Non-Audit Services and Knowledge Spillovers: An Investigation of the Audit Report Lag Angela Walker and David Hay1 University of Auckland Acknowledgements: We gratefully acknowledge helpful comments by Robert Knechel‚ Yi-Hsing Liao‚ and participants at the International Symposium on Audit Research in Maastricht and the Australian National Centre for Audit and Assurance Research workshop at Australian National University. This research was supported by a grant from the University of Auckland under
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A Computerized Audit Practice Case Description of the Practice Case This case has two learning objectives. First‚ it provides the student an opportunity to apply auditing concepts to a “real-life” audit client. The client‚ Biltrite Bicycles‚ Inc.‚ operates within a unique business climate and internal control environment‚ and the student must assess inherent risk and control risk accordingly. The case contains modules involving sampling applications‚ risk assessment‚ audit documentation‚ analysis
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for carrying out an Audit. Before an audit is assigned to staff‚ there are few matters that should be considered such as: - The size of the company to be audited. (If it is a private limited co .i.e. Sdn.Bhd. 2 or 3 staff will be required. If it is a Public Listed Company 3 or 4 staff and if it’s a Group audit 6 or 7 staff depending on the number of subsidiaries.) - The budget is very important as we are always advised to stay within the budget so that the audit fees is sufficient to
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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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Semester 3 MF0013 – Internal Audit and Control - 4 Credits (Book ID: B1211) Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks) Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions. Q1. Explain the use of Sampling technique in Internal Audit ( SA500) Q2. Discuss‚ in brief‚ the advantages and limitations of auditing. Q3. Discuss the main scope and objects of internal audit? Q4. As a senior audit assistant of M/s. Asutosh Associates‚ you are in charge of internal audit team of M/s Rajesh Technologies
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Plan and properly supervise audit. Apply appropriate materiality Assess risk of material misstatement Based on understanding of entity (client) Environment – inc. internal control Sufficient appropriate evidence to reach opinions Reporting – what we need to say Express opinion or indicate why we don’t express opinion Measure opinion in accordance with appropriate financial reporting framework GAAP or IFRS What is an Audit? 3943354572004 stages to an audit: Planning
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execution of the strategy at various stages First you have to decide how you are going to tackle the audit. That’s the big picture. It could be that you decide there are no good internal controls. Your strategy would then be to not do any TOCs and concentrate on substantive procedures. Having decided that then you have to plan how you will use substantive procedures to get sufficient appropriate audit evidence. If your strategy is not to do any tests of control‚ then the detailed plan will take that
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AUDIT GUIDELINES Level 1 General IT audit approach COBIT Framework Audit Process Requirements Control Observations Generic Audit Guideline Level 2 Process audit guidelines Level 3 Audit attention points to complement detailed control objectives J Detailed Audit Guidelines J Local Conditions sector specific criteria industry standards platform specific elements detailed control techniques used AUDIT PROCESS REQUIREMENTS Having defined what we are going to audit and provide assurance
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AP-3: ⇒Audit Program for Accounts Receivable Company Balance Sheet Date | | | The company has the following general ledger accounts that are classified in the accounts‚ notes‚ or other receivables captions of the | |balance sheet:
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Substantive Audit Testing: Revenue Cycle 1. Substantive Audit Testing: Revenue Cycle 2. MULTIPLE CHOICE: 3. 1. Which of the following might be detected by an auditor’s review of the client’s sales cut-off? 4. a. Excessive goods returned for credit. 5. b. Unrecorded sales discounts. c. Lapping of year end accounts receivable. d. Inflated sales for the year. 6. ANSWER: D 7. 2. Which of the following forms of evidence represents the most competent evidence that a receivable actually exists? 8. a. A
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