Board of Directors‚ President and CEO Apollo Shoes Inc. 100 Shoe Plaza Shoetown‚ ME 00001 Dear Mr. Lancaster‚ Please let me introduce ourselves as a reliable auditing and assurance firm – Anderson‚ Old‚ and Watershed (AOW). With our reliable partners and associates‚ we offer dependable auditing services. We have the latest auditing tools‚ resources‚ and personnel to give your company a high-quality and reliable audit. Our services are reputably known for procedural excellence‚ professional independence
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Arayawna Moore @02585360 Auditing I 09/20/10 CHAPTER 1 1-14 A. 3 B. 2 C. 2 D. 3 1-15 A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 3 1-21 1) IRS‚ compliance audit 2) GAO‚ operational audit 3) CPA‚ operational audit 4) Internal‚ financial statement audit 5) GAO‚ operational audit 6) CPA‚ financial statement audit 7) GAO‚ financial statement audit 8) IRS‚ compliance audit 9) Internal‚ financial statement audit 10) IRS‚ compliance audit 11) Internal‚ financial statement audit 12) GAO‚ compliance
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SUBJECT: Forensic Accounting Introduction In this memorandum‚ I will explain the reasons as to why managers feel more pressure than in past years. Also‚ I will discuss several ways that managers can commit fraud for personal gain‚ and how these schemes are eventually caught by forensic accountants. Rising Pressure There has been a growing trend to hold managers accountable for their company’s performance. Wall Street analysts have become enemies of CEOs. These analysts set target quarterly
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Homework 3 5-19 a. The fraud that was commited was very complex‚ and thus would have been difficult to find if it weren’t for the suggestion made by Yost. As you can see‚ the president of the company had a hand in covering it up based on the statement released by the company. b. This is actually quite simple. First‚ privity of contract. Privity of contract means that the contract only applys to the people involved with contract‚ thus making the bank an innocent third party. The second defense
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YORK UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES School of Administrative Studies PART B: AP/ADMS 4551 Auditing and Other Assurance Services Midterm Examination‚ February 21‚ 2010 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Part B will be distributed 70 minutes from the start of the exam. A YorkCard or acceptable photo identification is required as your identification for this examination. If you do not have identification documents‚ you will be required to personally bring these to your instructor
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Cendant Corporation Evaluating Risk of Financial Statement Fraud and Assessing the Control Environment Describe the auditor’s responsibility for considering a client’s internal controls Describe the auditor’s responsibility to detect material misstatements due to fraud Identify red flags present during the audits of CUC International‚ Inc.’s financial statements‚ which suggest weaknesses in the company’s control environment (CUC was the predecessor company to Cendant Corporation) Identify
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"Corporate Fraud" when you hear those words the first‚ most recent incident‚ many think of is The Enron Scandal. This same scandal produced the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002. This much needed act created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board under the Security Exchange Commission ’s supervision. This board sets accounting standards and investigates Certified Public Accountants and companies to ensure they are following the guidelines set forth. This
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Auditing and Assurance: Week 1: Chapter 1: Question 1-44: In examining the audit opinion formulation process‚ identify the areas in which auditor judgment must be made. To what extent does that judgment extend beyond accounting issues? Answer: Well in this process there are four different phases the auditors must follow in order to reach phase 5. Whereas‚ this determines whether or not there is any fairness of an organization’s financial statements and‚ for integrated audits‚ the effectiveness
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Inherent risk Computerizing risk Non-routine transactions (Beasley 2010‚ p268) ‘Transactions that are unusual for the client are more likely than routine transactions to be incorrectly recorded‚ because of the client often lacks experience in recording them.’ Why it is risk: Santos use a series of computerizing or IT technology to support their business for increase market competition. IT technology has been used for trade ordering systems between customs and Santos. Customers can order
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Question 2 Hans & Co.‚ CGAs‚ is auditing CCC Inc.s 2010 financial statements. Hans previously audited the companys 2008 and 2009 financial statements. The 2008 audit resulted in a qualified opinion because the auditors were unable to verify the opening inventory for that year‚ but the 2009 audit resulted in an unqualified opinion. Julia worked on the previous two audits and is familiar with most of the staff at CCC‚ including the office manager‚ Marcus. Julia was scheduled to meet with Marcus on
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