activity of studying the differences between standards and the delivery of those standards. What role does gap analysis play in the audit process and how is it relevant for successful outcomes in terms of organisational goals. In more specific terms‚ gap analysis can be defined as the technique for determining the steps to be taken in moving from a current state to a desired future-state. This as the name implies is simply the description of the ‘gap’ between these two questions: ‘where are we now
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Differences Between Auditing And Investigation Investigation is the act of detail examination of activities so as to achieve certain objectives. Specially‚ investigation is made in suspected places. It finds out the nature and reasons of suspected areas but auditing is the act of examining books of accounts so as to prove true and fairness of operating results and financial position of a business. Following differences can be seen between auditing and investigation: 1. Purpose An audit is carried
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AUDITING THEORY 8. Which of the following should an auditor do when control risk is assessed at the maximum level? A. Perform fewer substantive tests of details. B. Perform more tests of controls. C. Document the assessment. D. Document the internal control system more extensively. 9. Which of the following is least likely to be a test of a control? A. Inquiries of appropriate personnel. B. Inspection of management’s engagement letter. C. Observation of the application of a policy. D.
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| MANAGERIAL USE ANLYSIS | CASE STUDY 2 INTERNAL CONTROL | 12/1/2012 | Case Study 2 Internal Control . A requirement is important to know that all publicly traded U.S. corporations are required to maintain an adequate system of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404. It is the responsibility of your executives to ensure there are dependable and effective controls in place‚ and auditors from outside the company
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2 – Internal Control The following are the internal control requirements a company who wants to go public needs to be put into place. INTERNAL CONTROL REQUIREMENTS Management’s Assessment Section 404(a) of the Act and the related rules adopted by the SEC require management to assess the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the company’s most recent fiscal year‚ and to state in the company’s annual report whether the company’s internal control
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the research questions. Therefore the data collected on the effectiveness of the ZDF BF internal controls could be justified. Figure 4.4 displays the subjects’ response rate. Figure 4.5: Response rate. Source: Primary Data. 4.2 The Nature and Type of Available ZDF BF Internal Control System The discussion‚ on the evaluation of ICS in the dissertation‚ was mostly based on the COSO Integrated Internal Control Framework given its broad concepts‚ applicability to most entities and consolidated history
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Task1: Describe two basic types of inspection used in sampling for process control and explain two processes at your company that could benefits from each type of inspection. In you answer gives the example of variation expected from that process. Answer 1- There are two types of data inspection which are below: 1. Variable or continuous scale 2. Attribute or discrete scale 1. Variable or continuous data inspection: The variable data inspection is the type of inspection which varies
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Checklist for Evaluating Internal Controls ACC 544 CHECKLIST FOR EVALUATING INTERNAL CONTROLS Introduction “In response to the number of major corporate accounting scandals rocking the financial world (e.g.‚ Enron‚ WorldCom‚ Xerox‚ KMart‚ etc.)‚ on July 30‚ 2002‚ Congress passed the most wide-sweeping financial reporting legislation since the 1930s (when it established the Securities and Exchange Commission). The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is intended to strengthen corporate
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Internal Controls for Outflows ACC/544 July 9‚ 2012 Internal Controls for Outflows Internal control over outflows helps to prevent mistakes and detect fraud within the acquisition and expenditure cycle‚ including the payroll cycle. Errors found in financial statements occur most commonly because of improper recording of expenses or fraudulent capitalization of expenses. Fraud can occur in a company’s outflow because of weak internal controls. This proposal explains
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introduction of advance technology. Imagine the end to end process of banks where manual recording‚ accounting and reconciliation is being done. Dealing with voluminous accounts‚ transaction and client’s request have never been that amiable for the work of employees’ until different bank systems were introduced. With this in mind‚ the researcher would like to find out how effective the introduction of advanced technology is in the Bank’s internal control system by conducting a study on the “Effectiveness
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