Discuss the risks to an audit should the client become aware of the materiality thresholds used on audit engagements by the auditing firm. Auditors cannot insist that their clients accept all proposed audit adjustments even those that have an “immaterial” effect on the given set of financial statements‚ because most clients would refuse to propose audit adjustments. 1. Discuss the general principles or guidelines that dictate when companies are entitled to record revenue and how the
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CHAPTER 4 Engagement Planning LEARNING OBJECTIVES | Review Checkpoints | Exercises‚ Problems and Simulations | 1. List and describe the activities auditors undertake before beginning an engagement. | 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4 | 53‚ 54‚ 55‚ 62‚ 66 | 2. Identify the procedures and sources of information auditors can use to obtain knowledge of a client’s business and industry. | 5‚ 6‚ 7‚ 8‚ 9 | 52‚ 56‚ 59‚ 65 | 3. Perform analytical procedures to
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1) Introduction to IT audit‚ purpose Types of IT audits‚ history of IT audit‚ major events that have prompted the use of and been solved using IT audit techniques. IT Audit process outline; process and phases. Planning the audit‚ materiality‚ risk assessment. 2) Effective information system audit. Evaluation of controls‚ types and tests of controls. Audit sampling‚ sampling methods‚ sample evaluation. 3) Audit automation and system testing: Computer assisted audit techniques
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Accounting 4330 Auditing‚ Attestation and Assurance Services Syllabus "Learning is a verb; not a noun. It is journey; not a destination." Dougan Laird "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." Chinese Proverb Professors Address and telephone Office Hours* Dr. C. William (Bill) Thomas Blume Room 127 2-4 MW; 9-11‚ 1-3 TR 710-4924 *I encourage you to come by the office during regularly scheduled office hours. If inconvenient or an emergency
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for making decisions about credit worthiness of entities‚ and by bankers for making decisions about whether to lend money. Effective use of financial statements requires that the reader understand the roles of those responsible for preparing and auditing financial statements. Financial statements are the representations of management. When using management’s statements‚ the reader must recognize that the preparation of these statements requires management to make significant accounting estimates
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later on and look for the respective solutions. The beginning Since the early 1970s‚ the auditing profession has been under increased pressure and scrutiny by government and users of audit reports. The phrase ‘ Audit Expectations Gap’ was first coined when the AICPA put the Cohen Commission together in 1974 to investigate whether the ‘expectations
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* Solutions for Chapter 2 * Corporate Governance Review Questions: 2-1. Corporate governance is defined as: “a process by which the owners and creditors of an organization exert control and require accountability for the resources entrusted to the organization. The owners (stockholders) elect a board of directors to provide oversight of the organization’s activities and accountability back to its stakeholders.” The key players in corporate governance are the stockholders
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Discuss how the SEC has influence (if any) over the audit of Smackey Dog Foods‚ Inc. Solution: The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) has a great influence on the audit of Smackey Dog Foods‚ Inc.‚ which is conducted by Keller CPAs. When auditing a publicly held company‚ auditors need to observe principles. The ethical principles of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Code of Professional Conduct are independence‚ responsibilities‚ the public interest‚ integrity
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(August 2013) Access controls—Procedures designed to restrict access to on-line terminal devices‚ programs and data. Access controls consist of “user authentication” and “user authorization.” “User authentication” typically attempts to identify a user through unique logon identifications‚ passwords‚ access cards or biometric data. “User authorization” consists of access rules to determine the computer resources each user may access. Specifically‚ such procedures are designed to prevent or detect:
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Chapter 9 - Materiality and Risk ← Multiple Choice Questions From CPA Examinations 9-22 a. (4) b. (4) 9-23 a. (1) b. (1) c. (1) 9-24 a. (2) b. (3) c. (1) 9-25 a. The justification for a lower preliminary judgment about materiality for overstatements is directly related to legal liability and audit risk. Most auditors believe they have a greater legal and professional responsibility to discover overstatements of owners’ equity than understatements because users are likely to be more
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