Administration - MBA Semester 3 Subject Code – MF0013 Subject Name – Internal Audit and Control -4 Credits (Book ID: B1211) Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks) Q.1 Critically evaluate the qualities of an Auditor in the wake of recent scams Ans:- What should be the qualities of Internal Audit Personnel? There is no universal answer to this question. We can only generalize about the qualities of internal Audit Personnel. It has been observed that internal auditors and independent auditors often
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What is a Strategic Audit? A strategic audit provides managers with the tools‚ information and commitment to evaluate the degree of advantage and focus provided by their current strategies. It produces the data needed to determine whether a change in strategy is necessary and exactly what changes should be made. The two major elements of a strategic audit are the external and internal environmental assessments. A strategic audit involves assessing the actual direction of a business and comparing
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University‚ Bangladesh. Subject: Submission of assignment on “Planning of audit & independence of auditor”. Dear Sir‚ I am proud to present you my assignment which has done under your instruction. I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to work on such assignment. By doing this assignment‚ I gain lots of valuable knowledge not only on creating an assignment‚ but also on understanding the significance of audit analysis. I sincerely hope that this assignment meets your approval and
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Sciences – Volume 21‚ Number 3 (2011) Dysfunctional Audit Behaviour: The Effect of Budget Emphasis Leadership Behaviour‚ and Effectiveness of Audit Review Halil Paino‚ Azlan Thani Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang‚ Malaysia E-mail: halil@pahang.uitm.edu.my Tel: +60193992676 Fax: +6094602245 Syed Iskandar Zulkarnain Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang‚ Malaysia Abstract Dysfunctional audit behaviour is an accepted problem‚ associated with decreased audit quality. This study develops and tests a theoretical
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when performing an audit. This responsibility is defined in International Standards on Auditing and enforced through legislation in national jurisdictions. This report identifies the factors that should be of consideration when deciding on the appropriate level of responsibility auditors’ should have to detect corporate fraud. There are various limitations inherent in audits that should be taken into account‚ as they hinder fraud detection which is why even though an audit may be performed properly
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portioned depends on the actual situation. The specific audit procedures to obtain evidence regarding the opening balances include: Current assets and liabilities. Audit evidence about opening balances for current assets and liabilities may be obtained as part of the current period’s audit procedures. For example‚ the collection (payment) of opening account receivable (account payable) during the current period will provide some audit evidence of their existence‚ rights and obligations‚ completeness
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execution of the strategy at various stages First you have to decide how you are going to tackle the audit. That’s the big picture. It could be that you decide there are no good internal controls. Your strategy would then be to not do any TOCs and concentrate on substantive procedures. Having decided that then you have to plan how you will use substantive procedures to get sufficient appropriate audit evidence. If your strategy is not to do any tests of control‚ then the detailed plan will take that
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Jang Newspaper Brand Audit Prepared by: Moiz Instructor: Dr. Kamran Siddiqui INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVE The purpose of this brand audit is to analyze the brand Jang Newspaper and determine the true personality of the newspaper. The brand audit covers the key attributes that are associated with Jang‚ the specific needs that the newspaper caters to and which particular the target market that it serves. Finally the audit has CBBE model that identifies the equity of the brand and certain recommendations
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LLP‚ to perform a financial statement audit for the year ended December 31‚ 2013. Using the PCAOB’s proposed standard on confirmations and electronic confirmations‚ you are to complete the testing of the cash balance reported by Simply Soups Inc. at year-end. Today‚ a majority of large banks require auditors to use electronic cash confirmation requests and‚ as a result‚ mostly all large audit firms use them. When using electronic confirmation requests‚ audit firms typically rely on a third-party
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Beginning the Audit Report Peter Serunjoji ACC546 January 15‚ 2012 Arlette Peoples Beginning the Audit Report MEMORANDUM TO: Larry Lancaster‚ Chairman‚ President‚ and CEO of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. FROM: Matrix Certified Public Accountants (MCPA) Inc.‚ DATE: January 15 2012 SUBJECT: Beginning the Audit Report (Engagement letter‚ Engagement checklist‚ Outline of timeframes and milestones of the audit) Dear Mr. Lancaster‚ This letter is to confirm the
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