WorldCom: internal audit lessons to be learnt On June 9 2003‚ the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of New York issued a report on the WorldCom accounting fraud that expands on the court’s earlier findings of mismanagement‚ lack of corporate governance‚ and concern regarding the integrity of the company’s accounting and financial reporting functions. Supervised by former U.S. Attorney General Richard Thornburgh‚ the study was commissioned by the court to investigate allegations including fraud‚ mismanagement
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Management ’s attitude toward aggressive financial reporting and its emphasis on meeting projected profit goals most likely would significantly influence an entity ’s control environment when A. The audit committee is active in overseeing the entity’s financial reporting policies. Answer A is incorrect. An active audit committee tends to temper management ’s aggressive stance. B. External policies established by parties outside the entity affect its accounting practices. Answer B is incorrect
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Principle of audit and control (43010) Professor Ben Hoffman February 23‚ 2015 TO: Charles ward‚ CPA Partner FROM: Jiawei Qi DATE: February 23‚ 2016 SUBJECT: Assess control risk and plan tests of controls and substantive tests of transactions Introduction: The purpose of the memo is to communicate to you the outcome of the company’s control risk‚ the test of controls and substantive tests of transactions. General procedure: First‚ we assess the level of control in Oceanview Marine
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Table of Contents |CONTENTS PAGE NO | |Acknowledgement ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 | |Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2 | |Objective of The Study----------------------------------------------------------------------- |3
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OPERATIONAL AUDITING: ACCT 476 / CCAU 525 Internal Auditing in Not-For-Profit Organizations TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT: .....................................................................................................................................................................2 INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................................................2 SECTION I: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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Chapter 3 – Ethics‚ Fraud‚ and Internal Control Fraud 1. Compare and contrast employee fraud vs. management fraud. a. Employee Fraud a. Nonmanagement employees convert cash or assets to direct employee benefit b. Management Fraud – Performance Fraud a. Does not involve direct theft of assets b. Fraud is perpetrated above which the internal control structure generally relate c. Use financial statements to create an illusion that an entity is healthier than it is d. Misappropriation of
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planning‚ audit stages‚ internal controls‚ confirmations‚ sample size‚ obtaining evidence‚ inventory‚ warehousing cycles‚ Professional Rules of Conduct‚ and auditor’s legal liability. Each of these auditing concepts are explained and then applied to the scenario between Smackey Dog Foods‚ Inc. and Keller CPAs. Questions and Answers Q1: Discuss how the SEC has influence (if any) over the audit of Smackey Dog Foods‚ Inc. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has control over rules regarding
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1Chapter 26 Internal and Governmental Financial Auditing and Operational Auditing Review Questions 26-1 Internal auditors who perform financial auditing are responsible for evaluating whether their company’s internal controls are designed and operating effectively and whether the financial statements are fairly presented. This responsibility is essentially the same as the responsibility of external auditors who perform financial audits. The two types of auditors are also similar in that
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CHAPTER 7 Fraud‚ Internal Control‚ and Cash Study Objectives 1. Define fraud and internal control. 2. Identify the principles of internal control activities. 3. Explain the applications of internal control principles to cash receipts. 4. Explain the applications of internal control principles to cash disbursements. 5. Prepare a bank reconciliation. 6. Explain the reporting of cash. 7. Discuss the basic principles of cash management.
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8 Internal Control and Cash Chapter STUDY OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1 Define internal control. 2 Identify the principles of internal control. 3 Explain the applications of internal control principles to cash receipts. 4 Explain the applications of internal control principles to cash disbursements. 5 Describe the operation of a petty cash fund. 6 Indicate the control features of a bank account. 7 Prepare a bank reconciliation. 8 Explain the reporting of The
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