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    pressures from changes in the market and industry intense competition (national‚ regional‚ local) under cut prices from municipalities that could offer lower prices by using tax revenue. Pressure to meet earnings expectations Stock ownership benefits Retirement benefits Performance based bonuses Maintain growing stock price Maintain industry leadership Maintain reputation Opportunities: Able to use a lot of estimates in depreciation of PPE (over 1/2 of assets) Accounting firm (Arthur Andersen) thought

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    Describe the differences between statistical and non-statistical sampling in terms of (1) the sample selection methods used‚ and (2) quantification of sampling risk. Ans: Nonstatistical sampling differs from statistical sampling in that non-probabilistic sampling can be used for the former but not the latter. In addition‚ sampling risk can be quantified when using statistical sampling but not when using nonstatistical sampling. 2. Directed sample selection is the selection of each item in

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    I THE RED FLAGS and the Allegations by the SEC -1996‚ Ruttenberge family sold a large chunk of stocks for $49.6m on the second public offering while the financial statements continuously showed positive trends - The financial statements analysis - Cash flows were negative while profit was reported. Early 1999‚ liqutity problem arised‚ sold $200M of high-yield or Junk bonds in mid 1999. - Justice Department: Adam Gilburne: guilty to conspriracy to commit wire and securities fraud to inflate

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    Do the Benefits of Tanning Outweigh the Risks? Amber Williams University of Phoenix‚ Axia College 26 year-old Clare Oliver spent her last living days warning the population about the dangers of tanning beds. The young woman started using tanning beds in her teens and was diagnosed with skin cancer when she was 22 years old (Ross‚ 2008). Reports come out every year with an increased amount of people who are affected by Ultra Violet radiation exposure. With so many studies about the

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    Process Of AuditingAuditing Vs Investigation INTRODUCTION: Introduction to auditing: Economic decisions in every society must be based upon the information available at the time the decision is made. For example‚ the decision of a bank to make a loan to a business is based upon previous financial relationships with that business‚ the financial condition of the company as reflected by its financial statements and other factors.As a result the bank has lost both the principal and the interest

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    In recent years‚ as the collapse of some renowned companies‚ the issue of audit independence turns to be more and more concerned by the international regulators. Independence is the cornerstone of the auditing profession‚ and auditor’s opinion is suspect if lack of independence. However‚ in some circumstances‚ some potential threats of audit independence would be generated as jointly provision of non-audit and audit services to the audit client. Although it will create threats to independence‚ some

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    SCOPE OF AUDIT 6 ANSWER: TOPIC 2 - DISTINCTION BETWEEN ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING 7 ANSWER: TOPIC 3 - TYPES OF AUDITS AND AUDITORS 8 ANSWER: TOPIC 4 - MEANING OF TRUE AND FAIR VIEW 9 ANSWER: TOPIC 5 - DESCRIBE THE PROFESSIONAL ETHICS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO AUDITORS 10 CONCLUSION 11 APPENDIX 12 REFERENCES INTRODUCTION After done this assignment‚ we can understand deeper on the job of auditing. First of all‚ the knowledge that we receive in the first topic is we can

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    Social Media Communication - Risk and Benefit MGT300 August 11‚ 2013 Social Media Communication – Risk and Benefit You’re dammed if you do‚ and you’re dammed if you don’t. Communication in the 21st Century has given corporations a global audience‚ using the ever growing‚ and easily accessible interaction of social media. Like many other corporate leaders‚ Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn accepted his trusted Chief Marketing Officer’s suggestion to use “Twitter” as a form of communication‚ which

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    ACC 3401 Audit and Professional Ethics │LECTURE 1│ Concepts of Auditing Learning Objectives After the lecture‚ students should be able to: describe the nature‚ purpose and scope of an audit; describe various basic principles and concepts of auditing and explain their importance in the actual audit procedures; and describe the professional framework within which auditors must operate. 1. Accounting vs. Auditing Accounting - the process of recording‚ classifying‚ summarizing and

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    function is now a mandatory requirement as per the Banking and Financial Institutions Act 2006. Results of this study deliberate that‚ the risks management and corporate governance related activities of internal auditors are incorporated merely as statutory obligations and do not provide additional value to the stakeholders. We assert that that internal auditing in Tanzania commercial banks is still embracing the conservative approach which is primarily concerned with compliance and monitoring rather

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