Chief Auditor It is a distinct pleasure to speak to this group that uniquely blends a passionate interest in auditing standards‚ practice‚ and education. I have the honor of being the first Chief Auditor of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board – the primary advisor to the Board on policy and technical issues related to the auditing of public companies‚ including auditing standards‚ and the head of the PCAOB’s professional standard-setting division. However‚ the views I express today
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ACC621 Midterm review Internal auditing is an independent objective assurance and consulting acitivity designed to add value and improve an organizations operations. Adding value is provided by improving opportunities to achieve organizational objectives identifying operational improvement reducing risk through exposure through both assurance and consulting. Auditing has its key components - accomplish objectives -evaluate and improve effectiveness of risk management -assurance and consulting
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Chapter 1: Auditing: Integral to the Economy TRUE/FALSE 1. The need for assurance services arises because the interests of the users of information may be different from that of the interests of those responsible for providing information. ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Demand for Assurances NAT: AACSB-Analytical skills | AICPA BB-Critical thinking 2. An audit of financial statements is a form of attestation service. ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Auditing Defined NAT: AACSB-Analytical skills | AICPA BB-Critical
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Chapter 2 The CPA Profession ← Review Questions 2-1 The four major services that CPAs provide are: 1. Audit and assurance services Assurance services are independent professional services that improve the quality of information for decision makers. Assurance services include attestation services‚ which are any services in which the CPA firm issues a report that expresses a conclusion about the reliability of an assertion that is the responsibility of another party. The four
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document‚ except as permitted by law. Contact permissions@ifac.org. ISBN: 978-1-934779-92-7 HANDBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON AUDITING AND QUALITY CONTROL 2009 EDITION Scope of this Handbook This handbook brings together all the International Standards on Auditing and the International Standard on Quality Control that have been redrafted by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) to improve their clarity (Clarity
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INTRODUCTION; 2 DEFINITIONS 3 Auditing 3 Financial statements: 4 Educational institutions 4 FINANCIAL AUDITING: 5 Objectives of auditing: 5 Primary objects 6 Subsidiary objects: 6 General Principles Governing an Audit of Financial Statements 6 Qualities of an auditor: 7 Types of audit: 7 Statutory audits: 7 Private audits 7 Internal audits: 7 Required procedures: 8 Auditors report: 9 AUDITING OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 9 INTRODUCTION: 9 Background of auditing educational institutions:
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1.26 Value of auditing Required: Would you obtain an audit for this company? Explain the reasons for your decision. Yes‚ audits exist because of regulatory mandate (required by government). There are three theories which propose reasons why demand for audits might exist without regulatory mandate: 1. Agency theory (The focus of the agency demand for auditing is more related to the stewardship role of accounting- which is more an examination of what has happened.) The separation of ownership
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Case 1.2 1. Revenue recognition principle under GAAP determines the specific conditions under which income becomes realized as revenue. Generally‚ revenue is recognized only when a specific critical event has occurred and the amount of revenue is measurable. For public company‚ performance of financial statement can have significant impact on stock price. It is essential for the users of financial statements to know that the real revenues are recorded and disclosed and not fraudulent revenues.
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Audit Risk Model Summary First: Let’s think about each of the components of the audit risk model. The auditor selects the overall audit risk they are will to accept‚ assesses inherent and control risk at the account (or account group) level‚ and calculates planned detection risk at the account (or account group) level. Audit Risk (AR) is the probability that the auditor issues a clean opinion when the financial statements are materially misstated. Note that acceptable level of audit risk is
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Chapter 1 Auditing and Internal Control Review Questions 1. What is the purpose of an IT audit? Response: The purpose of an IT audit is to provide an independent assessment of some technology- or systems-related object‚ such as proper IT implementation‚ or controls over computer resources. Because most modern accounting information systems use IT‚ IT plays a significant role in a financial (external audit)‚ where the purpose is to determine the fairness and accuracy of the financial statements
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