INTRODUCTION TO AUDITING 1. WHAT IS AN AUDIT An audit is an independent examination of the financial statements of an entity in order to enable the auditor to express an opinion as to whether it gives a true and fair opinion and if it has been properly prepared in accordance with the applicable reporting framework. 2. Under the Companies Act‚ Cap. 50‚ private limited companies that satisfy the following conditions are not required to have an audit: a) number of shareholders
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AUDIT FAILURE OF WORLDCOM Group 1 Background • WorldCom‚ first named LDDS (Long Distance Discount Services)‚ grew largely by aggressively acquiring other telecommunications companies in 1990s. • For a time‚ it was the United State’s second largest long distance phone company (after AT&T). Background However‚ the year 2002 comes… • In March‚ the SEC began to investigate WorldCom as it reported large profit while AT&T reported loss. • In May‚ Arthur Anderson was replaced by KPMG
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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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MIS - MIB DMS - DBM - PGDM - BBM – DBA – PGDM www.mbacasestudyanswers.com www.casestudysolution.in aravind.banakar@gmail.com ARAVIND 09901366442 – 09902787224 AUDITING Q1) H.W.P. Private Ltd. Is having only two members H and W. During the audit of accounts for the year ended 31st March 2000‚ you as a auditor find that : a) H‚ who is incharge of purchases has introduced fictitious purchase bills of Rs 50 lakhs. b) W‚ who is incharge of sales has sold goods worth Rs 1 crore without bringing
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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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The Strategic Audit Many companies begin their operation in different ways. Some companies start with a lot of capital and become successful‚ while others start with very little capital and still find success. However‚ once profitability has been achieved‚ it can be very difficult to maintain in the long run. One tool many managers use in order to keep operations running smoothly is the strategic audit. A strategic audit is used to compare current operations with ideal operating conditions.
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term benefits of a Market Audit 4. Identification of the challenges facing marketers undertaking a market audit and the dangers of not doing so. 5. Conclusion 6. Bibliography 1. Introduction Step 1 Macro Analysis Step 2 Micro Analysis Step 3 TOWS/SWOT Step 4 Identification of Key or Critical Success Factors Step 1 Macro Analysis Step 2 Micro Analysis Step 3 TOWS/SWOT Step 4 Identification of Key or Critical Success Factors A market audit is a strategic planning process
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