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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Principals as Instructional Leaders At some level‚ principals always have been instructional leaders—but never before has their role been more prominent. First‚ the accountability movement—No Child Left Behind in particular—thrust principals into the spotlight on academic achievement. Then budget cuts peeled away capacity at both the district and school levels‚ thinning the ranks of assistant superintendents‚ curriculum specialists and assistant principals‚ who shouldered some or most of the
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Mens rea is a Latin term meaning "guilty mind". It refers to the criminal intent that is necessary as an element to be proven in a crime. Many civil law claims also include some level of mens rea as a required element. The four levels of mens rea set forth in the Model Penal Code are: 1. Purposely - Express purpose to commit a specific crime against a particular person 2. Knowingly - Knowledge that one’s actions would certainly result in a crime against someone‚ but did not specifically intend
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh ASSURANCE Professional Stage Knowledge Level www.facebook.com/cainbd Study Manual www.icab.org.bd Assurance The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh Professional Stage These learning materials have been prepared by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ISBN 978-1-84152-637-9 First edition 2009 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored
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Definitions (2) 1. An examination and verification of a company’s financial and accounting records and supporting documents by a professional‚ such as a Certified Public Accountant. 2. An audit is an IRS examination of an individual or corporation’s tax return‚ to verify its accuracy. There are three types of audits: correspondence audits (the IRS mails a request for additional information)‚ office audits (an interview is conducted at a local IRS office)‚ and field audits (an interview is conducted
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safeguards 14 Appendix 3 – Non-audit services – sample audit work paper Appendix 4 – Sample audit planning letter 16 26 Appendix 5 – Long association with audit client‚ sample audit work paper 29 2 Dilemma One – Non-Audit Services I provide a complete suite of services to my small corporate clients such as accounting services‚ tax work and ad hoc projects that they may request me to do. I have heard that there may be a problem with this? What should I do? Whether or not you can provide these
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Introduction Centro Properties Group (Centro) owns develops‚ manages‚ and leases retail properties in Australia and New Zealand‚ it oversees a portfolio of more than 100 properties leased to supermarkets‚ department stores‚ and other retailers (Hoover’s Inc 2013). Centro created largely by former chief executive Andrew Scott and once valued at almost $10 billion by the market‚ the share price collapsed in December 2007 when the company revealed that it was struggling to refinance$1.3 billion. Centro
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Course Syllabus EVAN 525 Contemporary Evangelism Course Description A study of the evangelistic imperative and various methods of personal witnessing. Particular emphasis is given to follow-up‚ discipleship‚ and memorizing key Bible verses. Rationale Because of the importance of every student being fully prepared in the areas of evangelism and discipleship‚ EVAN 525 is required for each degree program the seminary offers. I. Prerequisites None II. Required Resource Purchases Earley‚ David
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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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Ethics Auditing: Identify the benefits and limits of ethics auditing. Is there a strategic role that ethics auditing may play in a company? Ethics Auditing By definition‚ an ethics audit is a “systematic evaluation of an organization’s ethics program and/or performance to determine its effectiveness.” (1) This concept of ethics auditing is fairly new and few companies have conducted an ethics audit. However‚ performing such audits will likely become more mainstream as recent legislation encourages
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