In the business world nowadays‚ being ethical is vital to maintain the confidence of consumer. Meanwhile‚ the professional ethics of auditors are more significant to increase usefulness of financial statement and users’ confidence towards financial statement. 5 professional ethics that auditors must possess are (1) Objectivity‚ member should not allow bias‚ conflict of interest or undue influence of others to override professional or business judgement. (2)Professional behaviour‚ member should
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effect on audit fees and market liquidity: a natural experiment. Premalata Sundaram* PDBP 2010 University of Florida August 23‚ 2010 Abstract Since the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002‚ a large body of evidence has accumulated on the costs this legislation has imposed on public companies in the United States. Estimates of the direct costs of the law have been fairly straightforward to measure‚ but the indirect costs of the legislation like incremental audit and non-audit
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Lagos. The questionnaire responses were analyzed using the percentage method. The hypothesis was tested using the chi-square method. The study revealed that there is need for the audit of public enterprises in Nigeria; there is objectivity in the appointment of the external auditor for the audit of public enterprises in Nigeria; and that the independence of the auditor has a significant impact on the accountability disposition of Nigerian public enterprises. It was also found that provision
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Abstract: The audit function creates several important relationships among the various parties. One of the most significant and potentially problematic relationships is between the audit firm and the audit client. The decision by the audit firm to accept or retain a client is crucial because of the potential risk of being associated with certain clients. Engagement risk is considered to be composed of three components: client’s business risk‚ audit risk‚ and auditor’s business risk. Client’s
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the determinants of the effectiveness of internal audit in organization. This finding specifically investigates five determinants of internal audit effectiveness which are in-house internal audit vs. outsources internal audit‚ independent and objectivity of internal audit‚ staff competency‚ management support and tone at the top and scope of services and planning. Toward this end it confirms the five determinants of the effectiveness of internal audit are needed in ensuring the well-being of an organization
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The owners (stockholders) elect a board of directors to provide oversight of the organization’s activities and accountability back to its stakeholders.” The key players in corporate governance are the stockholders (owners)‚ board of directors‚ audit committees‚ management‚ regulatory bodies‚ and both internal and external auditors. 2-2. In the past decade‚ all parties failed to a certain extent. For detailed analysis‚ see exhibit 2.2 in the chapter and repeated here: Corporate Governance
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Introduction This report will try to identify what changes can be made by the audit firm if a substantial reduction in audit fees is agreed with the client‚ considering current economic climate. Furthermore it will discuss whether these changes could risk the quality of the audit. The research was carried out in Aldrich library and is based on various research articles‚ articles in professional magazines and the financial press. The current economic climate The current
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2003 rules on the topic of audit partner rotation states that an audit partner must be rotated off the audit engagement if he/she has worked (been responsible for the issuance of the audit report reflecting the reporting of the financial statements and the dealings with the audit committee and management) on the engagement for the prior five consecutive years and be subject to a five year “time-out period” from the registrant. Previously‚ this rule was that the lead audit partner was to be rotated
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Report the observations to the engagement committee and seek their advice on whether the engagement should be expanded for the environmental audit. D. Document the observations and report them to the environmental safety department. Determine if their response will be timely‚ and follow-up to determine if they have taken timely action. The chief audit executive was reviewing recent reports that had recommended additional engagements because of risk exposures to the organization. Which of the
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auditing and investigation: 1. Purpose An audit is carried out for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the balance sheet and profit and loss account show true and fair view of the state of company’s affairs and its profit or loss. But an investigation aims at establishing a fact or is carried out for some particular purpose i.e. to know the financial position of the concern or the earning capacity of the concern etc. 2. On Behalf An audit is carried out on behalf of the proprietor of
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