on the quality and quantity of audit evidence to be obtained when auditing financial statements and the procedures for obtaining that audit evidence. Audit Evidence (AE) "Audit evidence" means the information obtained by the auditor which includes source documents and accounting records underlying the financial statements and corroborating1 information from other sources. The auditor should obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to be able to draw reasonable
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Overview of Audit Closure & Reporting The audit report should serve the fundamental purpose of informing‚ persuading‚ & getting the desired improvements implemented. ◆ Inform the audience with required background‚ evidence‚ and conclusions of the issues. ◆ Persuade the audience on the impact of risks & concerns on the business in case adequate mitigation / control measures are not implemented. ◆ Obtain feedback from the management in the form of agreed corrective action plan with target
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Nevertheless‚ some students may have issues a “qualified” report for some perceived reason. If so‚ it should use the wording specified in audit guide‚ although most probably will not use the exact wording specified. If not‚ this will provide you with an opportunity to explain to the student why the specified report wording is critical to an auditor. An unqualified audit report on the City of Smithville should appear as follows: The Honorable Mayor‚ City Council‚ and City Manager‚ City of Smithville We
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udit 22-31 a. The audit program for the audit of Rakin Corporation’s capital stock account would include the following procedures: 1. Examine the articles of incorporation‚ the bylaws‚ and the minutes of the board of directors from the inception of the corporation to determine the provisions or decisions regarding the capital stock. the authorization for the sale of new issues or additional sales of unissued stock‚ declarations of stock splits and dividends in the form of cash
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TYPES OF AUDITS Operational PURPOSE: To evaluate whether operating procedures are efficient and effective USERS: Management of the organization NATURE: Highly non-standard; often subjective FREQUENCY: PAs: Frequently AGs: Frequently CRA: Never Internal: Frequently Compliance PURPOSE: To determine whether the client is following specific procedures set by higher authority USERS: Authority setting down procedures‚ internal or external NATURE: Highly non-standard; often subjective FREQUENCY: PAs:
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which were approved. d. 2 of the declined transactions were perfect rounded numbers $20 and $30 unlike the other transactions b. Additional analysis that I would recommend to be performed and to obtain other indicator to help plan the audit e. List the details of the 2 declined transactions that were exact round numbers f. Add employee details in the transaction list g. Expand the time scope of the first report to coincide with the second report h. Get the
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Organizational capabilities are stable over time and more difficult to copy than other competitive advantages like product strategy or technology. A capabilities audit can show a company how measure up and how to build on intangible strengths to implement cultural interchange and communal harmony among employees. Some capabilities that well-managed companies all tend to have are as follows Talent: Talent is the organizational capability that attracts‚ motivates and retains competent and committed people. Productivity
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Question 1 1.0 Nature of the Shell Refining Company Our group has selected Shell Refining Co. Bhd (F.O.M) as our assignment topic’s company. It’s a Malaysian based company located in Port Dickson which produces wide range of petroleum products‚ mostly consumed within Malaysia. It was incorporated in Malaysia on 19 September 1960 and was listed on KLSE on 29 October 1962. Its parent company is Royal Dutch Shell PLC. The company vision is to be the top performing and most admired refinery in Asia
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support the particular figure or disclosure in the financial statements. A scope limitation is usually imposed by circumstances and sometimes imposed by the reporting entity. In both cases‚ the auditor is prevented from carrying out a particular audit procedure that is considered necessary to obtain evidence that reasonably can be expected to be available. Inherent uncertainties about the outcome of future events do not arise from‚ or give rise to‚ a limitation on the auditor’s work since it
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important part of business strategy is concerned with ensuring that these resources and competencies are understood and evaluated - a process that is often known as a "Strategic Audit". The process of conducting a strategic audit can be summarised into the following stages: (1) Resource Audit: The resource audit identifies the resources available to a business. Some of these can be owned (e.g. plant and machinery‚ trademarks‚ retail outlets) whereas other resources can be obtained through
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