Express what you feel is the true motivation behind the Emancipation Proclamation as it was issued on January 1‚ 1863. A. Once again‚ to better understand the September release of the Emancipation Proclamation‚ one needs to go back a few months. The war was dragging on‚ heading deeper into its second year. Although the North had seen its fair share of victories‚ they suffered considerable losses during the Richmond campaign and considerable embarrassment in the 7 days battle. George Templeton
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Strategic Audit Name Institution PART A: Advantages of a Strategic Audit A strategic audit measures the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the performance of a firm based on its past performance. This information will be important to the management in regard to the making of strategic business decisions (Victoria‚ 2010). Strategic auditing has many advantages. First‚ strategic auditing fosters quality decisions resulting from a conceptual understanding of
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least ten ratios that are useful to assess going concern using Heritage’s financial statements‚ which are located on Blackboard‚ appendix 1 & 2. Document the ratios in a format similar to the following: Ratios 2009 2008 2007 Current assets 44‚497 Current ratio: Current liab. 25‚926 1.72 Debt to equity Net income before tax/sales Gross margin % Inventory turnover Interest to debt Gearing (10 Marks) Explain the term “materiality” and discuss this in relation
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INTERNAL AUDIT TRAINING MODULE BASED ON THE INTERNAL AUDIT PROCEDURE MANUAL Ministry of Finance & Economic Development November 2005 TABLE OF CONTENT MODULE I I. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL BACKGROUND SESSION I INTRODUCTION BREAKING THE ICE LEARNING CONTRACT BASES AND AUTHORITY THE GENERAL CONCEPT OF AUDITING 1 1 1 2 3 SESSION II HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNAL AUDITING INTERNAL AUDITING IN ETHIOPIA THE SCOPE AND PRACTICE OF INTERNAL AUDITING IN ETHIOPIA NEED TO ADOPT THE PROFESSIONAL
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From Chinese English‚ Chinglish to Standard English The modern English trends to globalization and also manifests localization. Chinese English and Chinglish are two different kinds of linguistic expressions and of Chinese characteristics. Chinese English is a variety of English and Chinglish is a transitional language before English learners know English well. Finally‚ they trend to the same and blend in Standard English. 1. Chinese English It is commonly believed that Chinese English is
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Audit Plan- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Key business and audit risk: In order to make the report more efficient we must identify the key areas of business risk and auditing risk. Business risk can be defined as the risk‚ which could affect an organization’s ability to achieve its objectives (Gray and Manson‚ 2007). Audit risk is defined as the risk that the auditor gives an inappropriate audit opinion when the financial statements are materially misstated (Soltani‚ 2007). In Gray and Manson (2007)’s
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eventually drawn into Livent’s fraudulent schemes by its principal architects‚ including Maria Messina‚ the company’s chief financial officer (CFO). Messina‚ a former partner with Deloitte & Touche’s Canadian affiliate‚ had previously served as Livent’s audit engagement partner. The fraud unraveled following Livent’s takeover by an investment group led by Hollywood mogul Michael Ovitz. The new management team installed by Ovitz soon found that “massive‚ systematic irregularities” permeated the company’s
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hopes to eventually be a partner. The management of Allnet Company invites Thorne to prepare a bid to audit Allnet’s financial statements. In discussing the audit fee‚ Allnet’s management suggests a fee range in which the amount depends on the reported profit of Allet. The higher its profit‚ the higher will be the audit fee paid to Thorne’s firms. Would you recommend that Thorne accept this audit fee arrangement? Why or why not? Describe some ethical considerations guiding your recommendations”
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conceptual design phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)‚ task force members are focused on selecting the new system design. ANS: F PTS: 1 5. When determining the operational feasibility of a new system‚ the expected ease of transition from the old system to the new system should be considered. ANS: T PTS: 1 6. One-time costs include operating and maintenance costs. ANS: F PTS: 1 7. When preparing a cost-benefit analysis‚ design costs incurred in the systems planning‚ systems analysis
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Sustainable use of energy- A case study on Energy Audit for Centre for Environmental Studies‚ Anna University (V. Vandhana Devi*) Abstract Climate Change & Global warming‚ ever increasing energy prices‚ acute energy shortage‚ forever widening and supply gap‚ hence energy efficiency and conservation measures have gained importance in the recent years. This paper involved an energy auditing with a view to enhance the existing energy efficiency level in the Centre for Environmental Studies
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