AUDIT FAILURE OF WORLDCOM Group 1 Background • WorldCom‚ first named LDDS (Long Distance Discount Services)‚ grew largely by aggressively acquiring other telecommunications companies in 1990s. • For a time‚ it was the United State’s second largest long distance phone company (after AT&T). Background However‚ the year 2002 comes… • In March‚ the SEC began to investigate WorldCom as it reported large profit while AT&T reported loss. • In May‚ Arthur Anderson was replaced by KPMG
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tasty are often discarded because they are slightly bruised or deformed. Pictured above: Deformed fruits and vegetables that are usually tossed out for their lack of cosmetic perfection Overconsumption is not limited to food alone. With the general increase in household wealth‚ comes our curious need to buy or possess more and more
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Internal Audit Report ExDRA Internal Audit Report – Walton Halls Barn Feasibility Study May 2006 Internal Audit Report Contents 1 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................ 1 2 Background ............................................................................................................................. 1 3 Scope and Objectives............................................................
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Operational Audit Best Practices A methodology to Conduct Operational Audit in Public Sector Organizations What is Operational Audit? Operational Audit is a methodology for assessing the conformity of implementing the procedures and methodologies set forth in the department’s instructions‚ regulations or documents. Operational audit is performed by specialized auditors. Upon completion of the auditing process‚ a report of findings with recommendations is submitted. Operational audit contributes to
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Definition of Audit: To audit means to go through the process of examining and verifying a company ’s financial records and supporting documents. While a business might go through an audit for any number of reasons‚ such as wanting to attract investors‚ get a loan‚ or sell the business‚ for many business people the word "audit" is welded to the words "income tax". An income tax audit is an inspection and verification of a company ’s records and supporting documents conducted by a CRA (Canada
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and other services for travelers and tourists. The Hotel and Restaurant Management Industry must have Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to guide them in their day to day business operation. An SOP is a document which describes the regularly recurring operations relevant to the quality of the investigation. The purpose of an SOP is to carry out the operations procedure correctly and to do transactions actions repeatedly in the same manner always. Moreover‚ an SOP manual should be available
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Evaluate the auditors’ current responsibility to detect corporate fraud. What factors should be of consideration when deciding on the appropriate level? Prepared for Professor Brenda Porter Course Co-ordinator‚ BEA 2004 Auditing Author Ho Jian Hong‚ Shawn BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance University of Exeter Tutor Dr Amama Shaukat Tutorial (Wednesday 11am) Date 1st May 2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Corporate fraud is a problem within society that has been on an upward trend over
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yer_detailpage&v=KBV-JHJcB7c&list=UUp_A9 126rB138FOGsdm90vw Types of Auditors • • • • • External auditors Internal Auditors Governmental Auditors Forensic Auditors Information Technology 2-4 Types of Audit‚ Attest‚ and Assurance Services Audit Services: Internal Control Audits‚ Compliance Audits‚ Operational Audits‚ Forensic Audits Attest Services: Reporting on nature and quantity of inventory stored in a company’s warehouse so that the company can obtain a bank loan Assurance Services: Auditing is a specialized
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analyze and provide the Auditors with the necessary clarification and documentation‚ as Delima Enterprise Sdn Bhd (DEBS) had not performed the statutory audit. It was July‚ 2006 when Encik Zayed engaged the external Auditor Aziz & Co‚ introduced by his friend to perform the statutory audit for the period of 2003 to 2006. That was the first audit experience for the couples and it was a difficult learning experience. The Auditors expressed their intention to qualify the Financial Statements due to
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different levels of general authorisation depending on the type of purchases. Weakness Strength Audit procedure (To what‚ for what) Objective There are no proper procedures for authorisation. Purchase requisition does not need to be approved by authorised personnel. This may results to unauthorised and invalid company purchases i.e. for personal use and thereby‚ excessive or unnecessary items. Hence‚ lead to overstatement of purchases. There is evidence of proper procedures for authorisation
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