Chapter 1 Assurance Services The broad range of information enhancement services that are provided by CPAs There are 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 Non Assurance Services -Tax Services -Management
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In recent years‚ as the collapse of some renowned companies‚ the issue of audit independence turns to be more and more concerned by the international regulators. Independence is the cornerstone of the auditing profession‚ and auditor’s opinion is suspect if lack of independence. However‚ in some circumstances‚ some potential threats of audit independence would be generated as jointly provision of non-audit and audit services to the audit client. Although it will create threats to independence‚ some
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Page 1 of 7 CPA REVIEW SCHOOL OF THE PHILIPPINES Manila AUDITING THEORY Professional Accounting Practice Related PSA : Preface to PSA and Related Services 1. The following statements relate to the accounting profession: I. To merit public trust and confidence‚ the professional person must convince the public that he will place public service ahead of personal reward. II. A CPA certificate is evidence of basic competence in the discipline of accounting at the time the certificate
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AUDIT EVIDENCE Audit Evidence Definition : All the information used by the auditor in arriving at the conclusions on which the audit opinion is based. This includes the information contained in the account records underlying the financial statements and other information. Additionally‚ audit evidence should be persuasive‚ rather than convincing. There are different levels of reliability of audit evidence‚ some providing more evidence than others. There are nine types of audit evidence
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Anonymous Caller Case Study 1 a) What would you recommend to the caller if you were Dr. Mitchell? Since it appears that the firms top executives are all apart of the fraud and don’t plan on correcting their unethical action. I recommend that the anonymous caller completely remove himself/herself from the situation by resigning or by reporting the situation to the firm’s board of directors or a governmental agency. b) What are the risks of continuing to work with the company? There
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Evoluoting eBusiness Revenue Recognition‚ lnformstion Privocy‚ ond Eledronic Evidence lssues -’u ’-:; s. Brasr‚nv’FnaNrA. Bucruess . srsvsx M. Gr‚ovnn.Doucr‚as F. pnawrrr [.EARNING OBJECTIVES .*-::: :ompleting and discussing this case you should be able to [5] Recognize issues surrounding the privacy of customer information [6] Describe audit implications when transaction evidence is solely electronic [7] Recognize threats to eBusiness strategies‚ which rely solely on the delivery
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Introduction 2 1 (a) What ’s Learning Organization 2 1 (b) Importance of learning organization in the 21st century 3 2) The Learning Organization from the aspect of Public Sector (Government) 4-5 3) The Structural Approach of the Organization towards Learning Organization 6 Information Systems: 7 Mission Orientation 7 Decision Flexibility: 8 Learning Forums: 8 Adequacy of Resources: 9 4) The Cultural Approach of the Organization towards Learning Organization 9 Conclusion 10 References
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atmosphere that progresses and sustains fluidity. Although graphics and user controls are typically the talk of animated production writing is just as significant. Without creative writing these worlds of animation might be a little bleaker and less interactive. Graphics would have no bearings if they did not have a background of description to be created from. Game and Production writers play a crucial role in the development of the media. Video games usually have paths to follow‚ and offering misdirection
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The Case Method 1 An Approach to Case Analysis This brief contains two case analysis approaches: (I) a general approach and‚ (II) an approach that focuses on the strategic aspects of case analysis. OPTION I: A General Approach to Case Analysis What is a Case Study? A case study is a description of an actual administrative situation involving a decision to be made or a problem to be solved. It can be a real situation that actually happened just as described‚ or may included portions that
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is to benefit the organization and the stakeholders and it is done correctly without false intentions‚ I do not feel that it is unethical. However‚ in most cases earning management is really just a manipulation of the results in an attempt to make the company look better than it really is and basically to deceive the stakeholders. In this case‚ I strongly feel that it is unethical because it is done in an attempt to commit fraud. 2. Suppose that a company uses one or more of the practices that
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