DEFINITION OF AUDITING Auditing is described as the independent examination of and expression of an opinion on the financial statements of an enterprise by an appointed auditor in pursuance of that appointment and in compliance with any relevant statutory obligation. Thus auditing of information systems can be defined as independent examination of and expression of an opinion on the development‚ documentation and controls of information systems of an enterprise by an appointed auditor in pursuance
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“Accounting did not cause the recent corporate scandals‚ unreliable financial statements were the results of management decisions‚ fraudulent or otherwise”. (Lin & Wu‚ 2006‚ para. 5) Waste Management‚ HealthSouth‚ Enron‚ Satyam and Madoff are just a few names that come to my mind when I think of fraudulent accounting. Disguised loans‚ inflated income‚ improper accounting and misstated earnings‚ different words all describing the same thing‚ FRAUD. Fraud affects the company‚ the consumers
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Solutions for the Biltrite Bicycles Inc. Case Module I - Assessment of Inherent Risk 2 Module II – Assessment of Control Risk 16 Module III - Control Test: Sales Processing 28 Module IV - PPS Sampling: Factory Equipment Additions 30 Module V - Accounts Receivable Aging Analysis 34 Module VI - Sales and Purchases Cutoff Tests 41 Module VII - Search for Unrecorded Liabilities 46 Module VIII - Dallas Dollar Bank Reconciliation 48 Module IX- Analysis of Interbank Transfers 51 Module X -
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INTRODUCTION This report consists of 5 reflections related to auditing standards and each case was extracted from internet sources. The purpose of this report is to reflect and understand each case. REFLECTIONS First reflection is on China sky case for its non-compliances with SGX. Next is the case on corporate governance where new rules were proposed to improve risk management and risk control. Third will be the extracted information of executives’ compensation in
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BUSINESS SCHOOL Unit of Study Outline Unit Code ACCT3014 Unit Title Auditing and Assurance Semester 2‚ 2013 Pre-requisite Units: ACCT3011 or ACCT3001 Co-requisite Units: n/a Prohibited Units: ACCT3004 Assumed Knowledge and/or Skills: You are assumed to understand the key principles and rules of specified accounting standards and be able to apply them in the context of business scenarios. Students are expected to comprehend the form and content of published financial statements and be able to
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cAst 2.1 Yourl040Return.com Evoluoting eBusiness Revenue Recognition‚ lnformstion Privocy‚ ond Eledronic Evidence lssues -’u ’-:; s. Brasr‚nv’FnaNrA. Bucruess . srsvsx M. Gr‚ovnn.Doucr‚as F. pnawrrr [.EARNING OBJECTIVES .*-::: :ompleting and discussing this case you should be able to [5] Recognize issues surrounding the privacy of customer information [6] Describe audit implications when transaction evidence is solely electronic [7] Recognize threats to eBusiness strategies
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Coyote‚ located in Phoenix‚ Arizona and centers around three personnel members. Yancy Corliss is a new partner with the firm that is summoned into the managing partner’s office‚ Sharon Rules. Rules indicates that Jost Furniture is looking for a new auditing and she has been approached to submit a bid. Before committing to a bid Rules would like Corliss to conduct a background check to assess the potential risk of obtaining Jost as a client. The contract could prove to be quite lucrative for the firm
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Auditing Chapter 3 Homework 3-27 a. These are the items that should be included in the auditor’s report: 1. Normal receivable confirmation procedures‚ although not used‚ should not be listed here since it was not material‚ and the auditor was able to gain a satisfactory opinion from the client’s use of them. 2. The change in the accounting method for long-term construction doesn’t need to be included here since it is discussed in the footnotes. 3. Lawsuits are normally included
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[pic] ACCTG 312 SC 2012: Assignment 1 Current issues – scandals in auditing Introduction • For this assignment‚ you are required to research and report back on one of four well known scandals that involve auditors in some way. • It can be commenced after week 1 lectures are completed‚ so gives you a chance to get part of your semester’s work done early. It is due in week 3 (Thursday at 4 pm). • You will also be required to very briefly report to your tutorial group on one interesting
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Auditing Theory 1. A control which relates to all parts of the EDP system is called a(n) a. Systems control c. Applications control b. General control d. Universal control 2. Which of the following is not an output control? a. Proper authorization of transaction b. Control totals c. Check digits d. Adequate documents 3. Should the auditor feel‚ after obtaining an understanding of the EDP internal control structure‚ that control risk cannot be reduced‚ he or she will a. Issue a disclaimer b. Issue
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