YORK UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES School of Administrative Studies PART B: AP/ADMS 4551 Auditing and Other Assurance Services Midterm Examination‚ February 21‚ 2010 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Part B will be distributed 70 minutes from the start of the exam. A YorkCard or acceptable photo identification is required as your identification for this examination. If you do not have identification documents‚ you will be required to personally bring these to your instructor
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International Accounting – Chapter 1 1. Explain why an individual investor might want to invest in an international growth fund. An individual investor might want to invest in an international growth fund if they are seeking to become more diversified. During times when the US stock market is poorly performing‚ it is likely that its foreign counterparts will be doing well because the two markets often have an inverse relationship. An investor might also want to invest in an international growth
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Chapter 5 18. a. They should use the resistance of meeting auditing standards and contributory neglegence. Stuart Supply Company management is responsible for the fraud. The fraud was complicated and difficult to discover‚ but the steps recommended by Lauren Yost & Co made it possible. The president of Stuart Supply Company ignored the proposal to count the inventory on the same day‚ and was therefore responsible to breakdown of detecting the fraud due to his decision. Luckily‚ Lauren Yost & Co
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Hoang Thi Thanh Ha – 13200154 Auditing Assignment 2: 1.What are the factors to consider Inherent Risk? Inherent risk is a measure of the auditor’s assessment of the likelihood that there are material misstatements in a segment before considering the effectiveness of internal control. Factors affecting assessment of inherent risk include: Nature of the client’s business : Industry practices Non-routine transactions Makeup of the population Audit experience : Results of previous audits Initial vs
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References: Gray‚ I and Mason‚ S (2008)‚ The Audit Process: Principles‚ Practice and Cases‚ (4th ed.)‚ London: Thomson Learning Ch 1 Millichamp & Taylor (2008) Auditing Thomson Learning; 9th Revised edition Ch 4 and Ch 13 - 15 Whittington‚ R and Pany‚ K (2009) Principles of Auditing and Other Assurance Services‚ London: McGraw-Hill Ch 6
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True/False Questions 1. Fraud is defined as failure to use reasonable care in the performance of services. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy 2. Most of the burden of affirmative proof is on the defendant under common law. Answer: False Difficulty: Medium 3. The Ultramares v. Touche case held that auditors could be held liable to any foreseen third party for ordinary negligence. Answer: False Difficulty: Medium 4. The Securities
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ACCG 340 group Assignment Reflective assay ACCG 340‚ auditing and assurance service is one of the subjects that interest me most among other units. One of the assessments of ACCG 340 is a group assignment for Qantas case study. Basically‚ we act like an auditor in determine and establishing any necessary control test to discover any potential financial risks associated with Qantas group. As an international student I have learned to appreciate the group working style more‚ even sometime I have
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actually quite simple. First‚ privity of contract. Privity of contract means that the contract only applys to the people involved with contract‚ thus making the bank an innocent third party. The second defense is that Yost followed the proper auditing standards when conducting an audit. This means that if Yost were to find nothing‚ they would not be responsible. c. She will most likely win due to negligence. The company is responsible for implementing internal controls‚ and the president’s
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materiality threshold for the engagement? 25. The Code of Professional Conduct derives its authority from the A) Securities and Exchange Commission. B) Bylaws of the American Institute of CPAs. C) Financial Accounting Standards Board. D) Auditing Standards Board. 26. The chief (internal) audit executive should have direct reporting access to the audit committee‚ and the committee should oversee the activities and budget of the internal audit function. A) True B) False 27. The AICPA Principles
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Arayawna Moore @02585360 Auditing I 09/20/10 CHAPTER 1 1-14 A. 3 B. 2 C. 2 D. 3 1-15 A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 3 1-21 1) IRS‚ compliance audit 2) GAO‚ operational audit 3) CPA‚ operational audit 4) Internal‚ financial statement audit 5) GAO‚ operational audit 6) CPA‚ financial statement audit 7) GAO‚ financial statement audit 8) IRS‚ compliance audit 9) Internal‚ financial statement audit 10) IRS‚ compliance audit 11) Internal‚ financial statement audit 12) GAO‚ compliance
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