investors’ next step was to sue the auditors of Stanford Financial Group. BDO‚ the accounting firm that was responsible for auditing Stanford’s financial statements‚ is currently the target of a major lawsuit. BDO did not act in accordance with the responsibilities of an auditor and thus led to audit risk‚ lack of independence‚ and various violations of the PCAOB’s auditing standards regarding investment securities. BDO consistently issued unqualified reports when there were material misstatements
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CHAPTER 1 Auditing and Assurance Services LEARNING OBJECTIVES | | |Exercises and | | | |Problems | | |Review Checkpoints | | |
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the value to small businesses of carrying out marketing audits. Illustrate your arguments with reference to an existing small business of your choice In this essay I will be assessing the value of Market auditing for small businesses using the firm Abel and Cole as a model. Market auditing is the means by which a company can understand how it correlates to the environment in which it operates. It is a way by which a company can identity its own pros and cons as they relate to external opportunities
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Chapter 10 Auditing the Revenue Process SEC SAB101: Revenue recognition 1. 有persuasive evidence 有证据 2. Delivery occurred‚ service rendered，东西给了服务于需求 3. Price is fixed/determinable 价格固定 4. 有collectability钱收的回来 Fraud Risk in Revenue cycle: 欺诈风险 1. Side agreement: off-book‚ adjust record to entice customer 2. Channel stuffing: 填塞分销渠道，造成销售假象 inflate sales by forcing product through a distribution channel 3. Related party transaction: 实质重于形式原则substance over form是指企业应当按照交易或事项的经济实质进行会计核算，而不应当仅仅按照它们的法律形式作为会计核算的依据
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In addition to a number of quantitative studies in this area‚ this study wants firstly to elaborate in a complementary qualitative way how internal auditors perceive their current role in risk management within the Belgian context where internal auditing is a relatively young profession. Secondly‚ we want to investigate whether‚ under the influence of recent changes in corporate governance regulations‚ a greater financial emphasis in internal auditors’ work can be noticed. Thirdly‚ we are interested
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Assignment 1 Name: Leung Hiu Ting Student no.10348622 Course : Auditing a. Outline the main reasons for a company requiring an external audit. Nowadays‚ a lot of company’s ownership and management is separated. It had major influences for auditing. Shareholders were concerned that their funds may not be used in proper ways to maximize the value of the company by appointed managers. For example‚ management may distort or withhold material information in their financial statements for personal
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5-52 Trend analysis‚ common-size financial statements‚ and ratios are presented for the Brody Corporation in Figure 5.4. Assume that you are auditing Brody ’s financial statements for the year ended 12/31/X8. You have performed tests of controls over the recording of gross sales and believe that the system is operating effectively and that 7 percent represents an accurate estimate of the increase in gross sales for 20X8 over the amount for 20X7. You should also assume that the financial statements
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1.26 Value of auditing Required: Would you obtain an audit for this company? Explain the reasons for your decision. Yes‚ audits exist because of regulatory mandate (required by government). There are three theories which propose reasons why demand for audits might exist without regulatory mandate: 1. Agency theory (The focus of the agency demand for auditing is more related to the stewardship role of accounting- which is more an examination of what has happened.) The separation of ownership
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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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