information about CAATs. This paper describes CAATs‚ compares CAATs to traditional audit procedures‚ and discusses the costs‚ risks‚ and benefits of using CAATs. The paper also discusses specific types of CAATs such as data analysis software‚ the test data technique‚ utility software and the audit-expert system. It also brings up issues that the auditor may encounter‚ suggests the recommendations to overcome the issues‚ and the barriers/ challenges when using CAATs. II. Introduction In
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owners on the importance of sound internal controls. Facilitating management’s conclusion on the effectiveness of the design and operations of internal controls within their respective areas Perform process documentation and tests of controls which will be used to support management’s overall evaluation Consolidating results to CEO and CFO for their final conclusion. Educating management and process owners on the importance of sound internal controls. Facilitating management’s conclusion
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purpose as system flowcharts b) Are different from system flowcharts since they focus on a logical view of the information system c) Are useless for planning a new system d) Are never used in analyzing an existing system 8. All of the following are controls for end-user computing except:
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turn days 2. a. Describe the implications of the resulting ratios for the auditor’s audit strategy for year 20x9. b. What specific audit objectives are likely to be misstated? c. How should the auditor respond in terms of potential audit tests? 14-28 (Controls over cash receipts processing at a church) You have been asked by the board of trustees of a local church to review its accounting procedures. As a part of this review‚ you have prepared the following comments relating to the collections made
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Jurgen Skembi Homework5 Internal Control Audit Standards a. For what purposes should an auditors’ understanding of the internal control components be used in planning an audit? An auditors’ understanding of the internal control components should be used for 3 reasons: a) To identify the potential misstatement that might occurs b) To identify the factors that affect the risk of material misstatement c) To influence the design of substantive procedures b. What is required
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SUMMER-2015 Get solved assignments at nominal price of Rs.120 each. Mail us at: subjects4u@gmail.com or contact at 09882243490 Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 3 MF0013–Internal Audit & Control-4 Credits (Book ID: 1733) Assignment (60 Marks) Note: Answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme. Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60. Q1. Describe & explain the term auditing. “Personal qualities of an auditor are
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Revenue Cycle and Control Activities The revenue cycle for many companies is considered the primary source to earn revenue from the sale of goods or service. Good controls must be established to maintain the effectiveness of receivables and credit sales‚ not doing so can harm the company and might be costly to the business. Six classes of internal controls guides us in evaluating and designing transaction processing. They are authorization‚ supervision‚ segregation of duties‚ access control‚ independent
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An Investigation of Auditor Decision Processes in the Evaluation of Internal Controls and Audit Scope Decisions 1. Introduction Over the past decade numerous studies have focused on auditors’ judgments. With few exceptions these studies have found that when auditors are given the same task‚ they frequently make different decisions.’ This result has been obtained for relatively simple tasks (e.g.‚ Joyce [1976]) and relatively complex tasks (e.g.‚ Reckers and Taylor [1979] and Mock and
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CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 1.9 Introduction 2.0 Objectives of an internal control system 2.1 Identify customizable components 2.2 To identify factors that promotes the effective implementation of internal control system. 2.3 Challenges associated with internal control systems. 2.4 Limitations of internal controls 2.5 To identify the top rated types of internal controls. CHAPTER TWO
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2 2.0 Role of internal control 2 2.1 Management: 2 2.2 Board of Directors: 3 2.3 Auditors: 3 2.4 Staff and junior managers 4 3.0 NEW RULES OF INTERNAL CONTROL 4 4.0 THE GOOD AND THE BAD 10 5.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 12 6.0 REFERENCES 14 1.0 INTRODUCTION Internal control is defined as a process affected by an organization ’s structure‚ work and authority flows‚ people and management information systems‚ designed to help the organization
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