PTL was not an organization registered with the SEC; the partner still has to follow the professional code of conduct that is integral to his profession and the public’s trust in it. 2. There are numerous procedures that an audit firm must perform before accepting an audit client: a. Firstly‚ review the reason why the company is looking for a new auditor or why it needs to start being audited. b. Review business structure of the client (look for red flags) c. Review client’s past history‚ including
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Regina for the period 1986 to 1988. Also‚ compute key liquidity‚ solvency‚ activity‚ and profitability ratios for the years 1987 and 1988. Given these data‚ identify what you believe were the high-risk financial statement line items for the 1988 Regina audit. I computed the ratios for 1986 as well as the required 1987 and 1988. The most interesting occurrence is how the values for the growth were not translated in the ratios. As sales increased‚ cost of goods sold decreased. This would indicate that
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BILTRITE PRACTICE CASE A Computerized Audit Practice Case Description of the Practice Case This case has two learning objectives. First‚ it provides the student an opportunity to apply auditing concepts to a “real-life” audit client. The client‚ Biltrite Bicycles‚ Inc.‚ operates within a unique business climate and internal control environment‚ and the student must assess inherent risk and control risk accordingly. The case contains modules involving sampling applications‚ risk assessment
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BuyGasCo Corporation: The Use of Alternative Costing Methods in a Predatory Pricing Lawsuit 1 BACKGROUND2 BuyGasCo Corporation (BuyGasCo) is a major national chain of retail motor fuel (gasoline) service centers. This privately held company is very successful and has been in existence for 35 years. The service centers‚ owned and operated by BuyGasCo‚ are straightforward and typical of those in the industry. The main function of these service centers is to sell gasoline. The company sells three types
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20‚ No. 2‚ 203– 222‚ April 2011 Adding Value to Audit Education through ‘Living’ Cases JULIE DRAKE University of Huddersfield‚ UK Received: November 2009 Revised: July 2010 Accepted: September 2010 ABSTRACT This paper seeks to address the perceived failure of university teaching to foster critical understanding of audit practice and to identify a potential remedy. It contributes to the debate (Maltby‚ 2001‚ “Second thoughts about ‘Cases in Auditing’‚” Accounting Education: an international
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456 Chapter Eleven Appendix 11B Illustrative Audit Case: Keystone Computers & Networks‚ Inc. Part III: Substantive Tests—Accounts Receivable and Revenue This part of the audit case illustrates the manner in which the auditors design substantive tests of balances. The substantive tests are illustrated for two accounts—receivables and revenue. This aspect of the audit is illustrated with the following audit documentation: • ABC’s risk assessment working paper that combines the auditors’ assessments
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Interim An audit which conducted in between the two annual audits with a view to find out interim profits to enable the company to declare an interim dividend is known as Interim Audit. It is a kind of audit which is conducted between the two periodical or balance sheet audits. Objectives Of Interim Audit 1. To know profit or loss of interim period. 2. To distribute interim dividend. 3. To get loan on the basis of interim account. 4. To get information about the financial position
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which exceeds materiality of $50‚000. c. The auditor should either propose an audit adjustment so that the unadjusted statement amount is less than materiality‚ and/or perform more testing to obtain a better estimate of the population misstatements. The additional testing will likely focus on receivables and inventory because they have the largest estimated misstatements. 9-28 a. The following terms are audit planning decisions requiring professional judgment: Preliminary judgment about materiality
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Fundamental concepts of f/s audit Materiality misstatement of accounting information. is a matter of professional judgment Audit risk The auditor expresses an inappropriate audit opinion when the financial statements are materially misstated‚ Evidence (more than “per discussion with client) Major phrases of audit: Client acceptance/continuance; Preliminary engagement activities; Establish materiality and assess risks; Plan the audit ;Consider and audit internal control; Audit business processes and
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Q1 - What is the relationship between the risk assessment process and the collection of audit evidence? The risk assessment process happens at the very beginning of the engagement and is to determine the level of risk present in the company. The risk assessment phase is when the auditor assess the client’s situation‚ conducts an independence threat analysis and decides whether to accept the client or not. The risk assessment is influenced by various factors such as the degree to which external
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