AUDIT PLANNING AND CONTROL 1.0 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ readers should be able to understand: ! The general concept of audit strategy. ! The Importance of audit strategy as an effective plan for an audit. ! Internal control systems‚ evaluation and assessment. ! Audit documentation. ! Relationship with experts. ! Audit risks and its relative importance to audit. ! Components of audit risks. ! How to assess audit risks. 1.1 INTRODUCTION Auditing has developed over many years
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Describe the relationship between internal controls and the audit process. Answer The purpose of an audit is to provide financial statement users with an opinion by the auditor on whether the financial statements are presented fairly‚ in all material respects‚ in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. An audit also enhances the degree of confidence of intended users in the financial statements. Financial audits add credibility to the implied assertion by the management
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Post completion audit aims to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the capital budgeting decision that the management has implemented. It compares between the planned and the actual outcome‚ costs and the use of resources‚ results and benefits. It contains all assumptions that were made during the decision-making period. It is one of the ongoing continuous processes through which the organisation learns and improves. Recent research suggests that capital budgeting involves far more than
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cause the audit team to have substantial doubt about Fast Go ability to continue as a going concern‚ what is the next step the audit team needs to perform? The next step that the audit needs to perform are‚ the audit team must seek information about management’s plans to mitigate all the problem that Fast Go suffer for example the debt‚ the competition and etc. Besides‚ the audit team also must assess the likelihood that such plans can be successfully implemented. Furthermore‚ the audit team also
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Shockley produced a conceptual design based on certain aspects that are considered to have an effect on the auditor’s capability to endure stress. It has been suggested that‚ given the shut working connection between auditors and customers and the fact that auditors are paid by their customers‚ it is emotionally impossible for an auditor to be free from prejudice. Numerous aspects of concern have been noted in the literary works for many years. Shockley’s conceptual design highlighted on recognized
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Starbucks Brand Audit Starbucks - Brand Audit Ranking as the 96th in Interbrand’s Top 100 Brands of 2011 list with its $3.6 million brand value‚ Starbucks is one of the most successful and highly recognized brands. In order to understand more about the underlying strategies that brings this success‚ we analyzed the brand focusing on its brand inventory‚ brand positioning‚ marketing strategy‚ consumer perceptions and competitors. Finally‚ we evaluated Starbucks’ strengths and improvement areas
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Audit Working Papers Presented By: Kanza Masood Presented To: Miss Iram Butt Semester: Semester 6 Date: 18th Feb’13 Course: Audit Internal Control ------------------------------------------------- Audit working papers Audit working papers are the documents which record all audit evidence obtained during financial statements auditing‚ internal management auditing‚ information systems auditing‚ and investigations. Audit working papers are used to support the audit work done in order to provide assurance
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AUDIT EXPECTATIONS GAP Definition i) Liggio (1974a) defines it as the difference between the levels of expected performance as envisioned by the independent accountant and by the user of financial statements. The Cohen Commission (1978) on auditors’ responsibility extended this definition by considering whether a gap may exist between what the public expects or needs and what auditors can and should reasonably expect to accomplish. ii) According to Guy and Sullivan (1988)‚ there is a
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Beginning the Audit Report Peter Serunjoji ACC546 January 15‚ 2012 Arlette Peoples Beginning the Audit Report MEMORANDUM TO: Larry Lancaster‚ Chairman‚ President‚ and CEO of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. FROM: Matrix Certified Public Accountants (MCPA) Inc.‚ DATE: January 15 2012 SUBJECT: Beginning the Audit Report (Engagement letter‚ Engagement checklist‚ Outline of timeframes and milestones of the audit) Dear Mr. Lancaster‚ This letter is to confirm the
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Sciences – Volume 21‚ Number 3 (2011) Dysfunctional Audit Behaviour: The Effect of Budget Emphasis Leadership Behaviour‚ and Effectiveness of Audit Review Halil Paino‚ Azlan Thani Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang‚ Malaysia E-mail: halil@pahang.uitm.edu.my Tel: +60193992676 Fax: +6094602245 Syed Iskandar Zulkarnain Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang‚ Malaysia Abstract Dysfunctional audit behaviour is an accepted problem‚ associated with decreased audit quality. This study develops and tests a theoretical
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