REVISION LECTURE PAST EXAMS QUESTIONS: These questions are for practice only. They are not at all an indication of the questions on the actual exams. All topics need to be revised from topic 4 onwards for the exam. These questions and possible answers will be discussed during revision lecture. Solution will not be provided on the learning hub. Section A (Short answer) 1. List and briefly explain four factors that contribute to the need for financial report audits. Increasing reliability
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technical training and proficiency. | | The first general standard requires that the audit be performed by individuals with adequate technical training and proficiency as an auditor. The auditor must have obtained a proper education in accounting and auditing and then increase his/her knowledge and proficiency through experience. | | C. Knowledge of the standards of field work and reporting. | | The first general standard requires that the audit be performed by individuals with adequate technical
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Governance & Ethical Auditing Satyam Fiasco & Role of PwC as an Auditor Group I Submitted By: Aditya Zutshi Ambrish Mani Piyush Anandani Ravinder Pal Singh Dhillon Abstract & Approach On Dec 16‚ 2008‚ Satyam declared to buy entire stakes in Maytas Properties for $1.3 Billion & 51% stakes in Maytas Infra for another $300 Million. By this action‚ the investors were furious. This was because of the move to invest in a promoter-related company and lack of prior consent
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Auditing is an examination and verification of a company’s financial and accounting records and supporting documents by a professional‚ such as a Certified Public Accountant. According to AlBaraka‚ Islamic bank is an institution that mobilizes financial resources and invests that money in an attempt to achieve pre-determined islamically - acceptable social and financial objectives. Both mobilization and investment of money should be conducted in accordance with the principles of Islamic Sha’riah
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Information Technology Auditing MGMT 550 Cassandra Rich April 28‚ 2014 Information technology auditing is important to the financial auditor and to the financial statement audit because IT is the foundation of today’s accounting systems. IT audits are crucial for ensuring that a company’s financial statements are a representation of the company’s position and that the system used to compile the statements is operating properly and producing accurate statements. IT auditing allows the auditors
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An Overview of Auditing Services Auditing services are very important for the business owners to get the valuable information and assurance that reports are correctly presented. Further‚ the auditing services provide an opportunity to the business persons to know more about their businesses and its various aspects. It also provides sound base to business persons to communicate properly with investors‚ their partners and banks. Above all‚ auditing services provide ideas of the objective presentation
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ACCT420 Auditing Test Three – Out of Class Portion Due Monday‚ April 30‚ 2012 1. Listed below are four interbank cash transfers‚ indicated by the letters a‚ b‚ c and d‚ of a client for late December 20X1‚ and early January 20X2. Your answer choice for the next two questions should be selected from this list. For each of transfers a through d indicate whether cash is understated‚ unaffected‚ or overstated by the transfer and provide a brief example of what could cause the situation in which
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an Australia-based airlines. The Company operates through three segments: regular public transport revenue‚ charter revenue and training revenue. This report contains Four major parts. In first part‚ it analyze business operation of REX by elaborate the sources of revenue‚ conduct of operation ‚products and services‚ etc. And then we use PEST model to evaluate external environment influences that have been particularly important in the past of the company. Furthermore‚ this part explained
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Situation Re- port Comment 1. A company has not followed generally accepted accounting principles in the recording of its leases. 7 2. A company has not followed generally accepted accounting principles in the recording of its leases. The amounts involved are immaterial. 1 3. A company valued its inventory at current replacement cost. While the auditor believes that the inventory costs do approximate replacement costs‚ these costs do not approximate any GAAP inventory valuation method
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Chapter 7 Case – 7-54 "Going Concern" Please respond to the following: From the e-Activity‚ analyze the auditor’s responsibility to determine if a company can continue as a going concern. From your analysis‚ propose at least two (2) key factors that the auditor should consider when determining an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. Provide a rationale to support your proposal. SAS 59‚ The Auditor’s Consideration of an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (AICPA‚ Professional
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