AFM 201 – Part 1 Auditing Fall 2007 Group Assignment 2 Publicized Cases of Alleged Audit Failures Involving Large Public Companies 1) Ten Publicized Audit Failures i. Parmalat (2003) - Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu /Grant Thornton Misleading investors with “Brazen Fraud” was what the United States (US) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had sued Parmalat for in 2003. It all began when Parmalat defaulted on a bond payment worth $185 million. This raised a flag for auditors and banks
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Chapter 10 Assessing Control Risk / Tests of Controls |Learning Check | 10-1. a. Assessing control risk is the process of evaluating the effectiveness of an entity’s internal controls in preventing or detecting material misstatements in the financial statements. b. Control risk should be assessed in terms of individual financial statement assertions. 10-2. In assessing control risk for an assertion‚ the auditor should perform the following five steps:
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is to confirm our understanding of the terms of our engagement as the auditors of Oceanview Marine Company for the year ended December 31‚ 2012. We will audit the company’s balance sheet for December 31‚ 2012‚ and the related statements of income‚ retained earnings‚ and cash flows for the year then ended. The purpose of our audit is to form an opinion as to whether these statements are fairly presented. We will review the company’s federal and state income tax returns for the fiscal year
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under the 1934 Security Act to proceed against a defendant‚ a federal judge must find that the plaintiffs have alleged or “pleaded” facts “to support a strong inference of scienter” on the part of that defendant. After completing the review of PwC’s audit workpapers‚ judge Irenas ruled that individually and collectively the plaintiff’s allegations did not provide a sufficient basis to justify including the accounting firm as a defendant. Issue In this case‚ there are four issues from which we can
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The internal audit function plays a key role in assisting the board to discharge its governance responsibilities. Yet how does the board – and its audit committee – satisfy itself that internal audit is functioning effectively and efficiently? The board’s responsibility for internal controls Through working with a broad range of organisations in Australia and internationally‚ KPMG has identified a number of better practices in relation to the role played by the board audit and/or risk
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Client risk profile Canadian Tire Corporation‚ Limited (CTC) is primarily a canadian retailer‚ focusing on automotive and general merchandise. Founded in 1922‚ the company has been around for almost a century‚ building strong brand recognition in Canada. Initially starting as a car parts retailer they have expanded rapidly into other areas‚ mainly general merchandise retail. They have other secondary divisions being; Partsource Automotive stores (strictly automotive parts)‚ Financial Services
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Training Material on Internal Auditing Internal Auditing Handbook 1 Session 1 – External Audit........................................................................5 1.1 Definition and Objective.....................................................................5 1.2 Responsibilities of External Audit ......................................................5 1.3 Scope of the Audit .............................................................................6 1.4 Auditor’s Report Basic
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1. Role of Internal Audit 1 2. Introduction and Purpose of this Strategy 1 3. Acknowledgements 1 4. Audit Approach 2 5. Audit Working Procedures and Practices 3 The Audit Toolbox 3 Audit Reporting 5 6. Internal Audit Assistance in UWCN Risk Management 5 7. Fee-Earning Work 5 8. Links To Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and Other Bodies 6 9. Staffing 6 10. Operational Plan 2001/02 7 11. Strategic Plan 2002/05 10 12. Annex A Key Risks 21 13. Annex B - Audit Universe 29 14. Annex
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financial statements are correct or not. B. Auditors must balance the cost of the audit with the need for precision. C. Auditors must limit their exposure to their client to maintain independence. D. The auditor’s relationship with the client is generally adversarial‚ so the auditor will not have access to all of the financial information of the company. 3. The basic purpose of a financial statement audit is to A. Detect fraud. B. Examine individual transactions so that the auditor may
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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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