explain how an auditor goes about the process of auditing financial statements and presents the five basic stages that the auditor performed during the financial statement audit at Maryward Primary School in Kwekwe for the year ending 31 December 2012. In order to be in a position to fulfil auditing responsibility to report on the client’s annual financial statements‚ the auditor followed a series of procedures and activities as required by the auditing profession. The auditor applied the following
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| | |The History of Auditing | |A detailed overview | |
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governmental auditing requirements (required under the FERC Order 693)‚ tools for project management‚ team and auditee management‚ workpaper documentation‚ interview techniques and other tools needed to conduct an effective and efficient audit and one that will stand up to the rigor of potential regulatory requirements and challenges. Regional Entity Management Group 2 Please Remember… • This is not technical training. There are “hard” and “soft” skills to auditing • This course
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before making a preliminary assessment of control risk for each material class of transactions‚ the auditor must first decide whether the entity is auditable. Two primary factors determine auditability: the integrity of management and the ade - quacy of accounting records. If management lacks integrity‚ most auditors will not accept the engagement. The accounting records are an important source of audit evidence for most audit objectives. If the accounting records are deficient‚ necessary audit evidence
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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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Group Assignment – HBC614B Company Auditing PART 1 THE INTERNATIONAL AUDITING STANDARDS BOARD AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUDITING STANDARDS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) is an independent standard setting body within the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Established in 1978‚ originally known as International Auditing Practices Committee (IAPC)‚ it changed its name to IAASB in early 2001 and was then
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management 81The company’s financial strength and credit rating. 85Make inquiries of the client’s banker‚ legal counsel‚ and predecessor auditor. 26Determine that independence requirements are met. 16Communicate on matters such as management integrity 18Disagreements with management 29Communications with the audit committee 24The reason for the change of auditors. 74Review of working papers related to opening balances and the consistency of application of accounting principles. 7‚79
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may work in a large or small financial institution. In an industry frequently considered highly competitive‚ a bank auditor reviews the general and specific aspects of daily practices to guarantee her bank remains competitive and maintains the integrity expected by its customers. She scrutinizes every practice from teller transactions through the security of the bank’s vaults and courier services. As an industry professional‚ she is generally aware of competitors’ procedures. She is typically expected
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The future of auditing Called to account The auditing industry has yet to recover from the damage inflicted by an era of corporate scandals Nov 18th 2004 |From the print edition * * NO ONE becomes an auditor because the job is adventurous. In recent years‚ however‚ the profession has been really rather racy. Auditors have been implicated in fraud after fraud. The Enron scandal brought down Arthur Andersen‚ which had been one of the profession ’s five giant firms. Now a scandal at
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What is integrity? Integrity is defined as the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Integrity is the state of being whole and undivided. It is a concept of consistency of actions‚ values‚ methods‚ measures‚ principles‚ expectations‚ and outcomes. It’s regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one’s actions. Integrity is to be consistent. Consistency is about being the same regardless of the situation. It’s a choice that people make every day‚ even when the situation
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