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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and regulations. True False 10. Auditing is frequently only a small part of the practice of local CPA firms. True False Multiple Choice Questions 11. A summary of findings rather than assurance is most likely to be included in a(n): A. Agreed-upon procedures report. B. Compilation report. C. Examination report. D. Review report. 12. The Statements on Auditing Standards have been issued by the: A. Auditing Standards Board. B. Financial Accounting Standards
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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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Influences on Consumer Behaviour UNIT 10 FAMILY BUYING INFLUENCES‚ FAMILY LIFE CYCLE AND BUYING ROLES Objectives At the end of this unit you should be able to: • Explain the nature of the family influences that operate on the purchase behaviour • Describe how family decision-making is influenced by the role specialisations of the members involved in the purchase decisions • Evaluate the impact of the family life cycle stages on consumption behaviour • Explain the implications of family decision-making
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Many leading companies find Instagram‚ Twitter and other social media websites as a great platform to campaign for their existing products‚ new launches etc. Social Media Campaigning is a great way of reaching a large number of target audience. Leading firms who already have a huge number of existing customers also take help of social media websites to reach their target customers. Nowadays‚ Youtube has become a very popular way of capturing the attention of people. Videos are uploaded and they
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1. Research online news services to identify recent developments impacting the accounting and auditing profession in Japan. Briefly summarize these developments in a bullet format. The 5-S auditing. Managerial Auditing Journal It has been recognized that Japanese firms are clean and orderly. The same is true for high quality western firms. Over the last two decades‚ the Japanese have formalized the technique and named it 5-S practice. As the name is new to most western societies‚ the objective
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ON AUDITING 315 IDENTIFYING AND ASSESSING THE RISKS OF MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT THROUGH UNDERSTANDING THE ENTITY AND ITS ENVIRONMENT (Effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after December 15‚ 2009) CONTENTS Paragraph Introduction Scope of this ISA .................................................................................. 1 Effective Date ....................................................................................... 2
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