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    READINESS OF GOVERNMENT AUDITORS IN FRAUD DETECTION IN MALAYSIA 1.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT 1.1 Public sector governance requires the controlling and accounting officers to discharge their responsibilities of stewardship of public resources by being open‚ accountable‚ prudent in decision making‚ managing and delivering results. The provision of the Financial Procedure Act 1957 also places a high premium for controlling officers to be personally responsible and accountable for propriety and accountability

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    The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia Addressing Unit 3BACF Accounting & Finance The role and function of external auditors charteredaccountants.com.au The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia Government and the community The role and influence of governments and other bodies The role and function of external auditors Financial statements are used for a variety of purposes and decisions. For example‚ financial statements are used by owners to evaluate management’s

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    FRAUD PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN NIGERIAN PUBLIC SERVICE: THE NEED FOR A DIMENSIONAL APPROACH  BY BELLO SABO Department of Business Administration‚ A.B.U. Zaria   ABSTRACT   This article addresses some fundamental issues on fraud prevention and control and their implications on socio-economic development of Nigeria using its public sector machinery.   Using the records compiled from early study covering 637 reported fraud cases in Nigeria‚ which were committed between 1970-1990 in respect

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    The external auditor is the person appointed by the local government under the Local Government Act 1995 to undertake an audit of the accounts and financial report for each financial year. ■ The internal auditor is the person appointed by the local government to undertake an audit of the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control structure and may include financial controls‚ legislative compliance‚ information systems‚ employment practices and risk management. The primary role of the internal

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    Internal Auditor in Controlling Fraud and Other Financial Irregularities in Private Universities in South-West‚ Nigeria. ADETOSO‚ Jonathan Adegoke1 OLADEJO‚ Kayode Samson2 AKESINRO‚ Abayomi Sunday3 Department of Accounting‚ Joseph Ayo Babalola University‚ P.M.B 5006 Ikeji-Arakeji‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria. Email of the corresponding Author: gokeadetoso@yahoo.com‚Kay_oladejo83@yahoo.com sunkesh75@yahoo.com Abstract The study examined the effectiveness of internal auditor in controlling fraud and other

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    Auditing and Assurance – Assignment 1 Ashley Erasmus With reference to Caltex Australia 2012 Annual Report discuss the following: The role and responsibilities of Auditors and Company Board of Directors and the CEO and Senior Management with respect to the Accounting information reported on in the Annual report. The roles and responsibilities of a Board of Directors vary according to the nature of the company. They are usually responsible for determining the strategic direction of the business

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    Department of Accounting‚ Goodwin‚ J. (2004)‚ "A comparison of internal audit in the private and public sectors"‚ Managerial Auditing Journal‚ Vol. 19 No.5‚ pp.640-50. IIA (1999a)‚ The Institute of Internal Auditors‚ www.theiia.org/index.cfm?doc_id=1617 IIA (1999b)‚ (The) Institute of Internal Auditors‚ available at www.theiia.org/index.cfm?doc_id=123 Sawyer‚ L.B Soy‚ S.K. (1997)‚ "The case study as a research method"‚ unpublished paper‚ University of Texas at Austin Van Gansberghe‚ C.N. (2005)‚ "Internal

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    Role played by professional auditors in Uganda Auditing is the independent examination of financial statements and the underlying books of account so as to form an opinion on whether they are prepared in all material aspects in accordance with the financial reporting framework. Such reporting framework includes International Accounting Standards (IAS)‚ the Companies Act Cap 110 (for Uganda) and any other relevant legislation. This is however carried out by a person termed as auditor. Internal

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    WHY CRIME PREVENTION IS AN IMPOSSIBLE MANDATE: INTRODUCTION: The dilemmas faced by the police are summarized well by Bayley (1994:3) the police do not prevent crime. This is one of the best kept secrets of modern life. Experts know it‚ the police know it‚ but the public does not know it. Yet the police pretend that they are society’s best defense against crime and continually argue that if they are given more resources‚ especially personnel they will be able to protect communities against crime

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    THE ROLE OF AUDITORS IN THE CONTEXT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Asst. Prof. Loganathan Krishnan Abstract Auditors examine company’s accounts and report to the company on the accounts. Fundamentally‚ the concern is how auditors carry out these duties effectively. Legislations namely Companies Act 1965‚ Securities Industry Act 1983 which has been consolidated as Capital Market and Services Act 2007 have made major inroads to ensure that auditors carry out their duties and obligations effectively. Additionally

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