Question

The following auditor’s report was drafted by a staff accountantof Nathan and Mat-
thew, CPAs, at the completion of the audit of the comparativefinancial statements

of Monterey Partnership for the years ended December 31, 2015and 2014. Mon-
terey is a privately held company that prepares its financialstatements on the income

tax basis of accounting. The report was submitted to theengagement partner, who

reviewed matters thoroughly and properly concluded that anunmodified opinion

should be expressed. The draft of the report prepared by aninexperienced staff audi-
tor is as follows:

Auditor’s Report

We have audited the accompanying financial statements ofMonterey Partnership,

which comprise the statements of assets, liabilities, andcapital–income tax basis as

of December 31, 2015, and the related statements of revenue andexpenses–income

tax basis and of changes in partners’ capital accounts–incometax basis for the year

then ended, and the related notes to the financialstatements.

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Auditor’s Responsibility

We conducted our audit in accordance with standards establishedby the AICPA.

Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit toobtain reasonable assur-
ance about whether the financial statements are free from materialmisstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidenceabout the

amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Theprocedures selected depend

on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risksof material mis-
statement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud orerror. An audit also

includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policiesused as well as evalu-
ating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained issufficient and appropriate

to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to abovepresent fairly, in all

material respects, the assets, liabilities, and capital ofMonterey Partnership as of

December 31, 2015, and its revenue and expenses and changes inpartners’ capital

accounts for the year then ended in conformity with generallyaccepted accounting

principles applied on a consistent basis.

Basis of Accounting

We draw attention to Note 2 of the financial statements, whichdescribes the basis

of accounting. The financial statements are prepared on thebasis of accounting the

Partnership uses for income tax purposes. Accordingly, thesefinancial statements

are not designed for those who do not have access to thePartnership’s tax returns.

Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.

Nathan and Matthew, CPAs

April 3, 2016

Required:

Identify the errors and omissions in the auditor’s report asdrafted by the staff audi-
tor. Group the errors and omissions by paragraph, where applicable.Do not redraft

the report.