doi.org/10.3846/bme.2011.16 ANALYSIS OF INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTIONING IN POLAND – EMPIRICAL RESEARCH FINDINGS Edita Bielińska-Dusza Department of Strategic Analysis‚ Cracow University of Economics‚ ul. Rakowicka 16‚ 31-510 Kraków‚ Poland E-mail: edytadusza@gmail.com Received 18 November 2010; accepted 15 January 2011 Abstract. The purpose of the article was to present the research conducted in companies‚ concerning the functioning of internal audit in Poland. During the research‚ the author
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1. Investigate performance of a selected small business enterprise. 1.1 J&S furniture is a furniture manufacturing company owned by two brothers John and Smith. J&S started operations in 2006 and there is a satisfactory growth in this business since then. However there are fall in turnover in some months as well. J&S import wood from Asian countries and manufacture furniture. Company had been able to get massive discounts from its suppliers because of bulk buying so this had helped them to keep
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20‚ No. 2‚ 203– 222‚ April 2011 Adding Value to Audit Education through ‘Living’ Cases JULIE DRAKE University of Huddersfield‚ UK Received: November 2009 Revised: July 2010 Accepted: September 2010 ABSTRACT This paper seeks to address the perceived failure of university teaching to foster critical understanding of audit practice and to identify a potential remedy. It contributes to the debate (Maltby‚ 2001‚ “Second thoughts about ‘Cases in Auditing’‚” Accounting Education: an international
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– Skills Module‚ Paper F8 (UK) Audit and Assurance (United Kingdom) 1 (a) (i) Importance of reporting to those charged with governance June 2013 Answers In accordance with ISA 260 (UK and Ireland) Communication with those charged with governance‚ it is important for the auditors to report to those charged with governance as it helps in the following ways: (1) It assists the auditor and those charged with governance in understanding matters related to the audit‚ and in developing a constructive
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BUS 611: Enterprise Rent-A-Car Case Questions 1. Rental car companies provide the use of a car for their customers‚ but what did Enterprise do to create a unique rental experience? How has Enterprise established a competitive advantage over its competitors? All companies provide customers with a car to drive but Enterprise took a unique approach to the car renting experience. Although Enterprise is the largest and possible most well-known rental car company‚ they focused on giving each customer
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456 Chapter Eleven Appendix 11B Illustrative Audit Case: Keystone Computers & Networks‚ Inc. Part III: Substantive Tests—Accounts Receivable and Revenue This part of the audit case illustrates the manner in which the auditors design substantive tests of balances. The substantive tests are illustrated for two accounts—receivables and revenue. This aspect of the audit is illustrated with the following audit documentation: • ABC’s risk assessment working paper that combines the auditors’ assessments
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Small Case #1 (Lenovo: Striving to be the best) 1. SWOT analysis Location of Factor Type of Factor Favorable Unfavorable Internal Strengths Well-established brand equity Highly respected international business partners Leading position in China Capacity to keep up with market trends and demands High performance in China’s domestic market Weaknesses Low profit margins compared to the industry average Complex and inefficient cost composition Low performance in tablet and smart phone lines abroad External
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time to see if they are reasonable. Most auditors should have detected this kind of material misstatement in company’s financial results‚ because this defalcation is caused by a personal factor. c) We should forecast its audit procedure in order to eliminate the risks in audit progress. Thus‚ control procedure would have been effective in preventing or detecting the defalcation could have been a separation of duties. 2. a) Since the purchasing agent usually set up wrong purchase orders to factious
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Executive summary Objectives of the study * This project aims at the advanced and thorough study of internal audit system in the organization including internal controls /systems & processes. * To establish the rationale of internal audit. * To find if the internal audit observations are complied with & corrective actions are taken on timely basis. * To look into the internal audit process and suggest practical solutions for improving the systems & Controls. * Studying the
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BuyGasCo Corporation: The Use of Alternative Costing Methods in a Predatory Pricing Lawsuit 1 BACKGROUND2 BuyGasCo Corporation (BuyGasCo) is a major national chain of retail motor fuel (gasoline) service centers. This privately held company is very successful and has been in existence for 35 years. The service centers‚ owned and operated by BuyGasCo‚ are straightforward and typical of those in the industry. The main function of these service centers is to sell gasoline. The company sells three types
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