Concept and significance of Auditing The word ‘audit’ is derived from the latin word ‘audire’ which means to hear. In the olden times‚ when frauds or errors were suspected as regards receipts and payments in business or to verify tax amount payable to the king‚ explanations would be heard from persons responsible for keeping accounts. Today‚ audit is more than just cash verification. It is reporting about the financial position of an organization as disclosed by the Profit and Loss account
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Example auditing case 1)” Based on the information given in this case and your knowledge of auditor’s reports‚ identify the deficiencies in the draft of the proposed report. Do not redraft the report‚ but provide justification or explanation for each of the deficiencies you identify” (Pany‚ Auditor’s Report‚ 2010). A. In the Introduction paragraph it states “As discussed in Note K to the financial statements‚ the Company has properly disclosed a subsequent event dated March 14‚ 20x9” (Pany‚ Auditor’s
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Creating “world-class” organizations through effecting Employee Relations in the workplace. Introduction Globalisation has become an increasingly important factor in today’s business model. Organisational survival and longevity are now closely linked to a strategy of seeking to be considered "world class". But why is this so important and what does globalisation mean. As described by wikipedia "Globalisation is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views
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True/False Questions 1. Fraud is defined as failure to use reasonable care in the performance of services. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy 2. Most of the burden of affirmative proof is on the defendant under common law. Answer: False Difficulty: Medium 3. The Ultramares v. Touche case held that auditors could be held liable to any foreseen third party for ordinary negligence. Answer: False Difficulty: Medium 4. The Securities
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investors’ next step was to sue the auditors of Stanford Financial Group. BDO‚ the accounting firm that was responsible for auditing Stanford’s financial statements‚ is currently the target of a major lawsuit. BDO did not act in accordance with the responsibilities of an auditor and thus led to audit risk‚ lack of independence‚ and various violations of the PCAOB’s auditing standards regarding investment securities. BDO consistently issued unqualified reports when there were material misstatements
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the value to small businesses of carrying out marketing audits. Illustrate your arguments with reference to an existing small business of your choice In this essay I will be assessing the value of Market auditing for small businesses using the firm Abel and Cole as a model. Market auditing is the means by which a company can understand how it correlates to the environment in which it operates. It is a way by which a company can identity its own pros and cons as they relate to external opportunities
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Chapter 10 Auditing the Revenue Process SEC SAB101: Revenue recognition 1. 有persuasive evidence 有证据 2. Delivery occurred‚ service rendered，东西给了服务于需求 3. Price is fixed/determinable 价格固定 4. 有collectability钱收的回来 Fraud Risk in Revenue cycle: 欺诈风险 1. Side agreement: off-book‚ adjust record to entice customer 2. Channel stuffing: 填塞分销渠道，造成销售假象 inflate sales by forcing product through a distribution channel 3. Related party transaction: 实质重于形式原则substance over form是指企业应当按照交易或事项的经济实质进行会计核算，而不应当仅仅按照它们的法律形式作为会计核算的依据
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Assignment 1 Name: Leung Hiu Ting Student no.10348622 Course : Auditing a. Outline the main reasons for a company requiring an external audit. Nowadays‚ a lot of company’s ownership and management is separated. It had major influences for auditing. Shareholders were concerned that their funds may not be used in proper ways to maximize the value of the company by appointed managers. For example‚ management may distort or withhold material information in their financial statements for personal
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5-52 Trend analysis‚ common-size financial statements‚ and ratios are presented for the Brody Corporation in Figure 5.4. Assume that you are auditing Brody ’s financial statements for the year ended 12/31/X8. You have performed tests of controls over the recording of gross sales and believe that the system is operating effectively and that 7 percent represents an accurate estimate of the increase in gross sales for 20X8 over the amount for 20X7. You should also assume that the financial statements
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Theresa Golding BA 418 – Auditing Dr. Charles Pineno April 25‚ 2010 PART 1: “Small Firms May Face Audit Music” (published in The Wall Street Journal on April 19‚ 2007) addresses the ending of the delay in applying portions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to smaller companies. At the time of the article‚ some 6‚000 smaller public companies had yet to be required to “make an annual assessment of their internal financial-reporting controls with further review by the company’s outside auditor of
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