Substantive Audit Testing: Revenue Cycle 1. Substantive Audit Testing: Revenue Cycle 2. MULTIPLE CHOICE: 3. 1. Which of the following might be detected by an auditor’s review of the client’s sales cut-off? 4. a. Excessive goods returned for credit. 5. b. Unrecorded sales discounts. c. Lapping of year end accounts receivable. d. Inflated sales for the year. 6. ANSWER: D 7. 2. Which of the following forms of evidence represents the most competent evidence that a receivable actually exists? 8. a. A
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elect a board of directors to provide oversight of the organization’s activities and accountability back to its stakeholders.” The key players in corporate governance are the stockholders (owners)‚ board of directors‚ audit committees‚ management‚ regulatory bodies‚ and both internal and external auditors. 2-2. In the past decade‚ all parties failed to a certain extent. For detailed analysis‚ see exhibit 2.2 in the chapter and repeated here: Corporate Governance Responsibilities and Failures
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Obtaining an understanding of internal control allows auditor’s to identify the types of material misstatements that could occur in the financial statements‚ consider the factors that affect the risk of material misstatements‚ and design substantive tests. An auditor obtains the understanding from researching the clients business. An auditor will take inquires from management and personnel‚ observe client activities and operations‚ walk-through the business‚ and inspect client documents and records
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Internal Controls XACC/280 Christopher Stone 5.1.2013 Internal controls are an integral part of a business operation because of the extreme importance of assets. Assets are basically an economically valued item owned by an individual or corporation‚ which most often has a direct conversion rate to cash. Examples are cash‚ securities‚ accounts receivable‚ in-stock product‚ business equipment‚ real-estate‚ cars‚ and other valuable property. Assets are business resources which could lead
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EuroEconomica Issue 2(31)/2012 ISSN: 1582-8859 Effects of Audit Opinion on Stock Prices: The case of Croatia and Slovenia Arbër H. HOTI Teaching Assistant Faculty of Economics‚ University of Prishtina‚ arber_hoti@hotmail.com Hysen Ismajli Associate Profesor Faculty of Economics‚ University of Prishtina‚ hysen_rismajli@yahoo.com Skender Ahmeti Associate Profesor Faculty of Economics‚ University of Prishtina‚ skender.ahmeti@yahoo.com Arben Dërmaku Assistant Profesor Faculty of Economics
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Information System Audit Information technology (IT) has become increasingly sophisticated and complex‚ escalating the ongoing change within Kudler Fine Foods. As IT information is adopted within the organization‚ automation controls many processes within the Kudler’s environment. As Kudler has become more virtualized‚ a need for increased trust and assurance in the relationships with consumers‚ partners and suppliers. The swell of e-commerce business has created new ways of conducting an audit. Statement
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preparers. Auditors of financial reports need to be trained accountants with detailed knowledge about the complex technical accounting and disclosure issues required to assess the choices made by the financial report preparers. When undertaking an audit‚ the auditor should use professional scepticism‚ professional judgement and due care. Auditors should be independent of the client. Independent auditors have no incentives to aid the entity in presenting their results in the best possible light. They
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Jamaica: Internal Auditors Introduction The responsibility of the internal audit is to serve the Ministry of Justice in a manner that is consistent with the Financial Administration and Audit Act‚ Standards for the Professional Practise of Internal Auditing and with professional standards of conduct. This activity has the potential to provide hitherto unparallel services to management in the conduct of their duties. Background of Study The government of Jamaica established the Internal Auditing
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A system of internal control refers to the process by which organizations maintain environments that encourage incorruptibility and deter fraudulent activities by management and employees. An organization’s components of internal control are evaluated during the planning phase of an independent financial statement audit. The results of the evaluation directly influence the auditor’s level of detailed testing. To reduce detailed testing‚ and perhaps the audit fee‚ organizations implement common features
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Mandatory Audit Partner Rotation‚ Audit Quality‚ and Market Perception: Evidence from Taiwan* WUCHUN CHI‚ National Chengchi University HUICHI HUANG‚ Syracuse University YICHUN LIAO‚ National Taiwan University HONG XIE‚ University of Kentucky 1. Introduction Mandatory audit partner rotation has existed in the United States since the 1970s‚ when the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) required that audit partners in charge of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) audits be rotated
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