material misstatement‚ whether due to fraud or error. Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing
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1 Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Business School AC3101 - ASSURANCE & AUDITING Semester 1‚ 2013-14 Outline for Seminar 19 Learning objectives Describe the challenges in auditing estimates and identify steps to address those challenges Discuss the roles of internal auditors and the reasons entities outsource their internal audit functions Identify circumstances in which auditors may use the work of internal auditors‚ other auditors and experts‚ and factors that should be
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AUE303R/101/3/2013 Tutorial letter 101/3/2013 ADVANCED THEORY OF AUDITING AND THE PERFORMING OF THE AUDIT PROCESS AUE303R Semesters 1 & 2 Department of Auditing IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. CONTENTS Page 1 2 2.1 2.2 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 5 6 7 8 8.1 8.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.3 8.4.1 8.4.2 8.4.3 8.4.4 9 10 11 12 13 14 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................
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following paper will discuss the hypothetical research case given to us in problem 3-46 of our auditing textbook. The case depicts us as an audit firm that‚ during the current year’s audit of our client International Bank of Commerce (IBC)‚ has discovered some problems with loans that IBC has issued. First‚ the standards of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct‚ the ASB auditing standards‚ and the PCAOB auditing standards that apply to this will be identified and discussed. These standards will be used
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significance be overlooked by experienced programmers who thoroughly reviewed and tested the new system? 2. 3. Is this an inadvertent error‚ or could it be a fraud? What-qpn be done to find the error in the program? lntroduction This chapter focuses on auditing an accounting information system (AIS). Audiring is the systematic process of obtaining and evaluating evidence regarding assertions about economic actions and events in order to determine how well they correspond
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Strayer ACC 562 Advance Auditing MIDTERM EXAM (CH 1 – 3) Question 1 CPAs are licensed by the Correct Answer: state’s board of accountancy. Question 2 The Certified Internal Auditor program is administered by the Correct Answer: IIA. Question 3 The objective of an operational audit is to Correct Answer: evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency with which resources are employed. Question 4 As it relates to an audit‚ materiality is Correct Answer: determined
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Review Questions ACG 4401 U01B Summer 2010 Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Which of the factors listed below is not a common factor for fraud? 1) _______ A) rationalization for the crime B) desire to get even with the employer C) opportunity to commit fraud D) pressure to commit fraud 2) Misappropriation
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AUDIT PLANNING Auditors should plan the audit so that the engagement is conducted in an effective manner. The objectives of planning include:- • Directing appropriate attention to the different areas of the audit such as assessing materiality‚ so that when the detailed audit plan is prepared‚ audit procedures can be directed towards the material amounts. • Identify potential problems or risks so that they can be resolved at an early stage. • Facilitate review and control of
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with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we obtain reasonable‚ rather than absolute‚ assurance that the financial statements are free of material misstatement‚ whether caused by error or fraud. Accordingly‚ a material misstatement may remain undetected. Also‚ an audit is not designed to detect error or fraud that is immaterial to the financial statements; therefore‚ the audit will not necessarily detect misstatements less than this materiality level that might exist
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planning consists of eight steps‚ illustrated in Table 8-1: 1. Accept the client and perform initial audit planning 2. Understand the client’s business and industry 3. Assess client business risk 4. Perform preliminary analytical procedures 5. Set materiality and assess acceptable audit risk and inherent risk 6. Understand internal control and assess control risk 7. Gather information to assess fraud risks 8. Develop overall audit plan and program 8-2 Make Client Acceptance Decisions and Perform Initial
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