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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The firm of Anderson‚ Olds‚ and Watershed is pleased to receive your notification to proceed with the audit and look forward to working with you. From the Audit Committee meeting minutes‚ we understand that Apollo Shoes requires help with the yearly audit because the former CPA firm withdrew unexpectedly (University of Phoenix‚ n.d.). Anderson‚ Olds‚ and Watershed will conduct the audit and “prepare the state franchise tax returns as well as the federal tax returns” (University of Phoenix‚ n
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Apollo Shoes Audit Report Anderson‚ Olds and Watershed Certified Public Accountants 123 Main Street Upper Saddle River‚ NJ 00712 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT To the Stockholders Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. as of December 31‚ 2008‚ and the related statements of income‚ comprehensive income‚ shareholders’ equity‚ and cash flows for the year ended‚ and related notes to the financial statements. We have also audited management’s assessment
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controls are put into place to reduce the possibility of fraud‚ waste‚ and abuse (FWA) on the annual financial reports of a company. “The Commission voted to adopt rule and form amendments to implement requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002” (SEC‚ 2003). Section 404 is one of the hardest‚ most argued‚ and most expensive to actualize of all Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) for compliance. There must be an Internal Control Report explaining what the managements job is‚ and a “satisfactory”
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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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Notes on Apollo Shoes Audit Case Task #1 (Overview/Intro) Go to the “Weekly Materials” folder and locate the “Apollo Shoes Files” folder‚ between the week 1 and week 2 folders. Under this menu you will find a file entitled Apollo Shoes Case Study.doc. This file gives you all of the details and evidence that you will need for the case. We will only be completing specified sections of this case as discussed below. Review the table of contents in the case document (page 4.) This will tell you
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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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completion of auditing the financial records of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. it has been confirmed that there has been sufficient evidence obtained to support the audit opinion. There is a concern pertaining to the results of last year’s audit‚ because the audit was conducted last year by Smith and Smith CPA’s and VP of finance Mr. Unum has requested that we do not contact Smith and Smith. After careful review it has been determined that the issuance of an unqualified audit report would be appropriate. There were
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to: Darlene wardlaw FROM: SUBJECT: CONFIRMATION REQUESTS DATE: OCTOBER 30‚ 2012 Two Forms of Confirmations We used both positive confirmations and negative confirmations. This is a required audit procedure by audit standards. Confirmations show existence and valuation of accounts and notes receivable. The positive confirmations are used to ask the customer to respond whether the balance is correct or incorrect. The negative confirmations ask for a response only if something
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2012 Dear Mr. Lancaster: This letter will confirm our understanding of the arrangement for our audit of the financial statements of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. for the year ending December 31‚ 2011. We will audit the Company’s balance sheet at December 31‚ 2033‚ and the related statements of income‚ comprehensive income‚ stockholders’ equity‚ and cash flows for the year then ended‚ for the purpose of expressing an opinion on them. We will also audit whether Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. maintained effective internal
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