Auditing and Assurance – Assignment 1 Ashley Erasmus With reference to Caltex Australia 2012 Annual Report discuss the following: The role and responsibilities of Auditors and Company Board of Directors and the CEO and Senior Management with respect to the Accounting information reported on in the Annual report. The roles and responsibilities of a Board of Directors vary according to the nature of the company. They are usually responsible for determining the strategic direction of the business
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The Auditor Paper 6-8: According to the book‚ it is incredibly important to successfully complete the CPA exam in the first year. Jack Butler informs us that new staff members can greatly distinguish themselves by passing the CPA exam the first attempt because so few people manage to do so. Other benefits of this would include spending less time studying and more time working‚ financial benefits of not having to pay for additional attempts‚ and it is mandatory in order to move up in the company
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Robert Clive The Empire Builder-Clive of India Introduction: Robert Clive (1725-1774) arrived in India in 1744‚ aged 19 to work as a junior merchant. Soon‚ bored‚ he decided to become a Company Soldier. He was popular with the Sepoy troops‚ and proved to be a brilliant military planner. He was quickly promoted and went on to help the British gain power in India. Clive’s job with The Company was as a junior merchant in Madras. This was the lowest rank of employee and Clive was paid very
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Role played by professional auditors in Uganda Auditing is the independent examination of financial statements and the underlying books of account so as to form an opinion on whether they are prepared in all material aspects in accordance with the financial reporting framework. Such reporting framework includes International Accounting Standards (IAS)‚ the Companies Act Cap 110 (for Uganda) and any other relevant legislation. This is however carried out by a person termed as auditor. Internal
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THE ROLE OF AUDITORS IN THE CONTEXT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Asst. Prof. Loganathan Krishnan Abstract Auditors examine company’s accounts and report to the company on the accounts. Fundamentally‚ the concern is how auditors carry out these duties effectively. Legislations namely Companies Act 1965‚ Securities Industry Act 1983 which has been consolidated as Capital Market and Services Act 2007 have made major inroads to ensure that auditors carry out their duties and obligations effectively. Additionally
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Department of Accounting‚ Goodwin‚ J. (2004)‚ "A comparison of internal audit in the private and public sectors"‚ Managerial Auditing Journal‚ Vol. 19 No.5‚ pp.640-50. IIA (1999a)‚ The Institute of Internal Auditors‚ www.theiia.org/index.cfm?doc_id=1617 IIA (1999b)‚ (The) Institute of Internal Auditors‚ available at www.theiia.org/index.cfm?doc_id=123 Sawyer‚ L.B Soy‚ S.K. (1997)‚ "The case study as a research method"‚ unpublished paper‚ University of Texas at Austin Van Gansberghe‚ C.N. (2005)‚ "Internal
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Auditor Rotation | Raising Auditor ’s Independence | Proposed By: Varun Basantani | Auditor Rotation- Raising Auditor ’s Independence ------------------------------------------------- Abstract: The question for mandatory audit rotation has been a concern to academics‚ investors‚ practitioners and the public at large. This paper is designed to determine the relationship between mandatory audit rotations and audit Independence. The paper makes an earnest effort to evaluate the need
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CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction Reliable accounting and financial reporting issued by auditors help organisations in allocating resources from the society in an efficient manner. Although the primary goal of an organisation is profit making and to allocate limited capital resources to the production of goods and services for which society’s demand is great‚ a highly complex phenomenon which is corruption poses a threat to those goals and services. However‚ most organisations spend
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Yongho Cho 8/26/2012 Weekly Memo #1: Should external/internal auditors be responsible for detecting client fraud? In 2001 Enron‚ the seventh largest energy company in 2001‚ filed for bankruptcy. The event named “Enron Scandal” is considered to be the most shocking incident in American economic history. Bring the country to the edge of disaster‚ the scandal was basically caused by securities fraud which Enron was charge with. The irrationality of accounting and auditing system encouraged U
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CORPORATE FRAUD & THE ROLES OF AUDITOR (BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE) Submitted To: Tahmina Ahmed Lecturer Department Of Accounting And Information Systems University Of Dhaka. Submitted By: Group No. 02 ID 18003 18051 18053 18073 18089 18200 NAME Safiqur Rahman Mahadin Anik Mahmudul Islam Arnab Kumar Chakrabartty Abdullah Al Noman Namrata Chakma Date of Submission: November 11‚ 2014. 1|Page This Report Includes The Following Contents Chapter No. Contents Page No. 01.Introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Introduction
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