The following answers are based on the SEC’s Litigation Release No. 20470 and related press releases associated with the fraud at Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation: a. According to the SEC press releases and Litigation Release No. 20470‚ Bally fraudulently accounted for three types of revenue it received from members: initiation fees‚ prepaid dues‚ and reactivation fees. Initiation fees: Bally fraudulently and prematurely recognized revenue from initiation fees. Part of the price of a
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Print Form 00-1 2009 General Audit Engagement Checklist 20‚401 Section 20‚400 General Audit Engagement Checklist Checklist for Review of Audit Engagements Contents Section I. The Auditor’s Report With Regard to the Auditor’s Report............................................................................................... II. General Audit Procedures With Regard to Client Acceptance .................................................................................................. With Regard
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CHAPTER 17 COMPLETING THE AUDIT ENGAGEMENT Answers to Review Questions 17-1 A contingent liability is defined as an existing condition‚ situation‚ or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible loss to an entity that ultimately will be resolved when some future event occurs or fails to occur. FASB ASC Topic 450‚ “Contingencies‚” classifies uncertainties into three categories: 1. Probable: The future event is likely to occur. 2. Reasonably possible: The chance of the future
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A. Define audit risk. Audit risk is the risk that the auditors may unknowingly fail to appropriately modify their opinion on financial statements that are materially misstated. B. Describe its components of inherent risk‚ control risk‚ and detection risk. The risk of material misstatement may be separated into two components-inherent risk and control risk. Both inherent risk and control risk exist independently of the audit of financial statements‚ or in other words‚ the risk of misstatement
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position‚ I would probably do the same thing David had done. I believe the proper working ethics are accountability‚ professionalism and integrity. As a COO‚ I should monitor the daily operation of the company and report the strong and weakness of internal control to the CEO. I should be accountable and professional for these responsibilities as David Sokol did. “If you ever obtain something by lying‚ it’s worthless. Integrity is the highest order of the day.” Said by David Sokol. I total agree
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TYPES OF COST AUDIT * Cost Audit to assist Management : The main object of this type of cost audit is to make available accurate‚ relevant and prompt information to management to assist it in taking important managerial decisions. * Cost Audit on behalf of the Government: The government may appoint a cost auditor to conduct cost audit where it is necessary(a) to do so in the opinion of the government under section 233-B of the companies Act‚ 1956; (b) to ascertain correct cost of certain
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Published Article-Sox Institute 12/2008 The Essence of Internal Control A statement on policy and procedures issues as they relate to managements views and /or findings with regard to OMB A-123 audits. Writing position papers on justification of actions taken has raised some questions about control. There seems to be a shift in the mind set of managers now that Section 404 of Sox’s (documentation) has really kicked in with compliance performance of the financial managers responsibility
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Case Set 2 Case 2a Questions: 1. Read AU 110 (a) What are management’s responsibilities pertaining to the independent audit? According to the PCAOB Standards‚ section AU 110.03 clearly states that management shall bear responsibility for all issued financial statements‚ the adoption of sound accounting policies‚ and for establishing and maintaining a system of internal controls that will record‚ track and process transactions‚ events and conditions. Management shall also maintain an understanding
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ClariCall ClariCall is a leader in the telecom industry. They have survived the pitfalls of a seemingly sloth industry. Due to their survival skills‚ questions of how they survived have become an instant issue. Audit and investigation staffs are required to verify that the correct amount of revenue is declared or quantified. In doing this‚ it may be necessary to test the information provided and the assertions made by or on behalf of ClariCall. Therefore‚ the Revenue Verification Process will play
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profile failures of financial services firms‚ the issues about ‘audit expectation gap’ have never been more important. Though it would take an enormous amount of effort to address these issues‚ I will argue that tremendous amounts could be done in order to close the gap down. In this essay I will discuss some of these issues and in particular the strategies to reduce the gap. Definitions Various definitions have been proposed for the audit expectation gap. Humphrey‚ Moizer and Turley (1992)‚ suggest
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