MEANING OF AUDITING The word ‘Audit’ is originated from the Latin word ’Audire’ which means ’to hear’. In the earlier days‚ whenever there is suspected fraud in a business organization‚ the owner of the business would appoint a person to check the accounts and hear the explanations given by the person responsible for keeping the account and funds. In those days‚ the audit is done to find out whether the payments and receipt are properly accounted or not. The objective of modern day accounting
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AUDIT EVIDENCE Audit Evidence Definition : All the information used by the auditor in arriving at the conclusions on which the audit opinion is based. This includes the information contained in the account records underlying the financial statements and other information. Additionally‚ audit evidence should be persuasive‚ rather than convincing. There are different levels of reliability of audit evidence‚ some providing more evidence than others. There are nine types of audit evidence
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part of their work in both the commercial and public sectors. They should also be of benefit to organisations considering establishing an internal audit function. Internal auditors should read these guidelines in conjunction with the Approved Auditing Standards contained in the Members’ Handbook and the Institute’s By-Laws (On Professional Ethics‚ Conduct and Practice) [Issued January 2007] and any requirements regarding internal audit set out in the relevant statutes or regulations. These guidelines
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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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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 generally know that audit will have their
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future period into the current period by offering price concessions or more favorable credit terms or it can be deferred by delaying delivery of goods at the end of the period. GAAP allows for earning management when the goal is to maximize generally accepted accounting practices for the benefit of the organization‚ but not when its purpose is to manipulate earnings in an attempt to commit fraud. If the purpose of the earning management is to benefit the organization and the stakeholders and it is
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allowance was recorded at year end – 50% of the account balance at year end (recall Health management and its booking of inventory $1.8M). No support docs nor payments for $11.3M‚ even 3 month after year end - $16M (out of $22M total confirms sent) Non standard confirmations: ambiguous language including “the company had earned‚ accrued‚
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Financial Control Auditing in an Electronic Environment (e-Auditing) Presented to Dr. Marwa Tarek Presented By: Pierre Guirguis 9104428 Rimon Abd El-Meseih 9104386 Mahmoud Mohamed Refaat Auditing in an Electronic Environment (e-Auditing) * What is e-Auditing? Electronic auditing‚ or e-Auditing‚ is computer-assisted auditing that uses electronic records to complete all or part of the audit. If you use a computer to record your business activity and maintain this data electronically
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A professional judgment is a key factor in auditing. As a result of development of auditing and accounting industry‚ especially after a series of accounting fraud and auditing failure cases‚ such as Enron and Arthur Andersen‚ in the last decade‚ professional judgments is becoming a more and more important aspect for the independent auditing industry. Recently‚ many countries and professional bad issued more strict auditing standards to emphasize to this point. It means the auditor should be required
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procedures report on subject matter or that is the responsibility of another party (e.g management) Attest Function-Diagram Suitable Criteria -standards established or developed by groups of experts -Example: Internal control audit- standards established by a committee of experts on internal control -Example: Financial statement audit- standards are GAAP. For a financial statement audit suitable criteria are referred to as the “applicable financial reporting framework” Forms of Attestation-Diagram
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