The Auditing Process INTRODUCTION Auditing is defined by the American Accounting Association or AAA as “a systematic process of objectively obtaining and evaluating evidence regarding assertions about economic actions and events to ascertain the degree of correspondence between those assertions and established criteria and communicating the results to interested users” (cited in Turney et al p. 108). From that definition‚ it is evident that the auditing process consists of three elements: evidence
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Jessica Schmitt Auditing Chapter 9‚ problem 9-28 A. Since there are no specific materiality guidelines‚ it is the auditor’s professional judgment that must be used to determine the appropriate preliminary estimates of materiality. I used the guidelines listed on pg 251 in figure 9-2: Statement Percent Guideline Dollar Range (in thousands) Earnings from continuing operations before taxes 3-6 % $12‚500-$25‚100 (rounded) Current Assets 3-6 % $67‚600-$135‚200 (rounded) Current Liabilities 3-6 %
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may not be representative of questions you may see on any upcoming exams. 2007 AICPA Newly Released Questions – Auditing 1. CPA-05465 Which of the following categories is included in generally accepted auditing standards? a. b. c. d. Standards of review. Standards of planning. Standards of fieldwork. Standards of evidence. ANSWER: Choice "c" is correct. Generally accepted auditing standards include three categories: general standards‚ standards of fieldwork‚ and standards of reporting. Choices
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Auditing refers to the process of checking and analyzing of financial statements to prove that they give true and fair view of the company and to ensure that they were prepared according to the accounting standards and finally producing a report after their opinion. Internal audit is professional activity involved in helping organizations to achieve their objectives. And the goals using systematic methodology for analyzing business processes
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Chapter 1 SOLUTIONS FOR EXERCISES AND PROBLEMS 1.47 Audit‚ Attestation‚ and Assurance Services Students may encounter some difficulty with this matching question because the Special Committee on Assurance Services (SCAS) listed many things that heretofore have been considered “attestation services” (long before assurance services were invented). As a result‚ we believe that this question is a good vehicle for discussing the considerable overlap between attestation and assurance services.
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Case 4 and Case 6 Studies Low Company – Standards on Auditing Disclosures Memo –Low Company List of Relevant Authorities AU 504‚ AU 9504: Association with Financial Statements Purpose Should a CPA audit major fluctuations in the fourth quarter of the financial statement made by a publicly traded company after they are disclosed in the company’s annual financial statement notes? Issue Aaron Jones‚ CPA‚ is auditing the current year’s financial statements of Low Company‚ a publicly
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BUSINESS SCHOOL Unit of Study Outline Unit Code ACCT3014 Unit Title Auditing and Assurance Semester 2‚ 2013 Pre-requisite Units: ACCT3011 or ACCT3001 Co-requisite Units: n/a Prohibited Units: ACCT3004 Assumed Knowledge and/or Skills: You are assumed to understand the key principles and rules of specified accounting standards and be able to apply them in the context of business scenarios. Students are expected to comprehend the form and content of published financial statements and be able to
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Concept and significance of Auditing The word ‘audit’ is derived from the latin word ‘audire’ which means to hear. In the olden times‚ when frauds or errors were suspected as regards receipts and payments in business or to verify tax amount payable to the king‚ explanations would be heard from persons responsible for keeping accounts. Today‚ audit is more than just cash verification. It is reporting about the financial position of an organization as disclosed by the Profit and Loss account
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The Psychologist: Women earning doctoral degrees in psychology outnumber men three to one. The gender disparity in psychology is part of a larger academic trend: Women are increasingly outnumbering men throughout higher education‚ including doctoral programs. According to a September report from the Council of Graduate Schools‚ women earned more doctoral degrees than men for the first time in 2009. But the gender imbalance is especially pronounced in psychology. In developmental and child psychology
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