THE RELATIONSHIP OF RISK ASSESSMENTS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO DETECTED MISSTATEMENTS Lizabeth A. Austen Assistant Professor University of Arkansas Aasmund Eilifsen Associate Professor Institute of Accounting‚ Auditing and Law Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration William F. Messier‚ Jr. Deloitte & Touche Professor Georgia State University Professor II Institute of Accounting‚ Auditing and Law Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Preliminary Draft:
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Inherent Risk i) expanded into a national manufacturer of high technology sustainable energy products brings with it a range of uncertainties‚ including compliance requirements and logistical problems increased potential for misstatement due to the judgements required requiring more judgement such as research and development (valuation)‚ intangible assets (valuation)‚ inventory (valuation) and property plant and equipment (valuation). ii) assets include “intellectual property rights”
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Inherent Risk * i/3 of audit risk model.. lesast amount of evidence awailable use professional judgement * not static‚ assessed at the planning stage mostly and audit too Major factors that an auditor should consider when assessing inherent risk 1) Nature of clients business – the more susceptible the client the greater the risk ( if the client is in a business with heavy changes in technology 2) Nature of data processing – the more poorly the IT system is made
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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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Inherent Risk Inherent risk is the susceptibility of an account balance or class of transactions to misstatement that could be material either individually or when aggregated with misstatement in other balances or classes assuming that there were no related internal controls. This risk mainly arises at the level of management and the risk factor generally being high. Factors Affecting Inherent Risk: At the level of financial statement Integrity of management; Management’s experience and
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Systems Over The Payroll Cycle • Internal Control Checklists For The Payroll Cycle • Tests Of Control Of Payroll • Internal Controls Systems Over The Stock Cycle • Internal Control Checklists For The Stock Cycle • Tests Of Control Of Stock INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER PAYROLL To understand the need for controls‚ it is helpful to break down the payroll process into its component stages. The table shows the various stages of the payroll “cycle”‚ together with:
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One inherent risk factor that would impact my audit procedures of Enron were the large number of highly complex accounting entries. For example energy traders were required to book all the projected profits from a supply contract in the quarter in which the deal is made. Such accounting procedures are inherently risky as they make assumptions about price forecasts which can drastically affect earnings. Another inherent risk factor is the frequency of related party transactions. The special purpose
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PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL CYCLE CHART Journals needed for this cycle is the payroll journal and the general journal. In this cycle‚ transactions such as payroll taxes are checked to make sure they are deducted and remitted to the appropriate agency‚ and that payroll is accrued. The payroll and personnel cycle begins with the hiring of personnel and ends with payment to the employees for the services performed and to the government and other institutions for the withheld and accrued payroll taxes and
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Report On “PAYROLL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM” Prepared by:- Sanura Nilesh R.(110573116006) Padariya Sanket M.(110573116010) Submitted to:- Prof. Sushmita Mandal Assistant Professor of IT Department Marwadi Education Foundation Group Of Institutions Payroll Management System: Payroll is very simple‚ flexible and user-friendly Management software. That takes care of all your requirements relating to accounting and management of employees’ Payroll. Payroll stores complete
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audit risk model‚ which is used to determine the nature‚ timing‚ and extent of audit procedures. Describe the components of the model and discuss how changes in each component affect the auditor’s need for evidence. The audit risk model is used to determine the nature‚ timing‚ and extent of substantive audit procedures. The components of audit risk model usually stated as follows: DR = AR/(IR x CR) Where: DR = detection risk; AR = audit risk; IR = inherent risk; CR = control risk Detection Risk: auditors’
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