WORKING PAPER Auditor Independence: An Examination Independence Risk Factors and Mitigating Factors on Auditor Judgment Barbara M. Vinciguerra Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies Auditor Independence: An Examination Independence Risk Factors and Mitigating Factors on Auditor Judgment Abstract Professional standards require auditors to be independent in the performance of attestation services. Critics of the accounting profession have expressed
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Doublethink Nineteen Eight-Four ‚ by George Orwell‚ is a story about a man named Winston Smith‚ a member of the Outer party‚ who lives in London‚ in a time when it is totalitarian society‚ which is led by Big Brother‚ who is constantly watching and surveillance its people. Big Brother controls and sensors everyones thoughts and behavior. They achieve this by public mind control‚ which is known as Doublethink. Doublethink is a term coined by Orwell‚ it means “the power of holding two contradictory
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Some scams such as Enron of USA and Satyam scam of India have come in the picture and shattered investor confidence. Although Corporate Scams are connected to corporate houses‚ it is generally seen that all government scams somehow or the other bring big corporate houses in the picture. Hence‚ these are also an extension of corporate frauds. Examples being the 2G and 3G Scam by telecom minister A.Raja involving Aircel‚ Swan Telecom and others. These telecom operators obtained 3G licenses in 2009 at
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University School of Business And Public Administration Department of Accounting And Finance The Impact of Extended Audit Tenure on Auditors Independence And Audit Quality In Addis Ababa By Amsalu Gelaneh June 2011 Addis Ababa Addis Ababa University School of Business And Public Administration Department of Accounting And Finance The Impact of Extended Audit Tenure on Auditors Independence And Audit Quality In Addis Ababa By: Amsalu Gelaneh Advisor: Dr. Laxmikantham P. A Thesis Submitted To The School
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) is the largest youth mentoring organization in the United States. The organization provides one-to-one mentoring relationships between children and adults. Its purpose is to provide friendship‚ emotional support‚ and guidance to youth through their involvement with positive role models. BBBSA’s national motto is "making a difference‚ one child at a time." According to the Big Brother Big Sister Association of Cincinnati‚ the idea of developing one-to-one
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is it important for external auditor to be independent? Throughout the years‚ banks‚ shareholders‚ possible investors and creditors always relied on the financial statements produced by a company. Since the management of a company is producing these documents it has been assumed that the managers may act dishonestly so that their performance looks better. To monitor the company’s performance better the directors along with the shareholders employ external auditors to check all these financial
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Big data‚ Big rewards 1.Describe the kinds of big data collected by the organizations described in this case. There are mainly three kinds of big data collected by the organizations described in this case. First‚ IBM Bigsheets help the British Library to handle with huge quantities of data and extract the useful knowledge. Second‚ State and federal law enforcement agencies are analyzing big data to discover hidden patterns in criminal activity. The Real Time Crime Center data warehouse contains
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THE ROLE OF AUDITORS IN THE CONTEXT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Asst. Prof. Loganathan Krishnan Abstract Auditors examine company’s accounts and report to the company on the accounts. Fundamentally‚ the concern is how auditors carry out these duties effectively. Legislations namely Companies Act 1965‚ Securities Industry Act 1983 which has been consolidated as Capital Market and Services Act 2007 have made major inroads to ensure that auditors carry out their duties and obligations effectively. Additionally
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Xavier T When reading the article “Big data: Big hype”‚ written by Mark Barrenechea‚ I found that the main focus of the article to be on if big data is practical in industries. Right now there is a large build up of data‚ it’s estimated that only .5% of it being analyzed to this day. The only disadvantage to this build up of data is that people don’t know how to use all the data to their advantage. Meaning that they have lots of information that could be applied to the demand for a product‚ but
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Open Hearts: Big Brothers/Big Sisters Pamela Naughton Rucker Mrs. McKibbin EH 322-04 March 19‚ 2001 OUTLINE Thesis Statement: The Big Brother/Big Sisters program was designed to help children from single parent homes. The program matches children with positive adult role models. I. Beginning a. History-BB/BS began as early at the 1900’s. b. Facts and statistics-Children in the program excel in various areas such as school and relationships with others. II. Role of a Big Brother or Big Sister a. Purpose-Our
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