READINESS OF GOVERNMENT AUDITORS IN FRAUD DETECTION IN MALAYSIA 1.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT 1.1 Public sector governance requires the controlling and accounting officers to discharge their responsibilities of stewardship of public resources by being open‚ accountable‚ prudent in decision making‚ managing and delivering results. The provision of the Financial Procedure Act 1957 also places a high premium for controlling officers to be personally responsible and accountable for propriety and accountability
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the internal auditor becomes a continuing contributor in terms of developing good corporate governance practices and structure. It is said that an effective internal audit function enables the board to perform its corporate governance duties through organizational involvement‚ assessment‚ training‚ professional guidance and communication at all levels within the organization (Kenneth D’Silva‚ Jeffrey Ridley‚ 2007). Audit committee‚ managers‚ internal auditors and external auditors play a critical
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in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment‚ including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements‚ whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments‚ the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances‚ but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
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ACCT304 1. Who are the firm’s auditors? Do they provide a clean opinion on the financial statements? On page 53 of the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters‚ Inc 10-K Annual Report‚ they state that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP‚ an independent registered public accounting firm‚ has audited the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. They provide a clean opinion on the financial statements. On page F-2‚ the auditor had written a note stating‚ “In our opinion‚ the
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Anderson‚ Olds‚ and Watershed‚ CPAs Chicago‚ Illinois 60612 December 18‚ 2009 Mr. Kevin Chen‚ Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors Peach Blossom Cologne Co. 1308 Bee Hive Boulevard Chicago‚ Illinois 60615 Dear Mr. Chen: This will confirm our understanding of the arrangements for our audit of internal control over financial reporting performed in conjunction with an audit of the financial statements of Peach Blossom Cologne Co. for the year ending December 31‚ 2009. We
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Coursework Essay Topic: Why is it important for external auditors to be independent? Relate your answer to the primary role of external auditors. Give examples of specific ways the lack of auditor independence may impact adversely on an audit. In 2001‚ there was an event that had shaken the whole business world. The crash of Enron in US‚ followed by worldwide collapse of its auditor‚ Arthur Andersen. It was a greatest corporate failure uncovered in business
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Learning Zone Analytical Procedures – A Powerful Tool for Auditors (Relevant to Paper 8 – Principles of Auditing and Management Information Systems) David Chow FCCA‚ FCPA‚ CPA (Practising) Audit tests Auditors normally carry out the following types of audit tests to determine whether financial statements are fairly stated: (i) procedures to obtain an understanding of internal control (ii) tests of controls (iii) substantive tests: • substantive tests of transactions; • analytical
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of skepticism during an audit engagement‚ ensuring that auditors increase their level of skepticism (Fullerton and Durtschi‚ 2012). Auditors are now asked to expand their skeptical perspective to the level used by forensic experts‚ which according to Fullerton and Durtschi (2012) assumes that management is dishonest unless there is evidence to disprove this. The following summary discusses whether a higher level of skepticism by the auditor would enhance audit quality. Professional Skepticism Before
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Auditor Independence and Non-Audit Services: A Literature Review Vivien Beattie University of Stirling and Stella Fearnley University of Portsmouth TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of tables and list of figures About the authors v vi List of abbreviations vii Executive summary ix Part 1 Auditor independence 1 Introduction 2 1 1.1 The role of audit in regulating capital markets 1 1.2 The ‘problem’ of non-audit services (NAS) 1 1.3 The current UK regulatory and professional environment
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1. How an auditor evaluates the efficacy of internal control system? Ans: The auditor has to decide whether he can place reliance on the internal control. If internal control is adequate‚ he can restrict nature‚ timing and extent of his checking accordingly. If not‚ he is left with no alternative but to resort to detailed checking. The manner of evaluation of internal control may be in the following lines: 1. Making preliminary evaluation of the system 2. Compliance procedures to evaluate
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