that firms could face while conducting their work. The Ligand Pharmaceuticals case presents a perfect situation where the Sarbanes Oxley act was violated and required the enforcement of the law by the PCOAB. The questions that follow will therefore try to address the auditing provisions that were brought by the SOX‚ the role of the individual auditors and the audit firms under the new act‚ and the responsibility of PCAOB in enforcing the law. 1. Discuss the accounting standards and concepts that
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Describe what you believe is implied by the term “engagement risk.” What are the key factors likely considered by Deloitte and other audit firms when assessing engagement risk? How‚ if at all‚ are auditors’ professional responsibilities affected when a client proposes a higher than normal degree of engagement risk? I believe that the term “engagement risk” implies that inherent client-specific risks face an auditor throughout the course of an audit‚ thus creating a risk that the auditor will be
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Case # 9: 7.1 Ligard Pharmaceuticals Certainly‚ an auditor would be guided by the following auditing standards: 1. AS 8.03 Audit Risk In order to express an appropriate opinion for the financial statements‚ the auditor must plan and perform the audit free of material misstatement. In this case‚ Fazio and his subordinates evaluate the risk of Ligand and posed it as a “greater than normal” degree of engagement risk‚ because Ligand had problem on its sales returns. 2. AU 210.01-03 Training and Proficiency
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1.Intro: A pharmaceutical drug (medicine or medication and officially medicinal product) is any chemical substance formulated or compounded as single active ingredient or in combination of other pharmacologically active substance‚ it may be in a separate but packed in a single unit pack as combination product intended for internal‚ or external or for use in the medical diagnosis‚ cure‚ treatment‚ or prevention of disease. 2. History: The development of small molecule therapeutic agents for
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resistant to the environment‚ extending its shelf life. The whole manufacturing process deals with the following steps:- 1. Lab testing of pharmaceutical ingredients 2. Manufacturing of tablets (Granulation and Compression) 3. Coating of Tablets 4. Lab testing of tablets 5. Packaging and Sealing Lab Testing of Raw-Materials (pharmaceutical ingredients) The tests and assays described are the official methods upon which the standards of Pharmacopoeia are based
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From Evernote: | Midterm Cases | Chapter 1: Davis v. Baugh Indus. Contractors‚ Inc. Trial Court dismissed the suit saying it was property owner’s fault. Issue: An employee of the property owner was killed when a concrete wall collapsed. Should the risk of liability stay only on the property owner‚ or extend to a contractor? Rule: For the past forty years it has been the rule that liability belongs only to the property owner
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Alliance Concrete Case Questions Each team should prepare a written report (2 to 3 pages) on this case. Please ensure you answer the following questions in your report. Note that question 1 requires you to do a financial projection of Alliance Concrete’s 2006 financial statements (using Excel). One team will be selected at random to lead the class discussion on the case and present their 2006 financial projections. 1. What is your best estimate of the 2006 financial statements? As a starting
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© Drs. XO‚ PHB‚ CWR Crystal & Ligand Field Theory (10.2.1‚ 10.3) CHEM 241 Fall 2014 TM − p.1 Ligand field theory (the MO version of crystal field theory) includes two main components: 1. What holds the complexes together: The set of ligands are held to a metal ion by largely electrostatic forces (although there really is a high degree of covalency). The forces arise from the positive charge on the metal ion and the electric dipoles of the ligands‚ whose negative ends are associated
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candidates that can be further developed. Pharmaceutical companies often have relevant compounds that have not been assessed for their potential to treat colorectal cancer. The overall objective for this company‚ Arias Pharmaceuticals‚ is to help and support the discovery of new drug leads for colorectal cancer through networks and partnerships between pharmaceutical companies as well as academia. Specifically‚ the
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Cooper Pharmaceuticals Case Analysis On the surface‚ the issue of Bob Marsh’s firing from Cooper Pharmaceuticals appears to be an open and shut case; he did not adhere to the repeated warnings by management to alter his performance and selling style‚ therefore he was fired. However‚ other considerations are in play when you analyze this case further. Bob was an employee of Cooper for twelve years at the time of his termination‚ and had seemingly improved his performance when prompted to do so. Bob
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