Question 1 (4 + 4 + 7 = 15 marks) a. Audits and Reviews are two types of attestation services provided by public accounting firms. Discuss the similarities and differences between these two types of attestation services. Which type provides the most assurance? (4 marks) Suggested Answer for part a: Click or tap here to enter text.

b. What is auditor independence and why is it so important? (4 marks) Suggested Answer for part b: Click or tap here to enter text.

c. The following are 7 examples of audit procedures: 1.Trace selected quantities from the inventory list to the physical inventory to make sure that it exists and the quantities are the same. 2. Stand by the payroll time clock to determine whether any employee 'punches in' more than one time. 3. Calculate the ratio of cost of goods sold to sales as a test of overall reasonableness of gross margin relative to the preceding year. 4. Question operating personnel about the possibility of obsolete or slow-moving inventory. 5. Review the total of repairs and maintenance for each month to determine whether any month's total was unusually large. 6. Re-foot entries in the sales journal to determine whether they were correctly totalled by the client. 7. Obtain a written statement from the client's bank stating the client's year-end balance on deposit. Required: For each of the audit procedure, classify audit procedure according to the following eight types of audit evidence: (1) physical examination, (2) confirmation, (3) documentation, (4) observation, (5) inquiry of the client, (6) recalculation, (7) reperformance, and (8) analytical procedures.

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