current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0268-6902.htm Past control risk and current audit fees Past control risk Thomas G. Calderon‚ Li Wang and Thomas Klenotic George W. Daverio School of Accountancy‚ The University of Akron‚ Akron‚ Ohio‚ USA 693 Abstract Purpose – The authors posit that audit fees are driven by historical risk factors and risk encountered in the current period. The purpose of this paper is to focus on historical
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marks) THE INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT Purpose To conduct independent‚ objective assurance and consulting activities created to add value and improve the operation of Newlands Networks Corporation via systematic‚ disciplined approach to assess and improve the capability of risk management‚ control‚ and governance practices. Slide #1 Speaker’s notes The role and significance on internal auditing has grown extremely and the____ expectations continue to enlarge. Internal audit tasks have an extensive
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AUDIT PLANNING Audit planning procedures are the first and perhaps the most important step in carrying out a successful audit. Without adequate planning‚ the likelihood of missing a significant risk area or encountering engagement-related problems increases considerably. As baseball great and noted philosopher‚ Yogi Berra puts it‚ “If you don’t plan on where you are going‚ you could end up someplace different!” All too often the auditor does not give adequate attention to audit planning for a vast
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Audit 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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would now like to see a proposed audit schedule for these systems. The team will distinguish between the types of audits that may use for each process. The team will also recommend the most appropriate audit for each process and explain how to conduct the audits. Identifying events that may prevent reliance on auditing through the computer will also be presented to Kudler for review (Apollo Group‚ 2009). Types of Audits The types of information technology audits are attestation‚ findings and
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Audit Case- Tommy O’Connell The audit case I chose was case #1‚ Tommy O’Connell- Audit Senior. O’Connell is a newly appointed senior auditor for a big 5 firm‚ and he was given the tough audit engagement for the Altamesa Manufacturing Company. Tommy figured this engagement would help him get in good with the partner that was in charge of the audit‚ Jack Morrison. The only problem was he was assigned Carl‚ who is a fresh-faced staff accountant who has been working at the company for less than three
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Strategic Audit Name Institution PART A: Advantages of a Strategic Audit A strategic audit measures the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the performance of a firm based on its past performance. This information will be important to the management in regard to the making of strategic business decisions (Victoria‚ 2010). Strategic auditing has many advantages. First‚ strategic auditing fosters quality decisions resulting from a conceptual understanding of
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specilSpecialised audit services SECTION 2: SPECIALISED AUDIT SERVICES 2003-04 This section of the report includes information on audits conducted over and above the regularity audits. These include the following: • Forensic audits • Performance audits • Integrated audits • Performance information reviews For an explanation of each type of audit‚ please refer to my 2003-04 Activity Report. It is important to highlight that some of the forensic and performance audits result in a report to management
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reporting process. Auditors need to remember that they are serving the public interest and not the interests of client management. 1-2. The audit opinion formulation process is a systematic approach by which the auditor evaluates the risk of being associated with a client‚ through the process of gathering and evaluating audit evidence‚ to determining the type of audit opinion that should be rendered. The stages and outcome of each stage are as follows: • Assessing Client Acceptance and Retention:
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yer_detailpage&v=KBV-JHJcB7c&list=UUp_A9 126rB138FOGsdm90vw Types of Auditors • • • • • External auditors Internal Auditors Governmental Auditors Forensic Auditors Information Technology 2-4 Types of Audit‚ Attest‚ and Assurance Services Audit Services: Internal Control Audits‚ Compliance Audits‚ Operational Audits‚ Forensic Audits Attest Services: Reporting on nature and quantity of inventory stored in a company’s warehouse so that the company can obtain a bank loan Assurance Services: Auditing is a specialized
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