7102AFE Corporate Auditing Lecture 2: Audit quality and ethics (Chapter 3‚ Arens et al) Department of Accounting‚ Finance & Economics 1 Audit quality and corporate governance Audit quality: » How well an audit detects and reports material misstatements » Detection reflects auditor competence » Reporting reflects ethics or auditor integrity Regulatory mechanisms in Australia emphasise: » Accountability and transparency Corporate governance: » Describes the control and direction of corporations
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Audit Program Design Part II Kendrick Cross‚ Teresita Gunn‚ Geri Franco‚ Heather Swayze ACC/546 July 08‚ 2013 Joseph Oloyede Sales and Collection Cycle When engaged in auditing a public firm‚ such as Apollo Shoe Inc.‚ an auditor must determine when to trust in the company’s internal controls and when to ascertain auxiliary testing methods are obligatory to analyze control risks. The sales and collection cycle is rather
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Oceanview ought to maximize its wealth through the decision it will make‚ or reduce its losses. Ocean view prepared a “decision tree” analysis to help them come up with decision problem. Based on the preliminary study‚ the company has four possible outcomes‚ depending on the decisions they will make: - - There is a 20% possibility that it will be the highest bid and acquire the property. In this case‚ Oceanview will wait for 6 months to decide. On the other hand‚ - There is 80% probability
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Memo To: The Files‚ Client Inc. Re: December 31‚ 2009 Audit; Preferred Shares Classification Background The Company issued two forms of preferred stock (Series A and Series A-1) in January 2009. The terms of the preferred stock are as follows: Par value‚ $0.001 per share 6%‚ compounded semi-annually dividend rights‚ payable upon a liquidating event‚ conversion‚ or redemption‚ or earlier if declared by the Board (if upon specific event cash is not available‚ they shall be paid to the extent
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EINGB333 LAMBION Amaury Case report: Kristen’s Cookie Company Question 1 Total= 26 minutes (6+2+1+1+2+5+9) Question 2 The time we need for the first dozen of cookies is 26 minutes (see question 1). But the next orders only take 10 minutes. We can explain that by the fact that first we are obliged to do the whole operation. Then the mixing(6min) and the dishing(2min) can be done will an other dozen is baking (10 minutes). In the same reasoning cooking‚ baking and paying can be done when another
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Company Case #2: Valero ***Note that all of the amounts stated are in millions of dollars‚ unless specified) 1. For noncurrent (long-term) liabilities‚ what categories of long-term liabilities does the company disclose on the balance sheet and what are their amounts for the most recent year? The company discloses long-term liabilities on the balance sheet as: 2011 Debt and capital lease obligations (less current portion) $6‚732 Deferred income taxes: $5‚017 Other long-term liabilities
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principal shareholders and controlling directors for the company. The company expands into provision of engineering services as part of their business diversification and expansion plans. The company had maintained a very lean organization with basic functional positions. DESB employed their own family members to work in the company with minimal education background and some of them did not have the necessary job experience. In May 2006‚ the company had employed Cik Amy‚ a fresh graduate from local university
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Leading Marines is the greatest resource that I have come across so far for guidance and motivation in becoming a leader of Marines. In one neat sentence located in the forward‚ we are given everything that sums up what is expected of future leaders of Marines: "Our actions as Marines every day must embody the legacy of those who went before us." Marines have a great expectation to live up to‚ and as commissioned officers we must absolutely carry on the tradition of excellent leadership that has
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Mark H. Bourgoin Group 3 Strategic Audit Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc. Section II II. Corporate Governance Note: I would classify Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory as a Stage III “Divisional Structure‚” per the textbook (Hunger & Wheelen‚ 2010‚ p. 196‚ fig. 5-4). A. Board of Directors 1. a. Chairman: Franklin Crail (CEO and President) b. Directors: Bryan Merryman (VP‚ CFO‚ COO‚ and Treasurer)‚ Lee Mortenson‚ Gerald Kien‚ Clyde Engle‚ and Scott Capdevielle
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Acceptance 1. The location being in Ocean City will be favorable for all auditors conducting the audit. This will allow for ease of travel for all auditors involved. This will also lend to the knowledge the firm has of the business and all relevant operations pertaining to Oceanview Marine Company. 2. The financial statements are organized in an easy-to-read fashion. They support that Oceanview is a healthy company and has been for the past three years. The past three years have been audited annually
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