framework used to conduct its assessment of internal controls. Discuss the options in selecting a control framework. Regarding the control framework‚ the SEC has made specific reference to COSO as a recommended model. Furthermore‚ the PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5 endorses the use of COSO as the framework for control assessment. Although other suitable frameworks have been published‚ any framework used should encompass all of COSO’s general themes 24. Prior to SOX‚ external auditors were required
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would stratify a population into meaningful groups if A. Probability-proportional-to-size (PPS) sampling is used. B. The population has highly variable recorded amounts. C. The auditor’s estimated tolerable misstatement is extremely small. D. The standard deviation of recorded amounts is relatively small. 6. An auditor is preparing to sample a client’s customer receivables for overstatement. A statistical sampling method that automatically provides stratification when using systematic selection
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Identify six risk areas that your firm would consider when developing the audit plan ii. Describe three analytical review procedures you would carry out as part of the substantive testing on the area of sales. Q3 (a) Briefly explain why professional skepticism is important to an auditor (b) The ability of auditors to assess inherent risks improves the efficiency of the audit process Required: i. Explain four factors that affect inherent risks at the entity level. ii. State four factors
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5(a) Prepare a memo to the partner making a recommendation as to whether Barnes and Fischer should or should not accept Ocean Manufacturing‚ Inc. as an audit client. Carefully justify your position in light of the information in the case. Include consideration of reasons both for and against acceptance and be sure to address both financial and nonfinancial issues to justify your recommendation. MEMORANDUM To: Jane Hunter From: Corrine Subject: Ocean Manufactory Should be Accepted Date:
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procedures report on subject matter or that is the responsibility of another party (e.g management) Attest Function-Diagram Suitable Criteria -standards established or developed by groups of experts -Example: Internal control audit- standards established by a committee of experts on internal control -Example: Financial statement audit- standards are GAAP. For a financial statement audit suitable criteria are referred to as the “applicable financial reporting framework” Forms of Attestation-Diagram
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Chapter 1 An overview of auditing Multiple Choice 1. The three major professional accounting bodies in Australia are: a. ICAA‚ CPA and ASIC. b. CPA Australia‚ NIA and AARF. c. ATO‚ AUASB and ASIC. d. ICAA‚ CPA Australia and NIA. The correct option is d. Feedback: Section 1.3 The auditing environment 2. Which body has a mission ‘to develop‚ in the public interest‚ high-quality auditing and assurance standards and related guidance to enhance the relevance‚ reliability and timeliness
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Question 1: How did the Corporate Culture at Enron contribute to its bankruptcy? The corporate Culture at Enron could have contributed to its bankruptcy in many ways. Its corporate culture supported unethical behavior without question for as long as the behavior resulted in monetary gain for the company. It was describe as having a culture of arrogance that led people to believe that they could handle increasingly greater risk without encountering any danger. Its culture did little to promote
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held to a high ethical standard because of the sensitive financial information they encounter and the type of financial documents the produce. After events such as Enron surfaced‚ the accounting profession as a whole came under fire and our reputations are in question. These scandals reveled what can happen if accountants do not act in an ethical manner and why it is so important that accountants do make sound‚ ethical decisions. This paper will explain the ethical standards accountants are supposed
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Alcoholism is an addiction/disease that may start out just by drinking with friends on the weekends socially. The general alcoholic is one whom starts drinking socially and then recognizes that they are unable to stop like some of their friends. Eventually they begin to develop a tolerance and have to actually drink more to feel the same feelings the felt before. Once they realize they are becoming an alcoholic is when they actually start drinking alone or think that they have to drink just to
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Enron and World Finance A Case Study in Ethics Edited by Paul H. Dembinski‚ Carole Lager‚ Andrew Cornford and Jean-Michel Bonvin Enron and World Finance Also by Observatoire de la Finance From Bretton Woods to Basel Finance & the Common Good/Bien Commun‚ no. 21‚ Spring 2005 Ethics of Taxation and Banking Secrecy Finance & the Common Good/Bien Commun‚ no. 12‚ Autumn 2002 Will the Euro Shape Europe? Finance & the Common Good/Bien Commun‚ no. 9‚ Winter 2001–2 Dommen‚ E. (ed.) Debt Beyond
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