recognition principle under GAAP determines the specific conditions under which income becomes realized as revenue. Generally‚ revenue is recognized only when a specific critical event has occurred and the amount of revenue is measurable. For public company‚ performance of financial statement can have significant impact on stock price. It is essential for the users of financial statements to know that the real revenues are recorded and disclosed and not fraudulent revenues. 2. WorldCom’s business
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in error. For example‚ revenue recognition related to software transactions is more inherently risky that revenue recognized at a point of sale transaction at a grocery store. In this example (all else constant)‚ you would assign your software company client revenue accounts higher inherent risk than your grocery store client‚ due to the inherent difficulty in software revenue recognition. Higher inherent risk‚ all else constant‚ leads to more audit work. Inherent risk and audit work are directly
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9.19 Assertions Background information Existence or occurrence: -assets or liabilities of the entity exist at a given date and whether recorded transactions or events have occurred during the period Completeness: -transactions‚ events and accounts that should be presented in the financial statement are included Cut-off -all transactions‚ events and accounts have been recorded in the correct period Right and obligations: -assests represent rights of the entity and liabilities are the obligations
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ACC621 Midterm review Internal auditing is an independent objective assurance and consulting acitivity designed to add value and improve an organizations operations. Adding value is provided by improving opportunities to achieve organizational objectives identifying operational improvement reducing risk through exposure through both assurance and consulting. Auditing has its key components - accomplish objectives -evaluate and improve effectiveness of risk management -assurance and consulting
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Accounting and Auditing Differences 1. The main difference between auditing and accounting is that accounting is related to the collection‚ recording‚ analysis and interpretation of financial transactions while auditing refers to the examination of books of accounts along with the evidential documents. However‚ both processes are concerned with the accounting records of a business. While‚ audit report are reliable by the users for few reasons such as : a) To verify some information needed about
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Auditing Exam 1 Review Ch 1 Nature of Auditing: * Auditing is the accumulation and evaluation of evidence about information to determine and report on the degree of correspondence b/w the information and established criteria. * Auditing should be done by a competent‚ independent person. Information and Established Criteria: * To do an audit‚ there must be information in a verifiable form and some standards (criteria) by which the auditor can evaluate the information. Accumulating
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Auditing Introduction Letter ACC/546 July 8‚ 2013 Allan Foster July 8‚ 2013 Larry Lancaster Chairman‚ President and Chief Executive Officer Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. 3411 Silverside Road Wilmington DE‚ 19810 Dear Mr. Lancaster‚ I understand that Apollo Shoes‚ Incorporated is concerned about acquiring certain auditing and assurance services. In today’s business world a company needs to stay ahead by operating more successfully and proficiently than its competition. Stromsodt can help
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Auditing and Assurance: Week 1: Chapter 1: Question 1-44: In examining the audit opinion formulation process‚ identify the areas in which auditor judgment must be made. To what extent does that judgment extend beyond accounting issues? Answer: Well in this process there are four different phases the auditors must follow in order to reach phase 5. Whereas‚ this determines whether or not there is any fairness of an organization’s financial statements and‚ for integrated audits‚ the effectiveness
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Nature and Purpose of Auditing Content : • Definition and objectives of auditing • Types of audits • Development of auditing • Qualities of an auditor • Auditing process Objectives : Students should be able to : • Describe the definition and the objectives of auditing. • Distinguish between different types of audits. • Briefly describe the development of auditing. • List and explain
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AC 4342 Auditing Introduction to assurance and financial statement auditing Discussion Question: Messier Q1-13‚ 14 1 References HKICPA Members’ Handbook Amended Preface to the Hong Kong Quality Control‚ Auditing‚ Review‚ Other Assurance‚ and Related Services Pronouncements Hong Kong Framework for Assurance Engagements Reference Messier: Ch 1 2 CILOs and TLAs CILOs 1 Describe the auditing profession‚ the regulatory‚ legal and reporting framework of auditing. Recognize the basic
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