Introduction The topic of the report is an exploration of a career option and a Tax Auditor at Canada Revenue Agency. The purposes of this report are to not only prepare myself for the position by examining and learning but also introduce a different field of work to colleagues All residents in Canada must pay a tax and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)‚ formally known as Revenue Canada‚ is a federal agency that has as its main function the administration of Canadian tax laws for most of the provinces
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fraud detection and financial accountability field. Now audits are performed to manage and confirm the correctness of a company ’s accounting procedures. Auditing evolved into a business necessity once it became evident that a standardized form of accountancy must exist to avoid fraud. Today it has developed into a standardized yet complex field that is regarded as an important procedure in the management of business finance. Financial audits are performed to ascertain the validity and reliability
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Auditor Independence: An Impossible Dream In recent months there has been much discussion about the independence of CPA auditors; the leadership of the AICPA‚ the Auditing Standards Board‚ the Public Oversight Board‚ the Independence Standards Board‚ and most recently the proposed independence rules promulgated by the SEC have all attempted to clarify and strengthen auditor independence. Several newspaper and magazine articles have also addressed the issue. In my opinion‚ all the efforts to
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Summary of The Auditor The Auditor by James K. Loebbecke tells a story about the life and career of an auditor named Jack Butler. The book shows Jack’s career from his education all the way to his promotion to partner. Loebbecke designed this story about Jack as a teaching tool to give students an understanding about the life of an auditor. The story begins with Jack’s promotion to partner and how it was bittersweet for him. Jack is excited for the promotion‚ but is also nervous about the
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Audit Committee Quality‚ Auditor Independence‚ and Internal Control Weaknesses Yan Zhang‚ Jian Zhou‚ and Nan Zhou* * All authors are from SUNY – Binghamton. We thank two anonymous reviewers for detailed and insightful suggestions that have significantly improved the paper. We also thank workshop participants at the 2006 American Accounting Association Auditing Midyear Meeting and the 2006 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting for comments‚ and Raj Addepalli‚ Shanshan Chen‚ Yujing
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4. VOUCHING LEARNING OBJECTIVES Meaning and objectives of vouching Importance of vouching Types of vouchers Vouch various transactions like vouching of trading Transactions and vouching of cash transactions VOUCHING • Meaning • Vouching is concerned with examining documentary evidence to ascertain the authenticity of entries in books of entries in books of accounts. • Evidence supporting and substantiating the transaction made in the books. • It is a technique to judge
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WHY IS AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE SO IMPORTANT? Auditing is the efficient critical examination done by one person or group of people’s independent from the system audited. To do an audit‚ confirmed information must be present and some standards by which the auditor can evaluate the information. Another is gathering and evaluating any information to determine whether the information being audited is identified in accordance with establish criteria to satisfy the purpose of the audit and also auditors must
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Appointment‚ Duties‚ Rights and Liabilities of Auditor Appointment: First Auditors a) The first auditors of a company shall be appointed by the directors within 60 days of incorporation of the company [252(3)] b) The first auditors will hold office till the first annual general meeting [252(3)]. c) If the directors fail to appoint the first auditors‚ the members shall appoint the first auditors‚ provided further that the auditors such appointed shall not be removed during the tenure expect
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Independence of external auditor By:- shubham kanchhal Auditor independence refers to the independence of the auditor from parties that may have a financial interest in business being audited. Independence requires integrity and an objective approach for the audit process. This concept requires the auditor to carry his work freely and in an objective manner. The purpose of an audit to enhance the credibility
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2-45 (Audit Committees and Auditor Independence‚ LO 4‚ 5‚ 6) The audit committee is required to evaluate the independence of both the internal and external audit functions. Required a. What factors would you suggest an audit committee look at in evaluating the external auditor’s independence? b. How can the audit committee influence the independence of the internal audit function? c. The audit committee must pre-approve all nonaudit services pro- vided by the external auditor. Assume the
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