Page number Executive summary 4 Introduction 5 Audit in brief: 6 History of auditing profession in Bangladesh 6-10 Ending summary 10-11 conclusion 11 Executive summary: The development of auditing profession in an emerging economy Bangladesh is analyzed here. This report aims to discuss the historical background and evolution of auditing. It is found that auditing has evolved through a number of stages. In the mid 1800s to early 1900s‚ the audit practice was considered as traditional conformance
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313SLT: 126H Semester I Academic Year 2013/2014 | Masdiah Abdul HamidRoom: AA-2-42Tel: 09 – 455 2020 extension 3121Fax: 09 – 455 2007Email: Masdiah@uniten.edu.my Wan Mohammad Taufik Bin Wan Abdullah Room: AA-2-14Tel: 09 – 455 2020 extension 2062Fax: 09 – 455 2007Email: WMTaufik@uniten.edu.my | | | * Subject Synopsis This course introduces the elements of auditing. It discusses the principles and procedures of auditing‚ types of audits‚ scope and objectives of auditing. It also covers professional
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the risk assessment and identifying all the areas for the universe. Early next week I should have a list of all the auditable areas and start working on sending risk assessment surveys out. My goal is to get the risk assessment done by end of November and get an audit plan done early December. Nobody expects it until sometime in January; however‚ you know how I like to be an over achiever. Starting
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What can someone accomplish in 20 years? Someone could possibly research a disease and come up with a cure for it in 20 years. Someone else could possibly get an education from kindergarten to college in 20 years. Frederick Douglass spent 20 years as a slave. He spent 20 years doing work against his own will‚ and he had no control of his own life. After being a slave for 20 years‚ Douglass was able to escape and become a leader in the abolitionist movement. Frederick Douglass was able to escape slavery
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mandatory rotation of audit firms to ensure the appropriate level of independence ’ of auditors. Majority of studies conclude that the detrimental effects of firm rotation on the quality of the audit work by far outweigh its positive effects as a safeguard against various independence and quality threats. Frequent changes of audit firms‚ whether resulting from mandatory rotation or otherwise‚ introduce threats to independence and operational difficulties that make audit failure more likely. Many
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Burlington Bees[1] Using Analytical Procedures as Substantive Tests OBJECTIVES Use analytical procedures to develop expectations for revenue accounts Recognize factors that lead to precise expectations of account balances Appreciate the degree of professional judgment involved in evaluating differences between expected and reported account balances Understand the audit planning implications of using analytical procedures as substantive tests of account balances Burlington Bees‚ an
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1. Auditor Liability in Canada A & B Is it reasonable for a potential investor or existing shareholder to rely on audited financial statements that a corporation makes available for public consumption? Should an investor be able to sue a corporation’s auditor if audited financial statements materially misrepresent the financial status of the company audited? a. Should a potential investor only be able to sue the corporation? b. Should there be any limit on the auditor’s liability?
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INTRODUCTION Audit Planning and reporting Auditing planning and reporting are two critical stages in whole audit Cycle. Audit planning is before beginning of field work and reporting is last Stage in bank audit Good planning leads to effective Reporting Planning (also called forethought) is the process of thinking about and organizing the desired activities required to achieve a desired goal. Planning involves the creation and maintenance of a PLAN. As such< planning is
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NATURE‚ PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF AUDIT AND REVIEW NATURE‚ PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF AUDIT AND REVIEW 1 “AUDITING” In independent examination 2 NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT The word “audit” comes form the Latin word audire which means “to hear” because‚ in the middle Ages‚ accounts or revenue and expenditure were “heard” by the auditor. Statutory audits (i.e. carried out in accordance with statutory provisions) become mandatory for companies in 1900. At this time the purpose of an audit was to detect fraud‚ technical
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INTRODUCTION The client acceptance stage has two objectives; a) Examining the proposed client to determine if there is any reason to reject the engagement (acceptance of the client). To do so‚ the auditor obtains a preliminary understanding of the client‚ in order to both evaluate the client’s background and the risks associated with accepting the engagement. b) Convincing the client to hire the auditor (acceptance by the client). The auditor must thus understand his relationship to the client
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