auditing can be challenging and requires highest level of professional proficiency. Therefore internal audit staff must have professional abilities to carry out the audit functions. Our internal audit department is committed to assist each staff members to meet that responsibilities. Slide #2 Speaker’s notes Independence is the foundation of internal audit‚ the internal audit activity must be free from interference in determining the scope of internal auditing ‚ performing work and
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responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with Philippine Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free from material misstatements. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
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opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We did not audit the financial statement as of and for the year ended Dec 31‚ 2006 of Oceanview Marine Company. Those statements were audited by other auditors whose reports have been furnished to us‚ and our opinion‚ insofar as it relates to data included for Oceanview Marine Company‚ Dec 2007‚ is based solely on the report of the other auditor-Talbert and Johnson‚ PC. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
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Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation – A Literature Review Introduction Since the passing of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002‚ much debate has occurred concerning mandatory auditor rotation for publicly held companies. Most corporate scandal involves dishonest or questionable accounting. This realization has brought about the priority to take more measures are taken to assure companies disclose the most reliable financial information. It is believed that a lack of auditor independence may be to blame
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ACCA Paper F 8 AUDIT AND ASSURANCE SERVICES (INTERNATIONAL STREAM) Lecture 2 Audit Planning and Risk Assessment DATE: December 2012 TUTOR: Feroza Cooper ISA 300 AUDIT PLANNING Auditors should plan the audit so that the engagement is conducted in an effective manner. The objectives of planning include:- • Directing appropriate attention to the different areas of the audit such as assessing materiality‚ so that when
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auditors. The ideal situation will be that the internal auditor direct report to the board of directors and their findings and opinions should be more adequately and properly treated. In the case of Jamaica Water Properties‚ the function of internal audit should not be neutralized by CFO (Ernest
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Question 2 (Messier 3-18 International Edition) Sandy Pitts is auditing Hofmeister Hardware Company‚ a fast-growing retail hardware chain. While Pitts has previously worked on this engagement‚ this is her first year as the audit manager. As she planned the engagement‚ Pitts identified a number of risk factors (such as strong interest in maintaining the company’s earnings and stock price‚ unrealistic forecasts‚ and high dependence on debt financing for expansion) that indicated that fraud might
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A Study on Effective Implementation of Internal Audit Function to Promote Good Governance in the Public Sector Zeleke Belay (BA‚ BSc‚ ACCA‚ MSc‚) Lecturer at College of Telecommunication and Information Technology Department of Telecommunication Management Email: zelekebly@yahoo.com Mobile: 251 9 11 66 98 61 Office : 251 11 416 99 00 P.o Box: 1413‚ Code 1110 Addis Ababa Presented to the “The Achievements‚ Challenges‚ and Prospects of the Civil Service Reform Program Implementation in Ethiopia”
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09882243490 Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 3 MF0013–Internal Audit & Control-4 Credits (Book ID: 1733) Assignment (60 Marks) Note: Answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme. Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60. Q1. Describe & explain the term auditing. “Personal qualities of an auditor are important for the successful conduct of audit”. Comment Answer. Auditing is defined as a systematic and independent examination
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Internal Control Audit Standards a. For what purposes should an auditors’ understanding of the internal control components be used in planning an audit? An auditors’ understanding of the internal control components should be used for 3 reasons: a) To identify the potential misstatement that might occurs b) To identify the factors that affect the risk of material misstatement c) To influence the design of substantive procedures b. What is required for an audit team to assess
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