Roscoe & Jones, Ltd, a CPA fi rm in Silver Bell, Arizona, has completed the audit of the fi nancial

statements of Excelsior Corporation as of, and for, the year ended December 31, 20X1.

Findings related to the fi nancial statements and the audit include:

Excelsior is a nonpublic company that presents only current-year fi nancial statements.

Roscoe was unable to perform normal accounts receivable confi rmation procedures, but

alternate procedures were used to satisfy Roscoe as to the validity of the receivables.

Excelsior Corporation is the defendant in litigation, the outcome of which is highly uncertain.

If the case is settled in favor of the plaintiff, Excelsior will be required to pay a

substantial amount of cash that might require the sale of certain assets. The litigation and

the possible effects have been properly disclosed in Note 11. Roscoe wishes to include

discussion of this matter in the audit report.

During 20X1 Excelsior changed its method of accounting for long-term construction contracts

and properly refl ected the effect of the change. Roscoe is satisfi ed with Excelsiors

justifi cation for making the change. The change is discussed in Note 12.

Excelsior issued debentures on January 31, 20X1, in the amount of $10 million. The

funds obtained from the issuance were used to fi nance the expansion of plant facilities.

The debenture agreement restricts the payment of future cash dividends to earnings after

December 31, 20X1. Excelsior declined to disclose these data in the notes to the fi nancial

statements. Roscoe considers this a material but not pervasive omission.

Roscoe gathered suffi cient appropriate audit evidence as of February 10, 20X2, and

planned a report release date of February 16, 20X2.

---Consider all facts given and prepare an auditors report in an acceptable and complete format,

incorporating any necessary departures from the standard report.---