Juliana Borges Connie Robin Gibson XACC/290 June 9‚ 2013 BE5-1: A. $181‚500 B. $41‚200 C. $38‚000 D. $17‚900 E. $8‚500 F. $63‚400 BE5-2: Pocras Company buys merchandise on account from Wedell Company. The selling price of the goods is $900 and the cost of the goods sold is $590. Both companies use perpetual inventory systems. Journalize the transactions on the books of both companies. Pocras Company: Accounts Receivable: Debit = $900‚ Credit = $900. Cost of Goods Sold: Debit = $590
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Some of the ways that the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 changed both the responsibilities and at the same time benefited auditors The Reform Act: Places a cap on damages that would potentially reduce the maximum amount that auditor’s could be liable for. Requires plaintiffs to pay defendant’s reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses directly related to litigation found by the court to be frivolous and unwarranted. This may make it unlikely that auditor’s will be sued for deep pockets
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by increasing the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures. SOX created new standards for corporate accountability. The SOX Act also changes the way how executives interact with each other and with internal auditors. This allows for a legal barrier between executives and the internal auditor and decreases any conflict that could be made between the parties. “It removes the defense of "I wasn ’t aware of financial issues" from Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs)
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Chapter 7 Definition of Internal Control – the process implemented to provide reasonable assurance that the following control objectives are achieved: safeguard assets‚ maintain detailed records‚ provide accurance and reliable info‚ prepare financial reports in accordance w/established criteria‚ promote operational efficiency‚ encourage adherence to prescribed managerial policies‚ comply w/ applicable laws Preventive controls – deter problems before they arise. Examples: hire qualified personnel
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Security (IS) 6. the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 7. the SrVP‚ Internal Audit Strength Systems Development FFC design‚ develop‚ and implement systems in a logical fashion Strength Systems Development FFC consider internal controls as an integral part of systems design Strength Systems Development FFC’s Internal Audit Department is involved as a voting member of the project teams. Internal audit performs post-implementation reviews on all projects over $2 million Weakness Systems
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The crises reveal that there is internal and external misconduct by the top management and company’s business partners. Company may suffer losses and commit an offense if no immediate action is taken to prevent further deterioration. Changes in management system of Kitchen Best are required and this report is intended to propose tactics and solutions for improving internal control systems. Summary and conclusion Three incidents reveal that ineffective internal control system is the root cause for all
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Entity’s Internal Control ............................................ 11-24 Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement ............ 25-31 Documentation ...................................................................................... 32 Application and Other Explanatory Material Risk Assessment Procedures and Related Activities ............................ A1-A16 The Required Understanding of the Entity and Its Environment‚ Including the Entity’s Internal Control .....
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1. As the auditor‚ list the concerns you have may suggest fraud‚ is occurring in the company. 1. Conflicts of interest. The owner of the company which is Justin Bieber‚ frequently takes extended vacations with his family and rarely examines the books of his business. He always appoint any of the family members to monitor and take charge the position while he’s not around for business trip and outstation. 2. The participants of the governors are rarely active in managing the direction and strategy
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Sayyed Muhammad Ahmed Dabir BU7025 - Employment Dynamics University Of Chester Employment Dynamics Internal control mechanisms have a more important role to play within the modern workplace than external control mechanisms. In fact‚ internal controls play a very important role in any organization’s business and financial policies and processes. Internal controls comprises all the steps considered by the management of organization in order to (Pfister‚ 2009); (i) preserving its valuable
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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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