What is a Strategic Audit? A strategic audit provides managers with the tools‚ information and commitment to evaluate the degree of advantage and focus provided by their current strategies. It produces the data needed to determine whether a change in strategy is necessary and exactly what changes should be made. The two major elements of a strategic audit are the external and internal environmental assessments. A strategic audit involves assessing the actual direction of a business and comparing
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Threats may be created by a broad range of relationships and circumstances. When a relationship or circumstances creates a threat‚ such a threat could compromise‚ or could be perceived to compromise‚ a professional accountant’s compliance with the fundamental principles. A circumstance or relationship may create more than one threat‚ and a threat may affect compliance with more than fundamental principle. Threats fall into one or more of the following categories: (a) Self-interest threat – the threat
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INTRODUCTION TO AUDITING 1. WHAT IS AN AUDIT An audit is an independent examination of the financial statements of an entity in order to enable the auditor to express an opinion as to whether it gives a true and fair opinion and if it has been properly prepared in accordance with the applicable reporting framework. 2. Under the Companies Act‚ Cap. 50‚ private limited companies that satisfy the following conditions are not required to have an audit: a) number of shareholders
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Looking for Alibrandi Film Review Looking For Alibrandi is an Australian film directed by Kate Woods and produced by Robyn Kershaw‚ which was also based on the novel‚ written by Melina Marchetta‚ which she co-scripted as well. Although the film and the novel have the same plot‚ the scenes are in different order‚ which makes it a mystery to watch or read. Josephine Alibrandi (Pia Miranda) is in her last year of high school‚ attending a catholic private school with a scholarship. She promises herself
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financial statements are correct or not. B. Auditors must balance the cost of the audit with the need for precision. C. Auditors must limit their exposure to their client to maintain independence. D. The auditor’s relationship with the client is generally adversarial‚ so the auditor will not have access to all of the financial information of the company. 3. The basic purpose of a financial statement audit is to A. Detect fraud. B. Examine individual transactions so that the auditor may
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Post completion audit aims to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the capital budgeting decision that the management has implemented. It compares between the planned and the actual outcome‚ costs and the use of resources‚ results and benefits. It contains all assumptions that were made during the decision-making period. It is one of the ongoing continuous processes through which the organisation learns and improves. Recent research suggests that capital budgeting involves far more than
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external financial statement audits. 1. What is the purpose of a financial statement audit? a. To confirm the accuracy of management’s financial statements. b. To provide assurance that the audited entity is financially sound. c. To express an opinion on the fairness of the financial statements. d. To provide assurance that fraudulent activities have not occurred. 2. Information risk arises from which of the following situations? a. Adverse selection threats. b. Audit risk‚ inherent risk‚ control
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durhamInternational Auditing and Assurance Standards Board Exposure Draft December 2007 Comments are requested by April 30‚ 2008 Proposed International Standard on Auditing ISA 265‚ Communicating Deficiencies in Internal Control and Related Conforming Amendments to Other ISAs REQUEST FOR COMMENTS The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB)‚ an independent standardsetting body within the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)‚ approved the exposure draft
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B1. Analyze Simulation Results A budget is a financial plan which is expressed in real numbers‚ typically in monetary units‚ which set the expectations for the expenses the company will incur to reach its goals‚ and management objectives. A good budget uses forecasts to determine what amounts should be used to reach desired efficiency and profitability. Budgets can be used to determine whether a not a process is working effectively‚ whether or not changes in operations need to be made in order
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