Summary; the Board of Directors Board of director work as a bridge between management and shareholders‚ appointed by shareholders. Through this forum those who do not have opportunity to protect their right (minority shareholders‚ lenders‚ and society) can influence those who run the company. If the board is effective and responsible‚ quality of governance will be good‚ overall performance of the company will be increased and all the stakeholders will be happier and if the board is ineffective
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COMPANY PROFILE Costco Wholesale Corporation REFERENCE CODE: 7EE0FB19-6C6E-4865-AFD1-D601275DC508 PUBLICATION DATE: 30 Aug 2012 www.marketline.com COPYRIGHT MARKETLINE. THIS CONTENT IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED OR DISTRIBUTED. Costco Wholesale Corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Company Overview..............................................................................................3 Key Facts.................................................
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While evaluating Apollo Shoes‚ there are some areas of concern that are potential fraudschemes. The fraud can lead to the entire collapse/demise of the company if not corrected.These will also affect the share value and investor confidence. An overview of the process of investigation along with recommendations for the company.As with any company‚ revenue recognition is an important part of operations of a ApolloShoes. As stated in GAAP standards‚ revenue generated must be realistic and recognizable
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Beginning the Audit ACC 546 June 11‚ 2012 Anderson‚ Olds and Watershed Phoenix‚ Arizona 85003 Mr. Larry Lancaster Apollo Shoes Phoenix‚ Arizona 85003 Dear Mr. Lancaster‚ The purpose of this letter is to make sure we have an understanding as to what the audit of Apollo Shoes financial statements will consist of for the year ending December 31‚ 2011. The objective of this audit of the company’s financial statements is to confirm that all aspects of the company are in compliance
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Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. Potential Problem Areas December 31‚ 2011 The following refers to the Comparative Trial Balances‚ GA-7.1 through GA-7.5: Accounts Receivable‚ Other Receivables‚ Allowance for Doubtful Accounts‚ Bad Debt ExpenseInventories and Reserve for Inventory Obsolescence Prepaid Insurance and Insurance Expense Machinery‚ Equipment‚ and Office Furniture Accounts Payable Taxes Payable Line of Credit Sales‚ Sales Returns‚ Net Sales – Relationship to Inventory Research & Development
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Dear Mr. Smith‚ This letter confirms our understanding of the arrangements for our audit of the financial statements of Apollo Shoes‚ for the year ending December 31‚ 2012. We will audit Apollo Shoe’s balance sheet as of 12/31/2012‚ along with the related income statement‚ statement of retained earnings‚ and statement of cash flows for the entire year of 2012. We will provide a professional opinion based on the information found in the audit. All of the financial statements will be the responsibility
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The company’s total losses/expenses as management has estimated are $11 million. The total amount that the auditor might suggest would be about $18.6 million. This means that the materiality threshold is broken for materiality of misstatement of net income‚ even though as shown below‚ each entry itself does not break that threshold by itself. The deferred costs can be divided over the next 2 years. So this year’s entry would be as follows and there should be a disclosure note about the remaining
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Engagement Letter Apollo Shoes‚ This letter is to confirm our understanding of the terms and objectives of our engagement and the nature of the services we will provide. We will audit the consolidated balance sheet of Apollo Shoes as of year end 2007‚ and the related consolidated statements of operations‚ retained earnings‚ and cash flows. The objective of our audit is the expression of an opinion about whether your consolidated financial statements are fairly presented‚ in all material
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considered evidence that the account is stated fairly. With the positive confirmations‚ we are trying to find information on account balances or specific invoices. We sent positive confirmations to Neutralizer‚ Mall-Wart‚ Run For Your Life Shoes‚ Paul Bunion Footwear‚ Sassy Shoes‚ and International Soccer Federation. We sent a negative confirmation to Tread. The ones that we sent a positive confirmation to‚ we were wondering about some discrepancies in the numbers and needed confirmation that payments were
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Introduction In this decade‚ we have seen an increase in women ’s participation in the board of director. Previously‚ we can see around the world‚ every board of director of a single company led by men only. But‚ over the time‚ women are slowly absorbed into the board of director and they play a great role as well as a good impact in the improvement of the company. A new study suggested that‚ putting women on boards of directors is a good way to make companies more profitable and better governed. It is because
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