failures during the first half of 2001‚ a number of studies have been performed to address the impact of mandatory rotation of audit firms to ensure the appropriate level of independence ’ of auditors. Majority of studies conclude that the detrimental effects of firm rotation on the quality of the audit work by far outweigh its positive effects as a safeguard against various independence and quality threats. Frequent changes of audit firms‚ whether resulting from mandatory rotation or otherwise
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Owners • Owners are typically the most interested user of financial statements. Not only do owners have an interest in profits‚ but also in the amount of money they retain for personal income. This information comes from the income statement. Owners want to know how much capital the business consumed in order to generate sales revenue. Lenders • Lenders have an interest in both a company’s profit and cash flow. These users may have given loans to the business. Companies with an inability to repay
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SUMMARY OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF NIGERIAN ENAMELWARE PLC. NAME OF THE COMPANY: Nigerian Enamelware Plc. NAME OF THE AUDITORS: Akintola Williams Deloitte‚ Charted Accountant‚ Lagos Nigeria. SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Annual Report & Accounts 2012. SCOPE: The financial statement audited by the auditors include; the balance sheet‚ profit and loss account‚ statement of cash flow‚ value added statement‚ financial summary‚ significant accounting policies and other
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Audit and Internal Review (International Stream) PART 2 TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2002 QUESTION PAPER Time allowed 3 hours This paper is divided into two sections Section A ALL THREE questions are compulsory and MUST be answered TWO questions ONLY to be answered Section B Paper 2.6(INT) Section A – ALL THREE questions are compulsory and MUST be attempted 1 The objectivity of the external auditor may be threatened or appear to be threatened where: (i) There is undue dependence on any audit
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A PROJECT REPORT ON ―ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY USING THE TECHNIQUE OF RATIO ANALYSIS” FOR ULTRA TECH CEMENT LTD AT KOVAYA‚ AMRELI‚ GUJARAT SUBMITTED TO TILAK MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF 2 YEARS FULL TIME COURSE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) Submitted By: FURKAN Y. KAMDAR (Batch 2008-10) Guided By: Prof.R.GANESHAN MAHARASHTRA COSMOPOLITAN EDUCATION SOCIETY’S PAI INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE CAMP PUNE-411001 1 Maharashtra Cosmopolitan Education
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in February 2009.stability is projected to spur growth in the financial‚ manufacturing and other sectors of the economy. However liquidity remains a challenge thereby lending and profitability‚ which impact on recapitalization of the economy. The research is of the view that under the aforementioned scene‚ proper corporate governance structures are inevitable. There is need for improvement on the issues of corporate governance in all corners of the economy if real economic growth is to be realized
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Financial Statements Paper John Doe ACC/290 January 3‚ 2013 Introduction In this paper it will go through: Identify the four basic financial statements‚ describe the purpose of each of the four financial statements‚ discuss how the financial statements would be useful to internal users such as managers and employees‚ and discuss how the financial statements would be useful to external users such as investors and creditors. Identify the
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the fact that financial statements shall contain the following information according to section 334(2) of the companies and allied matters act (CAMA) 1990 as well as statement of accounting standards (SAS) 2:profit and lossaccount;balance sheet; a statement of cash flow; value added statement; five-year financial summary; statement of significant accounting policies; notes to the accounts; group financial statement (in case of a group); chairman’s report; directors’s report; audit committee’s report;
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ASSESSMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Assessment of Financial Statements Judith A Vicks FIN7014-8: Managing Financial Institutions Dr. Ekanayake: Northcentral University June 23‚ 2013 ASSESSMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Abstract It is important to understand the differences in how earnings and liabilities are generated or reported for different financial institutions. This paper will describe key points regarding the balance sheets of different financial institutions. Commercial
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Income statements For the year ended 30 June 2008 : : Consolidated Notes Parent entity 2008 $’000 2007 $’000 2007 $’000 2008 $’000 Revenue from continuing operations 5 1‚354‚419 1‚230‚513 64‚453 208‚833 Cost of goods sold Other income Selling‚ general and administrative expenses Other expenses Finance costs 7 6 7 7 7 (608‚040) --(399‚411) (76‚420) (24‚986) (570‚979) 671 (355‚483) (63‚422) (19‚486) ----(1‚733) (15‚888) (21‚298)
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