contemporary auditing

The first step in this process is to go to the website of a publicly-traded US company and select the most recent 10-K Form (legally-required document publicly-traded companies must submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission - SEC - on an annual basis. Among other things, this document contains the opinion of the CPA firm regarding the company's financial statements and adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - GAAP). The contents of this form will be the basis of the team assignments

The company is Facebook.  

Section 4, Audit Tests

The reading in Chapter 13 (p. 402-407) describes five types of audit tests of financial statements: 

(1) Risk Assessment Procedures

(2) Test of Controls

(3) Substantive Tests of Transactions

(4) Analytical Procedures

(5) Tests of Details of Balances.

In 350- to 700-words:

Identify which tests are best suited for the company you selected and why. 

Explain why some tests are not suitable.