assertions into specific audit objectives to guide the process of collecting evidence. Audit objectives are a fine-tuning of assertion and each audit objective requires unique evidence to maintain a conclusion about the audit objective. c. If you are auditing the existence and occurrence assertion‚ what specific audit objectives should be accomplished by developing an audit program? Explain the purpose of each audit objective. Following is a list of the specific audit objectives that are relevant to
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Auditing Theory and Practice Case 1 WorldCom: A Focus on Professional Responsibility Prepared by: EL Ahmadi Med Reda Worked With: Ibtihal Slassi Fall 2013 1- Auditor independence refers to the disinterest from the internal and external parties that could influence the professional judgment of an auditor. In other words‚ auditor independence is the lack of any interest that may create a threat or a risk of material bias regarding the reliability of the financial statement
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company is still a new player in industry‚ what it makes it vulnerable and weak. Because the company is new‚ it is risky not having any track record. b. Here is the list of auditing and accounting problems appearing to exist: 1. In Accounting there is one question/problem‚ it is the capitalizing of assets legitimate? 2. In Auditing: Is the audit firm registered with the PCAOB to audit public companies? establishing the existence of owners determining the existence of development assets avoiding
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SARBANES-OXLEY ACT ACC 403- AUDITING PROFESSOR August 19‚ 2012 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was placed into effect July 2002; the act introduced major changes to the regulation of corporate governance and financial practice. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was named after Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael Oxley‚ who were the main architects that set a number of non-negotiable deadlines for compliance. The organization for Economic Cooperation and Development was one of the first non- government
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47) 1) Inherent risk in this situation is not zero because he states that he has never seen an accounting adjustment recommended which could mean that there has been something that happened that was immaterial that it didn’t need to be adjusted. If the inherent risk was zero there wouldn’t been the chance that anything could go wrong and to give it a zero risk there is no point then to audit the firm. 2) In chapter three they mention that control risk should not be assessed so low that the audit
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because it relates to a false or misleading statement in documents filed with the A: SEC 7) Within generally accepted auditing standards‚ general standards relate primarily to a. the fairness of the financial statements b. qualifications of the auditor and the quality of the auditor’s work c. qualifications of the auditor d. the relationship between generally accepted auditing standards and accounting principles 7) Statements on
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reports have been furnished to us‚ and our opinion‚ insofar as it relates to data included for Oceanview Marine Company‚ Dec 2007‚ is based solely on the report of the other auditor-Talbert and Johnson‚ PC. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining
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Stages of Study and Evaluation of Internal Control The stages/activities involve in studying and evaluating internal control are: A. Obtaining an understanding of the entity’s internal control structure. B. Assessing the preliminary level of control risk. C. Obtaining evidential matter to support the assessed level of control risk. D. Evaluating the results of evidential matter. E. Determining the necessary level of detection risk. STAGE A. Obtaining an understanding of the entity’s internal
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Table of Contents I. Introduction II. The purpose of internal auditing III. Profession guidance on independence and objectivity IV. Consulting services: a challenge to audit independence? V. Independence vs. Objectivity VI. Conclusion VII. Bibliography I. Introduction The internal auditor occupies a unique position he or she is employed by the management but is also expected to review the conduct of management which can create significant tension since the internal auditor’s independence
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Contemporary Auditing Chapter 5 – Comprehensive Question 5-30 (Assertions) In planning the audit of a client’s financial statements‚ an auditor identified the following issues that need audit attention. Please only write in the associated assertion 1. Valuation or allocation 2. Completeness 3. Existence and occurence 4. Completeness 5. Rights and obligations 6. Completeness 7. Valuation and allocation 8. Existence and occurence 9. Presentation and disclosure 10. Valuation or allocation
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