Differentiating What-if analysis from Scenario Planning Introduction Be gone are the days when annual budgeting and planning steered the businesses‚ with changes being quiet predictable and minimal. With the increasing competition and changing economic environment‚ necessity to predict the future was recognized and as a result forecasting techniques were developed and widely adopted. Forecasts take a structured approach in scoping the uncertainties within a specified timeframe. Those predictions
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record such item may be difficult to detect. 5. Regulations: They are regulated by governmental authorities and the resultant regulatory requirements often influence accounting and auditing practices in the banking sector. Special audit considerations arise in the audit of bank because of: 1. The particular nature of risks associated with the transactions undertaken by banks; 2. The scale of banking operations and the resultant significant exposures which can arise within short periods of time;
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Appendix D Checklist for Review of Attestation Engagements Performed by the Office of Inspector General This Appendix includes guidance for reviewing the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) attestation engagements conducted in accordance with Government Auditing Standards (GAS)‚ Chapter 6‚ and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA’s) Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE). When an auditor conducts an attestation engagement under generally accepted
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Question 11. 25 Your firm has been engaged to audit the financial statements of Haven Ltd. In obtaining an understanding of internal control relating to credit sales‚ the following questionnaire is used: 1 Does the company evaluate the customer’s credit history‚ and is amount of available credit checked before a sale is authorised? Select a sample of credit order and inspect credit history and other supporting documents. Review the policy/procedure for customer approval and setting of
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Fundamental concepts of f/s audit Materiality misstatement of accounting information. is a matter of professional judgment Audit risk The auditor expresses an inappropriate audit opinion when the financial statements are materially misstated‚ Evidence (more than “per discussion with client) Major phrases of audit: Client acceptance/continuance; Preliminary engagement activities; Establish materiality and assess risks; Plan the audit ;Consider and audit internal control; Audit business processes and
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which exceeds materiality of $50‚000. c. The auditor should either propose an audit adjustment so that the unadjusted statement amount is less than materiality‚ and/or perform more testing to obtain a better estimate of the population misstatements. The additional testing will likely focus on receivables and inventory because they have the largest estimated misstatements. 9-28 a. The following terms are audit planning decisions requiring professional judgment: Preliminary judgment about materiality
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Q1 - What is the relationship between the risk assessment process and the collection of audit evidence? The risk assessment process happens at the very beginning of the engagement and is to determine the level of risk present in the company. The risk assessment phase is when the auditor assess the client’s situation‚ conducts an independence threat analysis and decides whether to accept the client or not. The risk assessment is influenced by various factors such as the degree to which external
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There are many different scenarios that we face in daily life. A lot of times‚ those scenarios are insignificant and it really does not matter how they turn out and what decisions you happen to make will not really have that much of a significant bearing on your life. However; there are some scenarios that occur by certain choices that we make that could possibly end in very serious‚ and sometimes even legal‚ consequences. In this paper‚ I will discuss three different scenarios and the possible legal
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Methods of Future and Scenario Analysis Overview‚ Assessment‚ and Selection Criteria Hannah Kosow Robert Gaßner Methods of Future and Scenario Analysis German Development Institute (DIE) The German Development Institute is a multidisciplinary research‚ consultancy‚ and training institute for Germany’s bilateral development cooperation as well as for multilateral development cooperation. On the basis of independent research‚ it acts as consultant to public institutions in Germany
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Marianne Ojo. (2009)‚ Oxford Brookes University. The overall purpose of this article is to be highlighted is why the external auditor is such an important tool in corporate governance. Corporate governance is the system of rules‚ practices and processes by which a company is directed and controlled. It is basically needed to balance the interest of the stakeholders in a company. Meanwhile‚ the external auditor is needed to make sure that the company follow the GAAP‚ checking the accounting record
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