INTRODUCTION There has been considerable interest in recent years in the role of the audit committee as a key corporate governance mechanism. Corporate governance committees and regulators around the world have addressed the need for effective audit committees‚ with many requiring that listed companies must have a committee (European Union (EU) 8th Company Law Directive‚ 2006; Smith Report‚ 2003; United States (US) Congress‚ 2002). Recognising that the existence of a committee does not
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Institute of Tax and Customs Administration Department of Tax Administration (MA. Program) Individual Thesis Paper on Tax Audit and Risk Management A thesis submitted to the Department of Tax Administration in Partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts By - Awoke Damtie (January 2014) Jannuary‚ 2014 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Table of contents Title
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can be presented: * “Audit evidence is more reliable when it is obtained from independent sources outside the entity.” * “Audit evidence that is generated internally is more reliable when the related controls imposed by the entity are effective.” * “Audit evidence obtained directly by the auditor is more reliable than audit evidence obtained indirectly or by inference.” * “Audit evidence is more reliable when it exists in documentary form.” * “Audit evidence provided by original
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Audit Program Design Part II ACC/546 May 2‚ 2011 Audit Program Design Part II The audit of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. requires a design of steps to develop audit objectives to plan the audit. The financial statements are divided into cycles to better manage the audit and disperse to staff within the firm. The following cycle’s sales and collection‚ payroll and personnel and acquisition and payment were developed to design test of controls‚ substantive tests of transactions and analytical procedures
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References: 1) Jenkins‚ J. Grefory‚ The Enron Collapse 2) Arens A. Alvin‚ el all. Auditing and Assurance Services‚ ninth edition 3) WWW.aicpa.org 4) Whittington‚ Ray and Fischbach‚ Gretchen‚ “The New Audit Documentation Requirements”‚ Journal of Accountancy‚ Online Issue‚ April 2002.
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company’s operations and internal controls is much greater than the external auditors’ knowledge. That kind of knowledge can be critical to effective corporate governance. In fact‚ the Bursa Malaysia now requires its registrants to have an internal audit function. The Institute of Internal Auditors professional practices framework provides the following definition of internal auditing: This definition reflects the changing role of internal auditors. Internal auditors are expected to provide value
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E. Significant of Study 7 VI. Chapter 2 – Literature Review 8 A. Board of Director 8 a. Board Size and Audit Fees 8 b. Board Meeting and Audit Fees 9 c. Role of Duality and Audit Fees 10 d. Risk Management Committee and Audit Fees 11 B. Family Ownership and Audit Fees 12 C. Board Independent director and audit fees 14 D. Institutional Shareholder and Audit Fee 15 VII. Chapter 3 – Methodology 18 A. Sample data 18 B. Sources of data 18 C. Description of data
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AUDIT DELAY AND THE TIMELINESS OF CORPORATE REPORTING: MALAYSIAN EVIDENCE Raja Adzrin Raja Ahmad* Khairul Anuar Kamarudin* * Lecturers‚ MARA University of Technology‚ Malaysia ABSTRACT This paper investigates the determinants of audit delay in Malaysia. The sample comprises 100 companies listed in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange during the period 1996-2000. Descriptive statistics indicate the audit delay to be more than 100 days for the five years under study with a minimum standard deviation of
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Audit and Internal Review (International Stream) PART 2 TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2002 QUESTION PAPER Time allowed 3 hours This paper is divided into two sections Section A ALL THREE questions are compulsory and MUST be answered TWO questions ONLY to be answered Section B Paper 2.6(INT) Section A – ALL THREE questions are compulsory and MUST be attempted 1 The objectivity of the external auditor may be threatened or appear to be threatened where: (i) There is undue dependence on any audit
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Chapter 10 Section 404 Audits of Internal Control and Control Risk Review Questions 10-1 Management typically has three broad objectives in designing an effective internal control system. 1. Reliability of Financial Reporting Management is responsible for preparing financial statements for investors‚ creditors‚ and other users. Management has both a legal and professional responsibility to be sure that the information is fairly presented in accordance with reporting requirements
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