Q1 (a) Highlight four control objectives that would be essential in a sales cycle (b) Outline three tests of control that should be performed by an auditor in each of the following areas: i. Cash receipts ii. Cash payments iii. Bank reconciliations (c) Summarize seven sources of internal control risks that have an impact on the financial reporting framework in an organization. Q2 (a) Outline four audit procedures you would carry out to verify the following items: i. Leased property
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control framework used to conduct its assessment of internal controls. Discuss the options in selecting a control framework. Regarding the control framework‚ the SEC has made specific reference to COSO as a recommended model. Furthermore‚ the PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5 endorses the use of COSO as the framework for control assessment. Although other suitable frameworks have been published‚ any framework used should encompass all of COSO’s general themes 24. Prior to SOX‚ external auditors were required
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Advanced Placement United States History Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Colonial America Review for Unit 2 Test-Chapters 4-6 Directions: There will be 80 multiple choice questions on the test. These review questions follow a chronological order. I would suggest that you study them in this order first and then scramble them up. 1. As the seventeenth century wore on‚ regional differences continued to form‚ most notably in the south‚ where slave labor was very important. 2. The population
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Chapter 1- Demand for Audit and Assurance Services Assurance Services- Are the independent professional services that improve the quality of information for decision makers. Individuals who are responsible for making business decisions seek assurance services to help improve the reliability and relevance of the information used as the basis for their decisions. Assurance services are valued because the assurance provider is independent and perceived as being unbiased with respect to the information
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Chapters 4-6 Assignment There a variety of reasons on why a person joins a gang. In class‚ we discussed a variety of different risk factors that can help predict membership. In the video former gang member‚ Marlin Henderseon discussed his experience within the gang culture. One of the risk factors that we discussed in class involved the family structure. Since both of his parents were crack addicts‚ he did not get to bond a lot with his family. As a child‚ his parents were not always there for him
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Question 1 : Why would a customer database be so useful for a company such as forbes or kodak ? what would happen if these companies had not kept their customer data in database ? This very useful for company forbes such as in learn details about each if its individual readers by examining forbes`s entire reader population. By this way they can easily understand each individual who interacts with its brand. These details help forbes advertisers target their campaigns more precisely and also help
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Dell case According to the 10-K filed on 30/13/2012 on Dell’s website‚ the following data has been appeared on the fiscal 2012 financial statement. Sales: 62‚071 Total Assets: 44‚533 Net income: 3‚492 Cash flows from operating activities: 5‚527 Number of employee: 2012 109‚400(106700 regular employee and 2‚700 temporary employee) 2011 103‚300(100‚300 regular employee and 3‚000 temporary employee) 39‚900 located in USA and 66‚800 in other countries Dell’s products Dell’s products
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the first item in the sample is selected‚ all other items are chosen automatically. Auditors should be careful to consider any potential pattern in the data prior to selecting their sample to ensure that their selection considers the possible bias. 4. Describe each of the four types of sample selection methods commonly associated with statistical audit sampling. Ans: Four types of sample selection methods commonly associated with statistical audit sampling are: • Simple random sample
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According to Paragraph 4 of Auditing Standard No. 3 (PCAOB 2004)‚ “The auditor must prepare audit documentation in connection with each engagement conducted pursuant to the standards of the PCAOB. Audit documentation should be prepared in sufficient detail to provide a clear understanding of its purpose‚ source‚ and the conclusions reached. Also‚ the documentation should be appropriately organized to provide a clear link to the significant findings or issues.” Referring to Paragraph 4‚ the audit work papers
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Process Of Auditing‚Auditing Vs Investigation INTRODUCTION: Introduction to auditing: Economic decisions in every society must be based upon the information available at the time the decision is made. For example‚ the decision of a bank to make a loan to a business is based upon previous financial relationships with that business‚ the financial condition of the company as reflected by its financial statements and other factors.As a result the bank has lost both the principal and the interest
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