly technical and legal nature of privacy issues, which of the following statements best describes the internal audit activity's responsibility with regard to assessing an organization's privacy framework?
When developing the organization's first risk universe, which of the following would the chief audit executive be least likely to consider?
Which of the following enhances the independence of the internal audit activity?
Which of the following professional development approaches would offer internal auditors the most opportunities to broaden their engagement experiences?
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