Audit Planning Memorandum for Database Environment Date | 02/04/2013 | To | Audit Senior Management | School Board | Temple University | Prepared By | Shan Jiang | ------------------------------------------------- Background Types of RDBMS: MySQL 5.0 - an open-source database used extensively in small or medium-sized web applications. One of the simplest databases to secure from hacking because of the small attack surface it exposes Number of DB servers: 3 Business units rely
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Audit Process Typically an audit flows through a series of logical steps culminating in the ‘Audit Report’. Background Research Preparation of the Audit Plan Accounting Systems review Internal Control System review Substantive Testing Analytical review techniques Analytical review of financial statements Preparation and signing of the Audit Report Background Research 1. Present condition and future prospects for the industry 2. History‚ present and future prospects
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AUDIT QUALITY A BRIEF DISCUSSION REGARDING THE QUALITY OF ASSURANCE AND AUDIT Student ID: 1204335 Xiaoyu ZHENG AUDIT QUALITY A BR IEF D ISC US SI ON R EGAR D IN G THE QUAL IT Y OF A S SUR A N CE AN D A UD IT A INTRODUCTION uditing has inevitably become one of the essential activities in the current business world. It may be attributable to the fact that financial reports still remain the major criteria in evaluating the performance of the business. Audit quality refers to different
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Abnormally High Audit Fees Impair Audit Quality? Jong-Hag Choi‚ Jeong-Bon Kim‚ and Yoonseok Zang SUMMARY: This study examines whether and how audit quality proxied by the magnitude of absolute discretionary accruals is associated with abnormal audit fees‚ that is‚ the difference between actual audit fee and the expected‚ normal level of audit fee. The results of various regressions reveal that the association between the two is asymmetric‚ depending on the sign of the abnormal audit fee. For observations
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A Computerized Audit Practice Case Description of the Practice Case This case has two learning objectives. First‚ it provides the student an opportunity to apply auditing concepts to a “real-life” audit client. The client‚ Biltrite Bicycles‚ Inc.‚ operates within a unique business climate and internal control environment‚ and the student must assess inherent risk and control risk accordingly. The case contains modules involving sampling applications‚ risk assessment‚ audit documentation‚ analysis
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guidance of the company‚ the effective monitoring of management by the board‚ and the board’s accountability to the company and the shareholders.” (Oecd‚ 2004) One component of good corporate governance is to create an effective and efficient internal
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Ch. 2. Professional Standards 2-1. Generally Accepted Auditing standards (GAAS) -Audit procedure -Audit standard 2-2. Fundamental Principle: Responsibilities -Competence and Capabilities -Independence and Due care --Independence in fact --Independence in appearance -Professional Skepticism and Professional Judgment 2-3. Fundamental Principle: Performance -Reasonable Assurance -Planning and Supervision --Audit plan -Materiality -Risk Assessment --Internal Control --Risk of Material misstatement --Inherent
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DIVERSITY AUDIT Diversity Audit at Starbucks Starbucks Corporation is a multinational company based in United States. It was founded in the year 1971 and is headquartered at Seattle‚ Washington. Starbucks is engaged in the business of selling coffee‚ coffee beans and different types of bakery products all over the world. The company also has a division known as Starbucks Entertainment division which is utilized for marketing films‚ music and books (Yahoo Finance‚ 2012). The coffeehouses owned
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In Lynn Shelton’s damp match drama‚ Outside In‚ a small‚ close-knit community is the home for the return of Chris (Jay Duplass). Brought home by his brother Ted (Ben Schwartz)‚ he is free after spending 20 years in prison for being an accessory to a murder. "He was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time‚" we learn‚ and although Chris never pulled the trigger or knew his friend had guns with him‚ he served his time and was released‚ in part‚ through the advocacy of Carol (Edie Falco)‚ a high
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Crisis management - a strategic leadership approach Introduction The past decade has been wrought with crises on both a domestic and international scale. It has been marked by a glut of organizational crises including natural disasters‚ technology disruption‚ and acts of terrorism‚ scandals‚ and financial mismanagement. Yet‚ many leaders are ill-prepared for the important role they may need to play in leading an organization through a crisis. At the beginning of the decade people all over
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