[pic] ACCTG 312 SC 2012: Assignment 1 Current issues – scandals in auditing Introduction • For this assignment‚ you are required to research and report back on one of four well known scandals that involve auditors in some way. • It can be commenced after week 1 lectures are completed‚ so gives you a chance to get part of your semester’s work done early. It is due in week 3 (Thursday at 4 pm). • You will also be required to very briefly report to your tutorial group on one interesting
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Additional Cases for the Course The case readings have been developed solely as a basis for class discussion. The case readings are not intended to serve as a source of primary data or as an illustration of effective or ineffective auditing. Reprinted by permission from Jay C. Thibodeau and Deborah Freier. Copyright © Jay C. Thibodeau and Deborah Freier; all rights reserved. 1••• ( Case 61 ® Enron Enrori’s First Few Years hi~ 1985 Enron had assets along the three major stages of the supply
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Applied Auditing Audit of Plant‚ Property and Equipment – Lecture Definition Property‚ plant and equipment are tangible items that: a) are held for use in the production or supply of goods or services‚ for rental to others‚ or for administrative purposes; and b) are expected to be used during more than one period. Recognition An item of PP&E should be recognised only if its cost can be measured reliably and it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will
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References in Auditors’ Reports to the Standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 1 Appendix: Illustrative Reports AS No. 3: Audit Documentation Auditing Standard No. 3 Appendix A: Background and Basis for Conclusions AS No. 4: Reporting on Whether a Previously Reported Material Weakness Continues to Exist Auditing Standard No. 4 Appendix A: Illustrative Reports on Whether a Previously Reported Material Weakness
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standard-setting process‚ the AICPA developed the first auditing standards and principles to both the public accounting community and non-public entities. The auditing standard was called the Committee on Auditing Procedure and was consigned to evaluate‚ discuss‚ and issue guidance on auditing-related matters. From 1939 to 2002‚ the AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board issued another two set of standards‚ which were Statement on Auditing Procedures and Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs) respectively. The responsibility
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ibility-survey-2008.pdf Metcash Limited Moir‚ L. (2001). What do we mean by Corporate Social Responsibility? Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Effective Board Performance‚ 16-22. Moroney‚ R.‚ Campbell‚ F.‚ & Hamilton‚ J. (2011). Auditing A Practical Approach. Milton: John Wiley & Sons Australia‚ Ltd. Myer Holdings Limited. (2011). 2011 Annual Report. Retrieved from http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/IROL/23/231681/Myer_Holdings_Limited_2011_Annual_Report_to_Shareholders.pdf
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University of New South Wales School of Accounting Auditing and Assurance Services 2013 LECTURE 1 Introduction to the Audit Function Assurance Framework Australian Corporate Audits Auditing Standards Lecture Overview • Announcements • Overview course requirements • Introduction to the course – Assurance – Auditing – Legal requirements – Auditing standards Announcements • 1. Tutorial Allocation – Once classes are full no more will be admitted – No new classes will be scheduled
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and to identify a potential remedy. It contributes to the debate (Maltby‚ 2001‚ “Second thoughts about ‘Cases in Auditing’‚” Accounting Education: an international journal‚ 10(4)‚ 421– 428) by investigating the double-faceted nature of auditing: as a sub-set of the academic discipline of accounting and as professional practice. Although case studies are helpful for students of auditing‚ they tend to be artificial‚ or at best‚ retrospective. This paper introduces a different type of case study for audit
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Publishing‚ Auditing 14/e‚ Arens/Elder/Beasley Arens/Elder/Beasley 1-1 SarbanesSarbanes-Oxley Act Enron WorldCom The Act established the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. It also requires auditors to report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. ©2012 Prentice Hall Business Publishing‚ Auditing 14/e‚ Arens/Elder/Beasley Arens/Elder/Beasley 1-2 Learning Objective 1 Describe auditing. ©2012 Prentice Hall Business Publishing‚ Auditing 14/e‚ Arens/Elder/Beasley
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ASA 240 (April 2006) Auditing Standard ASA 240 The Auditor’s Responsibility to Consider Fraud in an Audit of a Financial Report Issued by the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board Obtaining a Copy of this Auditing Standard This Auditing Standard is available on the AUASB website: www.auasb.gov.au. Alternatively‚ printed copies of this Auditing Standard are available b y contacting: Auditing and Assurance Standards Board Level 4 530 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 AUSTRALIA
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