The Demand for Audit and Other Assurance Services O ssu a S s Chapter 1 ©2012 Prentice Hall Business Publishing‚ Auditing 14/e‚ Arens/Elder/Beasley Arens/Elder/Beasley 1-1 SarbanesSarbanes-Oxley Act Enron WorldCom The Act established the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. It also requires auditors to report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. ©2012 Prentice Hall Business Publishing‚ Auditing 14/e‚ Arens/Elder/Beasley Arens/Elder/Beasley 1-2
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Accounting Education: an international journal Vol. 20‚ No. 2‚ 203– 222‚ April 2011 Adding Value to Audit Education through ‘Living’ Cases JULIE DRAKE University of Huddersfield‚ UK Received: November 2009 Revised: July 2010 Accepted: September 2010 ABSTRACT This paper seeks to address the perceived failure of university teaching to foster critical understanding of audit practice and to identify a potential remedy. It contributes to the debate (Maltby‚ 2001‚ “Second thoughts about ‘Cases in
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GASB Article Statement No. 49 Before diving directly into the article from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) titled Governments to Report Liabilities Connected with Their Obligations to Clean Up Pollution (2006)‚ one must first take a step back and take time to read‚ comprehend‚ and take to heart exactly what this organization stands for. Taken directly from their main web page under the tab labeled Education‚ the first thing seen in big‚ bold‚ blue letters is‚ “Due Process: The
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Throughout this week I have learned a lot more about liabilities and how to identify the major types of current liabilities. I have learned previously about currently liability and this week really gave me a fresh reminder on the two key features: A company will the debt within one year or the operating cycle (for which ever is the longest)‚ also the company is responsible expects to pay the debt from existing current assets or though the creation of other current liabilities (as mentioned in Chapter
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In the case of Goodner Brothers‚ Inc. ‚ the six key control weakness were no proper segregation of duties‚ no proper procedure on recording documents‚ lacking monitoring on performance review‚ low gross profit margin than benchmark‚ no control on accessing to the accounting system and inventory storage and too depends on the honesty of the employees. Woody Robinson know very well that the company have these weaknesses that give him the chances to enter the hole to start the fraud activities. Firstly
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Week Three Reflection What are five reasons why a company may choose to buy back their own stock? A company will buy back its own stock more a multiple of reason. The company may need to issue shares to its officers and employees under bonus and stock compensation plans. Maybe the company wants to enhance the stock’s market value‚ by having fewer stocks out in the market the value can go up. A company may be trying to buy another company and in order to finalize the purchase the company may need
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of ACC 421 Week 3 Individual Assignments Solutions A comprises: EXERCISE 4-6 (30–40 minutes) EXERCISE 4-6 (Continued) EXERCISE 4-16 (30–35 minutes) EXERCISE 4-16 (Continued) EXERCISE 18-4 (20–25 minutes) EXERCISE 18-4 (Continued) EXERCISE 18-5 (10–15 minutes) Business - Accounting ACC 421 All Week 3 Assignments – Individual Assignment Includes: ACC 421 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment with 3 part excel spreadsheet included ACC 421 Week 3 Individual
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5) a) Evidence supporting USSC’s claim that the costs in question involved tooling modifications: * Collected invoices/purchase orders‚ obviously labelled accordingly * USSC executives’ explanations * Explanations of Mr. More and guided tour at Lacey Manufacturing Company b) Evidence supporting USSC’s claim that the costs in question involved generic production expenses: * Information provided by Mr. Yamont of Barden Corporation * Confusing nature of explanations provided
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agencies and not-for profits has become more detailed including management representations related to the fairness of their financial statements and an assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls. In addition‚ audit standards have changed through the implementation of the Single Audit Act. As a result‚ auditors for all governmental and not-for-profit organizations must issue reports on the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance with laws and regulations and the requirements of major
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(IRS) itself must consider and factor in these variables when conducting their audits‚ since depreciation for tax purposes is not usually identical to the depreciation used in financial reporting. Auditing is a process that takes place when an auditor gathers unprejudiced evidence regarding the reliability and integrity of financial statements‚ compliance‚ and operational information provided by an organization. Audits can be performed by different people. Independent auditors‚ such as CPAs‚ and governmental
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