mandatory auditor rotation for publicly held companies. Most corporate scandal involves dishonest or questionable accounting. This realization has brought about the priority to take more measures are taken to assure companies disclose the most reliable financial information. It is believed that a lack of auditor independence may be to blame for fraud as we have seen in recent years. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ordered an investigation of whether or not implementation of a mandatory auditor rotation
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1. ABC firm are the auditors of XYZ Company. The partner responsible for the audit has recently spent a week working with XYZ as a paid consultant on their internal control systems. The ethical principle that has been breached is: a. auditor independence. b. auditor appointment. c. auditor rotation. d. auditor competence. 2. The term audit expectation gap refers primarily to differences in expectations between: a. auditors and users of audited
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ZZZZ Best Case Assignment #2 Question 1: 15 points AU Section 315 Communications Between Predecessor and Successor Auditors .01-.13Using the facts from the ZZZZ Best case and professional guidance from AU Section 315‚ explain the following: A. As the successor auditor‚ what was E&W supposed to do before they accepted ZZZZ Best as an audit client in regards to Greenspan? Summarize in enough detail AU 315.03-.06. In your answer give and support your opinion as to whether or not E&W violated
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detailed examination of the complete accounting records but it does not involve the preparation of accounts. 2. If the auditor is asked to write the books of accounts‚ extract an agreed trial balance and profit and loss account and Balance sheet‚ he would be doing the work of an accountant and not the work of an auditor. Preparation of account is not the part of auditing. An auditor‚
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Title “Auditors Professional Responsibilities and Legal Liability with Regard to Private Auditors in Ethiopia”: For the Fulfillment of M.Sc Program in Accounting and Finance Adviser: Johannes Kinfu (Prof) By: Muluneh Beyene Addis Ababa University School of Gradate Studies Department of Accounting and Finance July‚ 2007 Addis Ababa Statement of Certification This is to certify that Muluneh Beyene has carried out his research work on the topic entitled “The Auditors Professional
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objectivity‚ competence JEL Codes: M42 1. Introduction The coordination of internal audit activity with external audit activity is very important from both points of view: from external audit’s point of view is important because‚ in this way‚ external auditors have the possibility to raise the efficiency of financial statements audit; the relevancy from internal audit’s point of view is assured by the fact that this coordination assures for the internal audit a plus of essential information in the assessment
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A BUSINESS RISK APPROACH Auditing 6e Larry E. Rittenberg University of Wisconsin–Madison Bradley J. Schwieger St. Cloud State University Karla M. Johnstone University of Wisconsin–Madison Australia • Brazil • Canada • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Auditing: A Business Risk Approach‚ 6e Larry E. Rittenberg‚ Bradley J. Schwieger‚ Karla M. Johnstone VP/Editorial Director: Jack W. Calhoun Publisher: Rob Dewey Acquisitions Editor: Matthew Filimonov
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ACG 4632 ZZZZ Best Case Questions (40 points) 1. Identify the primary audit objectives that auditors hope to accomplish by: * Confirming a client’s year-end accounts receivable‚ and (Balance related existence) * Performing year-end sales cutoff tests. (transaction-related objective timing) (5 points) 2. Ernst & Whinney never issued an audit opinion on financial statements of ZZZZ Best but did issue a review report on the company’s quarterly statements for the three
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Unqualified Audit Report An opinion is said to be unqualified when the Auditor concludes that the Financial Statements give a true and fair view in accordance with the financial reporting framework used for the preparation and presentation of the Financial Statements. An Auditor gives a clean opinion or Unqualified Opinion when he or she does not have any significant reservation in respect of matters contained in the Financial Statements. The most frequent type of report is referred to as the "Unqualified
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Evidence This chapter deals with the types of evidence decisions auditors make‚ the evidence available to auditors‚ and the use of that evidence in performing audits. NATURE OF EVIDENCE • Evidence is any information used by the auditor to determine whether the information being audited is stated in accordance with the established criteria. • Evidence includes information that is highly persuasive‚ such as the auditor ’s count of marketable securities‚ and less persuasive information
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