Auditing and Assurance: Week 1: Chapter 1: Question 1-44: In examining the audit opinion formulation process‚ identify the areas in which auditor judgment must be made. To what extent does that judgment extend beyond accounting issues? Answer: Well in this process there are four different phases the auditors must follow in order to reach phase 5. Whereas‚ this determines whether or not there is any fairness of an organization’s financial statements and‚ for integrated audits‚ the effectiveness
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AC 4342 Auditing Introduction to assurance and financial statement auditing Discussion Question: Messier Q1-13‚ 14 1 References HKICPA Members’ Handbook Amended Preface to the Hong Kong Quality Control‚ Auditing‚ Review‚ Other Assurance‚ and Related Services Pronouncements Hong Kong Framework for Assurance Engagements Reference Messier: Ch 1 2 CILOs and TLAs CILOs 1 Describe the auditing profession‚ the regulatory‚ legal and reporting framework of auditing. Recognize the basic
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Chapter 1: Auditing: Integral to the Economy TRUE/FALSE 1. The need for assurance services arises because the interests of the users of information may be different from that of the interests of those responsible for providing information. ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Demand for Assurances NAT: AACSB-Analytical skills | AICPA BB-Critical thinking 2. An audit of financial statements is a form of attestation service. ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Auditing Defined NAT: AACSB-Analytical skills | AICPA BB-Critical
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Accounting and Auditing Differences 1. The main difference between auditing and accounting is that accounting is related to the collection‚ recording‚ analysis and interpretation of financial transactions while auditing refers to the examination of books of accounts along with the evidential documents. However‚ both processes are concerned with the accounting records of a business. While‚ audit report are reliable by the users for few reasons such as : a) To verify some information needed about
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Auditing is the accumulation and evaluation of evidence about information to determine and report on the degree of correspondence between the information and established criteria (Arens‚ Elder‚ & Beasley‚ 2010). Auditing should be done by a competent‚ independent person. Accounting is the recording‚ classifying‚ and summarizing of economic events in a logical manner for the purpose of providing financial information for decision making (Arens‚ Elder‚ & Beasley‚ 2010). Many people confuse auditing
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Auditing Introduction Letter ACC/546 July 8‚ 2013 Allan Foster July 8‚ 2013 Larry Lancaster Chairman‚ President and Chief Executive Officer Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. 3411 Silverside Road Wilmington DE‚ 19810 Dear Mr. Lancaster‚ I understand that Apollo Shoes‚ Incorporated is concerned about acquiring certain auditing and assurance services. In today’s business world a company needs to stay ahead by operating more successfully and proficiently than its competition. Stromsodt can help
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internal auditors should provide assurance and consulting on – the scope of internal auditing (governance‚ risk management and control processes). Standard 2100 is one such injunction – “The internal audit activity must evaluate and contribute to the improvement of governance‚ risk management‚ and control processes using a systematic and disciplined approach.” What are these processes that internal auditing has to evaluate and contribute to the improvement of? The best way to describe them
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The Auditing Process INTRODUCTION Auditing is defined by the American Accounting Association or AAA as “a systematic process of objectively obtaining and evaluating evidence regarding assertions about economic actions and events to ascertain the degree of correspondence between those assertions and established criteria and communicating the results to interested users” (cited in Turney et al p. 108). From that definition‚ it is evident that the auditing process consists of three elements: evidence
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Nature and Purpose of Auditing Content : • Definition and objectives of auditing • Types of audits • Development of auditing • Qualities of an auditor • Auditing process Objectives : Students should be able to : • Describe the definition and the objectives of auditing. • Distinguish between different types of audits. • Briefly describe the development of auditing. • List and explain
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Jessica Schmitt Auditing Chapter 9‚ problem 9-28 A. Since there are no specific materiality guidelines‚ it is the auditor’s professional judgment that must be used to determine the appropriate preliminary estimates of materiality. I used the guidelines listed on pg 251 in figure 9-2: Statement Percent Guideline Dollar Range (in thousands) Earnings from continuing operations before taxes 3-6 % $12‚500-$25‚100 (rounded) Current Assets 3-6 % $67‚600-$135‚200 (rounded) Current Liabilities 3-6 %
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