Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Maxx Mayeux ACC/490 February 22nd‚ 2012 Linda Carr Generally Accepted Auditing Standard • Describe how these standards apply to financial‚ operational‚ and compliance audits. • Explain the effect that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002‚ and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)‚ will have on audits of publicly traded companies. • Discuss the additional requirements that are placed on auditors from this act and the actions
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MIT765801 AUDITING Individual Assignment HIH Insurance Report Student Name: Jinyun Wang Student ID: MIT122634 Lecturer Name: Susan Currie Tutor Name: Susan Currie Due Date: 29 / 1 / 2014 Submitted date: 7/ 2/ 2014 by email Executive Summary The auditing profession plays a significant role in industrialized economies for many years. In the insurance industry‚ the manner of auditing profession is regulated. The collapse of Health International Holdings (HIH) was recorded
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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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Introduction Internal audit is an independent‚ objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization’s operations. Proper internal control not only ensures that the assets and records are safeguarded‚ but also creates an environment in which efficiency and effectiveness are encouraged and monitored. This report is mainly focused on internal audit and internal control system in a company. In this case‚ the company is Kejora Bhd.. This report also focused
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Inherent Risk Inherent risk is the susceptibility of an account balance or class of transactions to misstatement that could be material either individually or when aggregated with misstatement in other balances or classes assuming that there were no related internal controls. This risk mainly arises at the level of management and the risk factor generally being high. Factors Affecting Inherent Risk: At the level of financial statement Integrity of management; Management’s experience and
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A.19 To perform an attestation engagement on prospective information or pro forma information‚ accountants must do all of the following except: B. Understand the internal controls used in the processes that generated the information A.20 If a nonissuer wants an accountant to perform an examination of its internal controls‚ the accountant should follow: B. AICPA AT 501‚ “An examination of an entity’s internal control over financial reporting that is integrated with an audit of its financial statements
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Week 1 Purpose of audit – enhance the degree of confidence of intended users in the financial report. Expression of an opinion by the auditor on whether – the FR is prepared‚ in all material respects‚ in accordance with applicable financial reporting framework. Opinion – whether the FR is presented fairly‚ in all material aspects‚ give a true and fair view in accordance with the framework. ASA require auditor to exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout
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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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(TCO 4) To succeed in an action against the auditor‚ the client must be able to show that: Student Answer: the auditor was fraudulent. the auditor was grossly negligent. there was a written contract. there is a close causal connection between the auditor’s behavior and the damages suffered by the client. Instructor Explanation: Page 121 Points Received: 2 of 2 Comments: 2. Question : (TCO 4) The principal issue to be resolved
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Auditing Case study Answers to case study: 1. What are the auditor ’s primary objectives when he or she observes the client ’s annual physical inventory? Ans. The Primary Objective of auditor is to make sure the inventory reflected on the balance sheet actually exists and that the balance sheet includes all inventory owned by the company .This includes all raw material‚supplies‚inventory in transit.The company may have on consignment with another business and inventory stored off the
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