THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARACTERISTICS AND FINANCIAL RESTATEMENTS ABSTRACT: The second section focuses on the background of corporate governance provisions such as the Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) that aim to improve the effectiveness of audit committees. The composition of audit committees is heavily critiqued with an emphasis on independence‚ financial expertise and frequency of meetings. This paper will examine each of these characteristics
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With the world’s fossil fuel supply beginning to dwindle‚ and the threat of climate change looming in our future‚ conservation of energy has become more important than ever before. In this personal energy audit I will analyze my energy use over the week of September 21st-27th. I made a log of any daily activities which required an energy input‚ and noted their duration. This information was then used to determine the energy required per year. As I have not been living at my current address for
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Approach to the Future Audit. AICPA White Paper‚ 2012. Couch v United States 409 U.S. 322 (1973). Page‚ Stephen Butler. Achieving 100% Compliance of Policies and Procedures. Mansfield‚ OH: Policies and Procedures‚ 2000. Print. Pavel‚ Tobia and Encontro‚ Mylene. The Enron Scandal. Turney‚ Peter and Watne‚ Donald. Auditing EDP Systems. Pearson South Africa‚ 2002. Print. United States v Arthur Young & Co 465 U.S. 805 (1984). Wallace‚ Wanda (2005). ‘The Economic Role of the Audit in Free and Regulated
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We do not believe that the auditors from Friehling & Horowitz exercised due care and maintained professional skepticism throughout the audit. According to the AICPA website‚ “due professional care imposes a responsibility upon each professional within an independent auditor’s organization to observe the standards of field work and reporting” (AICPA). This is because the auditors should have been skeptical of Madoff’s bank account and Chase and should have looked into what that bank account was
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Skills Audit: Skills- Interpersonal Skills- I have been working In the food and Hospitality industry for past two years. Working with Colleagues and Customers is an important part of the job. Customer relations and interpersonal skills are the two most important skills that a person working in that industry will need to know about. Customer relations techniques include a number of skills‚ such as effective verbal and non-verbal communication‚ ability to ask relative questions‚ to be attentive‚ problem-solving
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Types of Environment Audits Site Audit 1. Reclamation of Land * Important because the inception of the Mining Act was passed in 1869. * was periodically amended and in 1991 included closure and reclamation * Therefore‚ after the amended Mining Act in 1991 when a mine begins its operation it must have plans‚ procedures and funds to restore the land to its natural state. 2. Longer term protection of close sites * A closed mine site can be monitored forever due to the hazardous
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mind – intellectual honesty and impartiality. Having a lack of bias in designing and performing the audit work. - Due professional care – observance of the rules of professional ethics and CAS. Doing the work to the best of your ability Examination standards - Planning and supervising - Understanding the system on internal control of the business - Design procedures to detect fraud - Gather sufficient and appropriate (reliable and relevant) evidence/matter 1. Appropriate
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public accountants (CPAs). Two types: Increase reliability of information Putting information into a form or context that facilitates decision making. Types of Services Assurance Services Attestation Services Example: Audits of Financial Statements‚ Examinations of Internal Control Other Assurance Services Example: CPA ElderCare Prime Plus Services NonAssurance Services Tax Services Management Consulting Services Other Notes: Reliability reduces information risk. Attestation Services
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Question 1 1.0 Nature of the Shell Refining Company Our group has selected Shell Refining Co. Bhd (F.O.M) as our assignment topic’s company. It’s a Malaysian based company located in Port Dickson which produces wide range of petroleum products‚ mostly consumed within Malaysia. It was incorporated in Malaysia on 19 September 1960 and was listed on KLSE on 29 October 1962. Its parent company is Royal Dutch Shell PLC. The company vision is to be the top performing and most admired refinery in Asia
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& Weisserman LLP has been appointed as the new auditor of the public company Dollarama Inc. for the current fiscal year-end as at January 29‚ 2012. Please find in the following pages a report on the audit plan that was used to conduct our audit for the year ended January 29‚ 2012. Even though the audit of 2012 was performed by PWC‚ the assumption used for this project was that our firm was the new auditor for 2012. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Yours Sincerely
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