Issues In Auditing and Professional Practice ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS The questions in this assignment are extracted from the text book for this paper; Reference: Johnson‚ R. (ed)‚ Readings in Auditing Volume 2‚ John Wiley & Sons Australia‚ 2007. Answer the following 4 questions: Question 1: (Chapter 10 “Australian Wheat Board”‚ p135 Question 4) Discuss the lessons to be learnt from the AWB scandal. Question 2: (Chapter 12 “Fraud prevention and detection- further guidance”‚ p158 Question 3)
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Solutions for Chapter 2 True/False Questions 2-1 F 2-2 F 2-3 T 2-4 F 2-5 T 2-6 T 2-7 F 2-8 T 2-9 F 2-10 T 2-11 T 2-12 F Multiple Choice Questions 2-13 B 2-14 B 2-15 B 2-16 E 2-17 D 2-18 C 2-19 C 2-20 D 2-21 A 2-22 D 2-23 E 2-24 B Review and Short Case Questions 2-25 Fraud is an intentional act involving the use of deception that results in a material misstatement of the financial statements. Two types of misstatements are relevant to auditors’ consideration
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Auditing Chapter 2 and 3 Chapter MC 2 2.26 - 2.29 Q 65‚ 70(I) 2.26) Which of the following categories of principles is most closely related to gathering audit evidence? A. Performance 2.27) Which of the following is not related to ethical requirements of auditors? D. professional judgment 2.28) One of an accounting firm’s basic objectives is to provide professional services that conform to professional standards. Reasonable assurance of the achieving this objective can be obtained by the
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Comment on the 10 major steps in the fraud risk model 1. Understand the nature of fraud by identifying the factors associated with fraud that are outlined in the fraud triangle. The factors include rationalization‚ opportunity‚ and incentive (ROI). Incentive/pressure to commit fraud Fraudulent financial reporting Management compensation schemes Financial pressures to improve company’s earnings and balance sheet Personal wealth tied to either financial results or survival of company Defalcation
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AUDITING‚ ATTESTATION‚ AND ASSURANCE SERVICES Auditing‚ Attestation‚ and Assurance Services Paper By University of Phoenix ACC 490 This paper will provide examples for each type of service‚ which is auditing‚ assurance and attestation. These are very important services when it comes to the auditing process. There are certain individuals and organizations that may request these services. Also‚ the standards that apply to each service and who establishes those standards will be further discussed
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respect that the writer has chosen this topic: The impact of Internal auditing in the telecommunication industry with Vodafone Ghana Limited as the case study. 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Mautz and Sharaf (1961) defines auditing as a systematic process of objectivity; obtaining and evaluating evidence against assertion and established criteria and commence communicating the results to interested users. Internal auditing is an independent appraisal functions established within an organization
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Fraud Auditing and Different type of fraud Introduction Over the years‚ the role of auditors become increasingly important especially in a capitalist economy as the process of wealth creation and political stability depends heavily upon confidence in processes of accountability and how well the expected roles are being fulfilled. An auditor has the responsibility for the prevention‚ detection and reporting of fraud‚ other illegal acts and errors is one of the most controversial issues in auditing
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Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Paper University of Phoenix ACC 490 Auditing February 7‚ 2011 Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Paper Every auditor is expected to follow the standards of the industry while conducting audits for clients. The most widely used standards were originally established in the 1940s and were adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board PCAOB in 2003 and are referred to as the Generally Accepted Auditing Standards GAAS (Boynton & Johnson‚ 2006)
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ACC 624 Information Technology Auditing Spring‚ 2013 Ram Engira Office: BENT Hall 364 Hours: By appointment ONLY Telephone: Cell (917)597-9523 e-Mail: Currently engirar@stjohns.edu or rengira@gmail.com The Course: This course provides an overview of controls relating to IT governance‚ databases and their structures‚ networks‚ client servers systems‚ IT service delivery‚ business continuity‚ disaster recovery‚ IS security‚ cryptography‚ firewalls‚ IDS‚ IPS‚ backups‚ recovery‚ and
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North Face North Face Tabitha E. Taylor Professor Ashley Harper Advanced Auditing May 05‚ 2013 As an auditor‚ my job is to examine companies’ financial statements and make sure the information correctly reflects the economic events that occurred during the accounting period. When a mistake is found the auditor determines if the misstatement is material or immaterial. Misstatements are material when they affect a person’s decision using the financial statements and are immaterial if there
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