a. There are three ways of managing reported earnings and the reasons behind each way may be different. (1) Report lower earnings. Managers intend to report lower earnings for mainly three reasons. Firstly‚ they want to hide profit for future use. In some years‚ the company presents a strong performance and has earned huge profit; however the manager may worry that the company’s future performance would not be as strong as current year‚ which gives them the incentive to save the profit by reporting
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A. It is extremely important to ensure that the auditing profession meets its responsibilities to its clients. While working for a company to audit their financial information‚ they are also at the same time working for the public and regulators who rely on externals auditors to prove credibility to the financial information that companies release (Cooper‚ Coram‚ Richardson‚ & Leung‚ 2009). To assist in quality assurance‚ the profession‚ and government have developed multilevel framework which is
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adequate and effective internal controls. Satisfying itself that appropriate controls are in place for monitoring compliance with laws‚ regulations‚ supervisory requirements and relevant internal policies. Monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of the internal audit function. Reviewing and assessing the internal audit plan and its progress. Ensuring that the internal audit function is adequately resourced and enjoys appropriate standing within the organisation. Considering management’s response
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Relevant Basic Definitions Trust is defined as an equitable obligation‚ binding a trustee to deal with property over which he/she has control for the benefits of beneficiaries. A trustee could be a beneficiary as long as he/she is not the only one. Trustee is the person who is the legal owner and controller of the trust property. The trustee‚ who is usually appointed in the trust deed‚ manages the trust on behalf of the beneficiaries and is held accountable by being subject to fiduciary duties.
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Basic Rules of Trusts: Property‚ Obligations and trusts 1) Equitable title exists whenever equity will require the legal owner of property to hold the property for the benefit of some other person or group of persons (which group may include the legal owner himself.) 2) Cestuis que trust=beneficiaries 3) Settlor and trustee can be the same person. 4) Settlor and beneficiary can be the same person. (Settlor can convey property to a trustee on trust for himself.) 5) Express trust as the creation
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Trust is the very thing that everybody in this world desires‚ or at least should desire from one another. Who wants to have a friendship or relationship without trust? Nobody does. Without trust‚ there is no friendship‚ and without friendship‚ there is no love. I believe that trust is an even greater compliment than to be loved! I believe George Macdonald said it best when he stated "To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved." When I read this quote for the first time‚ I thought to myself
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Introduction Independence is a fundamental to the reliability of auditors’ reports. It is an attitude of mind characterized by integrity and an objective approach to professional works. A professional auditor should work both independent and seen to be so. Nowadays‚ but‚ the trend of providing non-audit services to audit clients seem to be sweeping accounting firms all over the world; impacts of independence impairment caused by this trend should not be ignored. The Meaning of Independence The
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CREDIBILITY has to do with the words we speak. In a sentence we might say‚ “I can trust what she says about intellectual property; she’s very credible on the subject.” RELIABILITY has to do with actions. We might say‚ “If he says he’ll deliver the product tomorrow‚ I trust him‚ because he’s dependable.” INTIMACY refers to the safety or security that we feel when entrusting someone with something. We might say‚ “I can trust her with that information; she’s never violated my confidentiality before
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Table of contents 1. Introduction..................................................................................................................2 2. The role of internal and external auditors in corporate governance..............................2 3. Difficulties faced by auditors in contribution to corporate governance……………....4 4. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………….6 5. References…………………………………………………………………………….7 1. Introduction Corporate governance involves measuring
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What Is Trust To Me? A trustworthy person is a valuable and reliable person. They will not lie‚ steal‚ cheat‚ lose devotion in something‚ or turn their back on you over trivial matters. Doing all of these things can build an excellent reputation for yourself‚ and people will admire you. Then people will have more respect for you. Being reliable‚ honest‚ loyal‚ and having integrity will boost your self morale‚ while making you appear a person of high quality. A trustworthy person will be dependable
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