Part A 1) a)Although a client/company is engaged to perform audits for the 2nd year‚ it does not allow sufficient time for auditor to detect material misstatement. This is due to lack of experience in understanding of the company? Repeat engagement over the years to come would reduce inherent risk Thus‚ the 2nd year of audit would increase inherent risk. b)The bank requires that a/ the company’s interest coverage ratio should be above 9‚ in order to provide loans to the client. From the extract
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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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ACCT622 -Advance Auditing Case 1.5 Leslie Fay Company Critique Case Discussion and Summary I felt the case discussion and summary was well done. It included the majority of the essential components of the case and the facts were summarized in a very organized fashion. The one item I did not find in the summary and the discussion is the final results of the case. After reading the summary it would have been helpful to include a summary of findings from the 600 page audit committee report submitted
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Phillips Petroleum Case Study Prepared by For Professor C.E. Reese in partial fulfillment of the requirements for ACC 502- Advanced Auditing School of Business/ Graduate Studies St. Thomas University Miami Gardens‚ Fla. Term A1/Spring 2014 February 17‚ 2014 Table of Contents Issues……………………………………………………………….Page 3-4 Facts………………………………………………………………..Page 4-5 Analysis/ Authority………………………………………………...Page 5-8 Conclusions/ Recommendation…………………………………….Page 8 References…………………………………………………………
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required audit specialists New Client Investigation Continuing Clients Identify Client’s Reasons for Audit Obtain an understanding with the client Develop Overall audit strategy Select staff for engagement Evaluate need for outside specialist 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. II. Understand the Client’s Business and Industry Why is it important? General Standard: “The auditor must obtain a sufficient understanding of the entity and its environment‚ including its
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92When audit risk is at an appropriately low level 83The possibility that the auditors may unknowingly fail to appropriately modify their opinion on financial statements that are materially misstated 49Investigate the identities and reputations of the client’s directors‚ officers‚ and major stockholders 51The reputation of management 81The company’s financial strength and credit rating. 85Make inquiries of the client’s banker‚ legal counsel‚ and predecessor auditor. 26Determine that independence
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1.5 Constructing Your Health Decisions 1. For your assignment you will organize information to include influences on your health‚ a family member’s health or the health of another person. · Be sure to include: o at least two examples of different influences by media‚ technology‚ or public policy on you‚ your family‚ or community o the effect of these influences on everyone’s health o the responsibility a person has for enhancing one’s health. 2. Use the organizer below to help you brainstorm
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1. Arthur Young was criticized for not encouraging Lincoln to invoke the substance-over-form principle when accounting for its large real estate transactions. Briefly describe the substance over form concept and exactly what it requires. What responsibility‚ if any‚ do auditors have when a client violates this principle? Substance-over-form is an accounting principle used to ensure that financial statements give a complete‚ relevant‚ and accurate picture of transactions and events. If an entity
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propose ideas on how to repair the image of accountants. Let us begin by defining what ethics mean and what it really means to be ethical according to the AICPA (Amlie). BACKGROUND According to Louwers‚ ethical behavior can be defined in two ways; “(1) ethical behavior is that which
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Unit 5 Case study 1: Hassan’s Story Page 184. 1. The 2 types of major surface markings that bones have are depression/openings and processes. 2. The skull bone in which metopic sutures are found is within the skull of a new born‚ that’s one reason why Liu and Hassan were surprised to find metopic sutures in an adult skull. The other reason is because after the age of six or so‚ the sutures should have disappeared. 3. The delicate skeletal structures that are found inside the nasal cavity
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