The PCAOB and the Social Responsibility of the Independent Auditor By Douglas R. Carmichael‚ Chief Auditor It is a distinct pleasure to speak to this group that uniquely blends a passionate interest in auditing standards‚ practice‚ and education. I have the honor of being the first Chief Auditor of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board – the primary advisor to the Board on policy and technical issues related to the auditing of public companies‚ including auditing standards‚ and
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Verification procedures are independent checks of the accounting system to identify errors and misrepresentations. Information technology drives the financial reporting processes of modern organizations. Automated systems initiate‚ authorize‚ record‚ and report the effects of financial transactions. The completed and stable IT environment can affects independent verification more effective. 20. Discuss the key features of Section 302 of SOX. Section 302 requires that corporate management (including
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largest energy wholesaling company‚ represents the biggest corporate collapse in American history. Despite being listed as No. 7 on the Fortune 500 list with a market capitalization of $75 billion before its collapse‚ the meltdown of Enron was rapid. The fall began in October 2001 when Enron officials reported a shocking $618 million quarterly loss related to allegedly mysterious and hidden related party partnerships with company insiders. Then‚ in early November 2001‚ company officials were forced to
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Chapter 1 – Nature and regulation of companies RQ 9. Outline the differences between shares and debentures. Ordinary shares attract no fixed rate of dividend‚ carry voting rights and may participate in surplus assets and profits of the company – they represent ownership of x% of the company. Ordinary shares are classified as equity. The company may issue shares either fully paid or partly paid (s. 254A). If partly paid shares are issued‚ the shareholder is liable to pay calls on the shares
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Auditing Introduction Letter Kelly Garner ACC/546 December 15‚ 2014 Mr. Michael De Marco Anderson‚ Olds‚ and Watershed Certified Public Accountants Shoetown‚ ME 00001 December 15‚ 2014 Mr. Eric Unum Vice President of Finance Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. 100 Shoe Plaza Shoetown‚ ME 00001 Dear Mr. Unum‚ Thank you for taking the time to meet with Arnold Anderson‚ CPA (lead auditor); Darlene Wardlaw‚ CPA (engagement manager) and me last week. During our meeting‚ you and your team informed us that your “old
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After analyzing 8 PCAOB inspection reports‚ I have found 5 common main topics. Deficiencies in Audits of Internal Controls The most significant deficiencies that I identified in auditing internal controls are the following: * The firm’s failure to sufficiently test the design and operating effectiveness of management review controls‚ such as their forecasts for revenues * The firm’s failure to test the system-generated data and reports that support vital controls * The firm’s failure
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Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley Bionca Murray 1-20-2015 Law‚ Ethics‚ & Corp. Governance Dr. Campbell Strayer University To often employees put up with the wrong doings of their employer‚ in order to keep their job. Whistleblowers are those rare individuals who are not afraid to stand up for what’s right. Whistleblowing is the act of an employee who believes that public interest overrides the interest of the organization. The person blows the whistle that the organization is in fraudulent
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University of Wollongong Research Online Faculty of Business - Accounting & Finance Working Papers Faculty of Business 2006 Regulation: Standardising Accounting Practice M. Gaffikin University of Wollongong‚ gaffikin@uow.edu.au Publication Details This working paper was originally published as Gaffikin‚ M‚ Regulation: Standardising Accounting Practice‚ Accounting & Finance Working Paper 06/22‚ School of Accounting & Finance‚ University of Wollongong‚ 2006. Research Online is the open access
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Auditing‚ Attestation‚ and Assurance Name Class Date Instructor Auditing‚ Attestation‚ and Assurance What is Auditing‚ Attestation and Assurance? Auditing relates to the analysis of the financial statements‚ attestation relates to the financial information beyond the financial statements‚ and assurance relates to improvement of the reliability of the financial information within the financial statements. This paper will give examples of each type of service‚ who might request these services
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Netherlands. Thus a vast potential market is created. 1.1.1 EUROPEAN UNION HISTORY The main goal of the international convergence of accounting standard is to obtain a precise and good quality accounting standards to be used internationally and keep updating and improving it. In July‚ 2002 in the EU‚ the European government passed a law which required all companies listed on the stock exchange to prepare its financial statements keeping the IFRS from 2005. (Wolk‚ 2007) The organizations with the
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