Audit Documentation Purpose: 1. Main evidence of procedures‚ work performed on audit 2. Prepare sufficient & appropriate audit documentation on timely basis 3. enhance audit quality 4. facilitate effective review 5. evaluate audit evidence obtained & conclusions reached before finalizing auditor’s report 6. assisting audit team plan & perform for audit 7. assist audit team members’ supervise & direct audit work‚ discharge responsibilities (Quality Control
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to a given fact situation Navi Student ID: Due Date: 5th Aug 2013 Assessment Part 1: Apply selected provisions of the Fair Trading Act 1986 to a given fact situation. 1a) The fair trading act in 1986 defend consumers by prohibiting dishonest or deceptive conduct in trade. It requires that all trading activities are based on right and true information. In this case‚ under the defences available in the act‚ he was not responsible but he has committed offence under the agreement
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Case 4-1 Vershire Company In 1996‚ Vershire Company was a diversified packaging company with several major divisions‚ including the Aluminum Can Division- one of the largest manufacturers of Aluminum beverage cans in the United States. The Aluminum Can division‘ s growth in sales slightly outpaced sales growth in the industry at large. The division had plants scattered throughout the United States. Each plant served customers in its own geographic region‚ often producing several sizes of cans
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Question 1 Incentives: Financial 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)
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to inflate earning 96-99. He was alleged of drawing up a list of good and bad items to adjust income to meet analyst ’s expectations. Imporperly recogmnzing unearned and fictitious recievales from its vendors - SEC: 3 Financial Fraudent Schemes 1 Imporperly recogmnzing unearned and fictitious recievales from its vendors * GAAP: Revenue recognition when realized or realizable and earned (Concepts Statement No. 5‚ Recognition and Measurement in Financial Statements of Business Enterprises.)
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Process Of Auditing‚Auditing 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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The North Face‚ Inc. - Individual Case Synopsis: The North Face‚ a company that has always found a way to sell their product to unique customer‚ didn’t get to where they are today easily. Presently owned by Vanity Fair‚ The North Face was started by Hap Klopp in the mid 1960s with the mission of providing a ready source of hiking and camping gear to customers. Today‚ they offer products ranging from outdoor chairs to backpacks. As the company began to grow‚ so did the goals set by management
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company’s staff‚ were shocked when the thriving business was suddenly faced with cash-flow problems. The company made headlines in South Australia when concerned suppliers‚ from whom Harris Scarfe had purchased large amounts of stock on credit‚ entered the flagship store in Rundle Mall‚ and began retrieving their stock directly from the shelves‚ before shocked staff and customers. The company soon entered voluntary receivership‚ and its shares were withdrawn from the Australian Stock Exchange. Examination
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Question 1: Name two cases in which companies have committed frauds by misstating inventory. Crazy Eddie and Goodner Brothers case are the good example for the inventory fraud cases. Question 2: What makes the intentional misstatement of inventory difficult to detect? When you have the most senior management of the company‚ particularly its financial management‚ consciously setting out to fool the auditors‚ to hide information from them‚ as they testified in the Monus trial‚ it’s very hard to
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Chapter 1 An overview of auditing Multiple Choice 1. The three major professional accounting bodies in Australia are: a. ICAA‚ CPA and ASIC. b. CPA Australia‚ NIA and AARF. c. ATO‚ AUASB and ASIC. d. ICAA‚ CPA Australia and NIA. The correct option is d. Feedback: Section 1.3 The auditing environment 2. Which body has a mission ‘to develop‚ in the public interest‚ high-quality auditing and assurance standards and related guidance to enhance the relevance‚ reliability and timeliness
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