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According to IIA guidance, which of the following actions might place the independence of the internal audit function in jeopardy?

Question 2

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According to IIA guidance, which of the following would not be a consideration for the internal audit activity (IAA) when determining the need to follow-up on recommendations?

Question 3

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Which of the following is an appropriate responsibility for the internal audit activity with regard to the organization's risk management program?

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Which of the following is a detective control for managing the risk of fraud?

Question 5

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Which of the following is a justifiable reason for omitting advance client notice when planning an audit engagement?

Question 6

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According to IIA guidance, organizations have the most influence on which element of fraud?

Question 7

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The external auditor has identified a number of production process control deficiencies involving several departments. As a result, senior management has asked the internal audit activity to complet

Question 8

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Which of the following is not a primary reason for outsourcing a portion of the internal audit activity?

Question 9

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Which of the following statements about internal audit's follow-up process is true?

Question 10

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A manufacturer is under contract to produce and deliver a number of aircraft to a major airline. As part of the contract, the manufacturer is also providing training to the airline's pilots. At the

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According to an internal audit observation, the organization's rules of record management require all contracts to be registered and stored in a specific electronic system. One subsidiary has thousands of client contracts on paper, which are kept in the office because there are not enough assistants to scan the contracts into the system. Which of the following component should be added to this observation?

A newly promoted chief audit executive (CAE) is faced with a backlog of assurance engagement reports to review for approval. In an attempt to attach a priority for this review, the CAE scans the opinion statement on each report. According to IIA guidance, which of the following opinions would receive the lowest review priority? 1. Graded positive opinion. 2. Negative assurance opinion. 3. Limited assurance opinion. 4. Third-party opinion.

After the team member who specialized in fraud investigations left the internal audit team, the chief audit executive decided to outsource fraud investigations to a third party service provider on an as needed basis. Which of the following is most likely to be a disadvantage of this outsourcing decision?

Question 23 - IIA-CIA-Part2 discussion

The chief audit executive of a medium-sized financial institution is evaluating the staffing model of the internal audit activity (IAA). According to IIA guidance, which of the following are the most appropriate strategies to maximize the value of the current IAA resources?

* The annual audit plan should include audits that are consistent with the skills of the IAA.

* Audits of high-risk areas of the organization should be conducted by internal audit staff.

* External resources may be hired to provide subject-matter expertise but should be supervised.

* Auditors should develop their skills by being assigned to complex audits for learning opportunities.