control framework used to conduct its assessment of internal controls. Discuss the options in selecting a control framework. Regarding the control framework‚ the SEC has made specific reference to COSO as a recommended model. Furthermore‚ the PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5 endorses the use of COSO as the framework for control assessment. Although other suitable frameworks have been published‚ any framework used should encompass all of COSO’s general themes 24. Prior to SOX‚ external auditors were required
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be straightforward and honest in all the professional and business relationships. In this case‚ an auditor has to be integrity to present their honest and fair to the client. Even Game’s Limited’s managing director is unhappy with the existing auditing firm has been changed. Objective An auditor has to be objective and fair. Auditor has to be fairness and objective to provide financial report. The client’s point of view must not affect auditor’s objective. In this case‚ Games Ltd has been
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Chapter 1- Demand for Audit and Assurance Services Assurance Services- Are the independent professional services that improve the quality of information for decision makers. Individuals who are responsible for making business decisions seek assurance services to help improve the reliability and relevance of the information used as the basis for their decisions. Assurance services are valued because the assurance provider is independent and perceived as being unbiased with respect to the information
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Qiong Wu Instructor James Dutra ACC 412 March 26‚ 2014 Case 3.1 Dodgers Trolley Summary The Dodgers Trolley case is a simple problem related the internal control in auditing. Dodgers Trolley was original funded in New York‚ but Yankees performed much better. After nearly seven decades of mostly frustration on and off the baseball field‚ the Dodgers shocked the sports world by moving to Los Angeles in 1958‚ because Walter O’Malley saw the opportunity to introduce baseball to the increasing
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PART FORM ANU AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY : Enron‚ Parmalat‚ WorldCom‚ HIH – these corporate failures and accounting scandals have shaken the foundations of investor confidence in the transparency‚ integrity and accountability of corporations and capital markets. There has also been public disquiet about the role professional auditors and audit firms have played in these corporate scandals. The consequences for many of the players in the market for financial information have been enormous; reputations
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DEFINITION OF AUDITING Auditing is described as the independent examination of and expression of an opinion on the financial statements of an enterprise by an appointed auditor in pursuance of that appointment and in compliance with any relevant statutory obligation. Thus auditing of information systems can be defined as independent examination of and expression of an opinion on the development‚ documentation and controls of information systems of an enterprise by an appointed auditor in pursuance
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the flagship store in Rundle Mall‚ and began retrieving their stock directly from the shelves‚ before shocked staff and customers. The company soon entered voluntary receivership‚ and its shares were withdrawn from the Australian Stock Exchange. Examination of the company’s books revealed that assets had been re-valued well above market value in an effort to conceal its spiralling losses. This practice had left the company with multimillion-dollar debts. The retailer Harris Scarfe had operated for
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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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Audit Documentation Purpose: 1. Main evidence of procedures‚ work performed on audit 2. Prepare sufficient & appropriate audit documentation on timely basis 3. enhance audit quality 4. facilitate effective review 5. evaluate audit evidence obtained & conclusions reached before finalizing auditor’s report 6. assisting audit team plan & perform for audit 7. assist audit team members’ supervise & direct audit work‚ discharge responsibilities (Quality Control
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these days. The need to prepare for tests and examinations is a restriction on teachers and also exerts unnecessary pressure on young learners. To what extent do you agree or disagree. Students nowadays are getting more stressed. We have to sit for lots of examination since we are small. Some of us even have their first examination at the age of four‚ when they are supposed to enjoy the beauty of the world without having the fear of failing an examination. It sounds crazy and ridiculous but the principals
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