Ocean Manufacturing‚ Inc. c as e 1.1 The new client acceptance decision Mark S. Beasley · Frank A. Buckless · Steven M. Glover · Douglas F. Prawitt l ea r n ing o bje C t ive s After completing and discussing this case you should be able to [1] Understand the types of information relevant to evaluating a prospective audit client [2] List some of the steps an auditor should take in deciding whether to accept a prospective client Identify and evaluate factors important to
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ACCT 805AE Case 4 Ocean Manufacturing‚ Inc The Osprey Group Feb 21‚ 2011 Q1. The client acceptance process can be quite complex. Identify five procedures an auditor should perform in determining whether to accept a client. Which of these five are required by auditing standards? First they should gather and examine all available financial information‚ such as tax returns‚ annual reports‚ the balance sheet‚ and income statement. This should be done so that the audit firm can do a quick initial
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reliable and internal control should be high. Further‚ it may take more work to reduce the audit risk to an acceptable level. b. (AU 315.09) The successor auditor should make specific and reasonable inquiries of the predecessor auditor regarding matters that will assist the successor auditor in determining whether to accept the engagement. vi. Management integrity. vii. Disagreements with management and prior auditors. viii. Communications to audit committees.
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’s business and operations. Consideration should be given to reading available financial information regarding the prospective client such as annual reports‚ registration statements‚ Forms 10-K‚ other reports to regulatory agencies and income tax returns. 2. Inquire as to the general reputation of high ranking employees‚ influential directors and shareholders‚ as well as the entity itself. Carefully consider any matters that may negatively reflect on management ’s integrity‚ ability and attitude
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acceptance issues. The case has been designed to present a non-trivial acceptance decision‚ making class discussion more rich and interesting. The case is intended to go beyond the standard textbook treatment of the client acceptance decision by illustrating the subjective nature of the process and stimulating discussion of the issues affecting this important decision. The case can be used in either an introductory or an advanced financial statement auditing course. The case is short enough to be
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Case 1.1 Ocean Manufacturing‚ Inc.: The New Client Acceptance Decision Ocean Manufacturing‚ Inc. is recommended as a prospective audit client of Barnes and Fischer‚ LLP. I believe that Barnes and Fischer should accept the client because of Barnes and Fisher’s opportunities in consulting and information technology (IT) development‚ Ocean Manufacturing‚ Inc.’s sound management/business model and past successful audits‚ and primarily‚ the growth potential of Ocean Manufacturing‚ Inc. following
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A Case Study on Electroparts Manufacturing‚ Inc. MGT 12 – G Group 1 Aseñas‚ Earl Adrian Buenavista‚ Gil J. Dineros‚ Georgette Mae P. Lu‚ Christine Y. Refamonte‚ Nathalie Tubat‚ Divina Mari A. February 28‚ 2014 I. CENTRAL PROBLEM How will EMI manage the increase in wages while maintaining profitability? II. MINOR PROBLEMS 1.) How can EMI take the new law into account in their waging and pricing system? 2.) How can EMI increase productivity to cope with the increasing
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Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer that employs 550 people. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Riordan Manufacturing Industries which has earnings of more than $1 billion. The company is headquartered in San Jose‚ California‚ and has facilities worldwide. The mission of Riordan Manufacturing is to ensure that it remains an industry leader in the plastic manufacturing business and provides solutions to the existing customer base while expanding. The company will achieve this
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Introduction Ocean Carriers Inc. is a shipping company specializing in the operation of capsizes bulk dry carriers. In January 2001‚ the vice president of finance for Ocean Carriers was evaluating a contract proposal. In the proposed contract‚ Ocean Carriers would lease one ship to a client for a three year time frame. The customer would begin utilizing the ship in 2003. In 2001‚ Ocean Carriers did not have a ship that would meet the needs of this customer‚ and thus was considering purchasing a
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What financial and non financial motivators are used to motivate employees? Introduction It is important that a company makes the employee feel motivated. There are many reasons as to why they should do this. One of the reasons is that if an employee does not feel motivated then they may feel that their job is quite boring and therefore as a result of this they may decide to leave the employment and resign. If they do this‚ this would cost the company money to hire and recruit a new employer as
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