AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN NIGERIA PUBLIC ENTERPRISE This study seeks to identify the determinants of auditors’ independence in public enterprises and determine the policy implications of lack of auditors’ independence in the public sector. The data for the research was primary and collected via questionnaire from the Nigerian Ports Authority Headquarters Lagos. The questionnaire responses were analyzed using the percentage method. The hypothesis was tested using
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CORPORATE FRAUD & THE ROLES OF AUDITOR (BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE) Submitted To: Tahmina Ahmed Lecturer Department Of Accounting And Information Systems University Of Dhaka. Submitted By: Group No. 02 ID 18003 18051 18053 18073 18089 18200 NAME Safiqur Rahman Mahadin Anik Mahmudul Islam Arnab Kumar Chakrabartty Abdullah Al Noman Namrata Chakma Date of Submission: November 11‚ 2014. 1|Page This Report Includes The Following Contents Chapter No. Contents Page No. 01.Introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Introduction
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IN DEPENDENCE OF AUDITOR – ENRON AND ARTHUR ANDERSEN CASE Introduction The world economy in recent years has got some significant growth but also had quite serious scandals. They caused the shakes for many‚ both citizens and authorities. Therefore‚ it is a challenging time and it is the time for change. An absolutely necessity is to enhance the true reliable financial information because the success on the capital market depends on it. The key factor is to assure that auditors must take a completely
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Does shareholders ratification of auditor selection enhance auditor independence? Sear Amiri 894560 Accounting Supervisor : S.N.M. Van den Bogaerde -2012- Abstract: The U.S. Department of the Treasury ’s Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession (ACAP) recommends that all public companies must have an annual shareholders ratification of external auditor selection. An important aim of their recommendation was to enhance auditor independence. However the ACAP did not provide
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PRINCIPLES OF AUDITING Course: Auditing Title: Auditing Operations and Completing the Audit‚ Auditors’ Reports Date: March 25‚ 2014 Justin Kealey‚ CPA‚ is auditing Tustin Companies‚ Inc. Kealey has accumulated known and likely misstatements for the current year to evaluate whether there is a sufficiently low risk of material misstatement of the financial statements to issue an opinion. However‚ Kealey notes that there are several misstatements that have been
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Working Through a Food-Borne Illness Alvine Discharge Diseases Alvine Discharge Diseases (1) What key activities and important facts tie each of the individual cases together? Some key facts that tie both cases together are that typhoid was spread by some form of contaminated food by a person (milk‚ food‚ water‚ seafood). In the case of Typhoid Mary‚ it was spread by her handling the food improperly. She was a carrier‚ and thus when she did not use good sanitary food preparation skills
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Jonas Martin Albaira ENG3U1 Sports or Academics? Which one is the right choice? It has always been a nagging question among students especially teens‚ as to what to prioritize in school; sports or academics. It has been sculpted in our minds that academics should always take precedence since it will equip us for a better future. Success in academics translates to successful career and eventually a life of comfort. Most parents will readily prefer a school with good academic
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CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction Reliable accounting and financial reporting issued by auditors help organisations in allocating resources from the society in an efficient manner. Although the primary goal of an organisation is profit making and to allocate limited capital resources to the production of goods and services for which society’s demand is great‚ a highly complex phenomenon which is corruption poses a threat to those goals and services. However‚ most organisations spend
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Integrity According to The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)‚ "The integrity of internal auditors established trust and thus provides the basis for reliance on their judgement". IIA further added that to be integrity‚ internal auditors: * Shall perform their work with honestly‚ diligence‚ and responsibility. * Shall observe the law and make disclosures expected by the law and the profession. * Shall not knowingly be a party to any illegal activity‚ or engage in acts that are discreditable
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SEC Concerned with Changes in the Public Accounting Profession The SEC and the former Chairman Arthur Levitt Jr. were extremely concerned that the public accounting firms were violating the auditors independence rules addressed through the Securities Exchange Acts. Auditing firms now had dual citizenship in public companies: (1) they issued opinions on audited financial statements and (2) they participated in various consulting engagements for those same companies. Levitt ’s solution was to split
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