ACC 3401 Audit and Professional Ethics │LECTURE 1│ Concepts of Auditing Learning Objectives After the lecture‚ students should be able to: describe the nature‚ purpose and scope of an audit; describe various basic principles and concepts of auditing and explain their importance in the actual audit procedures; and describe the professional framework within which auditors must operate. 1. Accounting vs. Auditing Accounting - the process of recording‚ classifying‚ summarizing and
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NATURE of AUDITING‚ ATTESTATION AND ASSURANCE SERVICES Let us understand a few terminologies before going further in the discussion of the details of auditing and assurance since these terms will be used often throughout the text. Auditing‚ attestation and assurance services are often used interchangeably because they encompass the same decision-process: defining the decision problem‚ defining the alternative choices‚ identifying and obtaining information relevant to the decision problem‚ evaluating
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School of Accounting & Finance The Hong Kong Polytechnic University AF2111 Accounting for Decision making Semester 1 of 2013/2014 Academic Year Meeting Time: Thursday‚ 19:30 - 21:20 Venue: DE401 (subject group S01) Instructor: Ms Sarah Cheng Mei Ling Office: M754‚ Li Ka Shing Building Tel. No.: (852) 2766-7027 E-mail:
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Is the demand for auditing a regulatory artifact or market driven? Pre SEC era: There is evidence that before legislation on auditing existed there were still forms of auditing. In the medieval times there were the guilds‚ later audits were conducted by directors or shareholders of a company. In the 19th century US companies voluntarily contracted for audits. Current data on non-SEC companies In 1977‚ 80% of corporate audit clients of PwC are non-SEC-registrants (Biegler 1977). Privately owned
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SCOPE OF AUDIT 6 ANSWER: TOPIC 2 - DISTINCTION BETWEEN ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING 7 ANSWER: TOPIC 3 - TYPES OF AUDITS AND AUDITORS 8 ANSWER: TOPIC 4 - MEANING OF TRUE AND FAIR VIEW 9 ANSWER: TOPIC 5 - DESCRIBE THE PROFESSIONAL ETHICS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO AUDITORS 10 CONCLUSION 11 APPENDIX 12 REFERENCES INTRODUCTION After done this assignment‚ we can understand deeper on the job of auditing. First of all‚ the knowledge that we receive in the first topic is we can
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governmental auditing requirements (required under the FERC Order 693)‚ tools for project management‚ team and auditee management‚ workpaper documentation‚ interview techniques and other tools needed to conduct an effective and efficient audit and one that will stand up to the rigor of potential regulatory requirements and challenges. Regional Entity Management Group 2 Please Remember… • This is not technical training. There are “hard” and “soft” skills to auditing • This course
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1Chapter 26 Internal and Governmental Financial Auditing and Operational Auditing Review Questions 26-1 Internal auditors who perform financial auditing are responsible for evaluating whether their company’s internal controls are designed and operating effectively and whether the financial statements are fairly presented. This responsibility is essentially the same as the responsibility of external auditors who perform financial audits. The two types of auditors are also similar in that
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AUDITING IN A CIS ENVORONMENT With the introduction of computers‚ conventional accounting systems and methods using papers‚ pens and abacuses have undergone drastic changes‚ therefore exerting a great impact on internal control and audit trails in following audit procedures. Also‚ the introduction of computer has brought an immense increase in the availability of electronic resources. My topic is entitled auditing in a Computerized Information System (CIS). One purpose why this topic is included
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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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report or opinion. 3-2 The unqualified audit report consists of: 1. Report title Auditing standards require that the report be titled and that the title includes the word independent. 2. Audit report address The report is usually addressed to the company‚ its stockholders‚ or the board of directors. 3. Introductory paragraph The introductory paragraph of the report makes the simple statement that the CPA firm has done an audit. Second‚ it lists the financial statements that were audited‚ including
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