important part of business strategy is concerned with ensuring that these resources and competencies are understood and evaluated - a process that is often known as a "Strategic Audit". The process of conducting a strategic audit can be summarised into the following stages: (1) Resource Audit: The resource audit identifies the resources available to a business. Some of these can be owned (e.g. plant and machinery‚ trademarks‚ retail outlets) whereas other resources can be obtained through
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Beginning the Audit Report Peter Serunjoji ACC546 January 15‚ 2012 Arlette Peoples Beginning the Audit Report MEMORANDUM TO: Larry Lancaster‚ Chairman‚ President‚ and CEO of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. FROM: Matrix Certified Public Accountants (MCPA) Inc.‚ DATE: January 15 2012 SUBJECT: Beginning the Audit Report (Engagement letter‚ Engagement checklist‚ Outline of timeframes and milestones of the audit) Dear Mr. Lancaster‚ This letter is to confirm the
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MIS - MIB DMS - DBM - PGDM - BBM – DBA – PGDM www.mbacasestudyanswers.com www.casestudysolution.in aravind.banakar@gmail.com ARAVIND 09901366442 – 09902787224 AUDITING Q1) H.W.P. Private Ltd. Is having only two members H and W. During the audit of accounts for the year ended 31st March 2000‚ you as a auditor find that : a) H‚ who is incharge of purchases has introduced fictitious purchase bills of Rs 50 lakhs. b) W‚ who is incharge of sales has sold goods worth Rs 1 crore without bringing
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1. The 2011 MGB Internal Audit Plan included an audit of the Institute’s Argentina Office (ARGENTINA) in Argentina. 2. MGB established this office in May 1996 by execution of an Agreement with the Government of Argentina to establish a‚ Argentina Regional Office. The Agreement provided international and diplomatic status to this office. The mission of the office as set down in the Agreement was to: 1. Monitor MGB’s activities in Argentina; 2. Develop research programs with national
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INTRODUCTION This case presents the actual family-business dilemma and identities have been changed to protect family privacy. The author’s opinions do not necessarily reflect the views of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and this case was written for academic purpose only and the author disclaims any legal responsibilities. This report will be discussed more details about the issues that arise in the company. Those issues are about the leadership‚ management and also
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The Elements of Criminal Liability ACTUS REUS & MENS REA "Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea"‚ or "an act does not make a man guilty unless his mind be also guilty (Burgess‚ 2004‚ p.8)." In criminal law‚ for an individual to commit a crime‚ there must be present two elements. They are: Actus Reus (meaning guilty act or omission); and Mens Rea (meaning guilty mind). Actus Reus is the guilty act or omission in the commissioning of a crime. In short‚ it is what the offender does
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are necessary purchases and consistent with the best interest of the company i.e. not for personal use. Refer to lecture note: Most companies have different levels of general authorisation depending on the type of purchases. Weakness Strength Audit procedure (To what‚ for what) Objective There are no proper procedures for authorisation. Purchase requisition does not need to be approved by authorised personnel. This may results to unauthorised and invalid company purchases i.e. for personal
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statement audits. 1. What is the purpose of a financial statement audit? a. To confirm the accuracy of management’s financial statements. b. To provide assurance that the audited entity is financially sound. c. To express an opinion on the fairness of the financial statements. d. To provide assurance that fraudulent activities have not occurred. 2. Information risk arises from which of the following situations? a. Adverse selection threats. b. Audit risk‚ inherent risk‚ control risk‚ and
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We do not believe that the auditors from Friehling & Horowitz exercised due care and maintained professional skepticism throughout the audit. According to the AICPA website‚ “due professional care imposes a responsibility upon each professional within an independent auditor’s organization to observe the standards of field work and reporting” (AICPA). This is because the auditors should have been skeptical of Madoff’s bank account and Chase and should have looked into what that bank account was
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Executive summary: This assignment is done to provide the user information on Brand Audit of GrameenPhone Ltd‚ the telecommunication company in Bangladesh. Telecommunication has been a booming industry during the last two decades. Gradually this industry is matching towards market saturation. So‚ brand audit is also become very important and complex as well. The four major players GP‚ Banglalink‚ Robi‚ and Airtel by name are implementing same unique and confidential branding strategies to grasp
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