CHAPTER 6 Audit Evidence |Learning Check | 6-1. a. Audit evidence is all the information used by the auditor in arriving at the conclusion on which the audit opinion is based. Audit evidence includes (1) the accounting records underlying the financial statements and (2) other information that corroborates the accounting records and supports the auditor’s logical reasoning about fair presentation in the financial statements. b. Any information that is obtained
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provided by certified public accountants (CPAs). Two types: Increase reliability of information Putting information into a form or context that facilitates decision making. Types of Services Assurance Services Attestation Services Example: Audits of Financial Statements‚ Examinations of Internal Control Other Assurance Services Example: CPA ElderCare Prime Plus Services NonAssurance Services Tax Services Management Consulting Services Other Notes: Reliability reduces information risk
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profile failures of financial services firms‚ the issues about ‘audit expectation gap’ have never been more important. Though it would take an enormous amount of effort to address these issues‚ I will argue that tremendous amounts could be done in order to close the gap down. In this essay I will discuss some of these issues and in particular the strategies to reduce the gap. Definitions Various definitions have been proposed for the audit expectation gap. Humphrey‚ Moizer and Turley (1992)‚ suggest
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particular question‚ no credit will be given for that question. 1. Which of the following is not a Sarbanes-Oxley requirement for audit committees? A. The audit committee should view itself as the “client” of the external auditor. B. The audit committee must be chaired by the chair of the board of directors. C. Audit committee members must be financially literate. D. Audit committee members must be outside directors. 2. There are several reasons why users of information desire assurance services
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Control Through Inspection and Internal Audit ............................................................. 28 Chapter 5: Legal Framework and KYC Policies.......................... 35 Part II: Domain of Concurrent Audit Chapter 1: Evolution of Concurrent Audits in Banks................... 59 Chapter 2: General Guidelines on Concurrent Audit .................. 62 Chapter 3: Conduct of Concurrent Audit..................................... 91 Chapter 4: Concurrent Audit Universe and Procedures...........
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Managerial Auditing Journal Emerald Article: Audit evidence: the US standards and landmark cases Rocco R. Vanasco‚ Clifford R. Skousen‚ Richard L. Jenson Article information: To cite this document: Rocco R. Vanasco‚ Clifford R. Skousen‚ Richard L. Jenson‚ (2001)‚"Audit evidence: the US standards and landmark cases"‚ Managerial Auditing Journal‚ Vol. 16 Iss: 4 pp. 207 - 214 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02686900110389151 Downloaded on: 30-04-2012 References: This
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evidence 4. Evaluate the evidence and decide whether management assertions correspond to reality and GAAP - Objectivity – an objective state of mind – intellectual honesty and impartiality. Having a lack of bias in designing and performing the audit work. - Due professional care – observance of the rules of professional ethics and CAS. Doing the work to the best of your ability Examination standards - Planning and supervising - Understanding the system on internal control of the
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The purpose of the Supply Chain Operations Audit is to help you find the answer to this crucial question. The Audit is divided into five main sections: Strategy‚ Organisation‚ Process‚ Information and Performance. The Supply Chain Audit Part 1 – Strategy Objective: To determine if the enterprise has a clear strategy tuned to business expectations and focused on profitably servicing customer requirements. Scope: How the enterprise’s supply chain strategy reflects its business goals and external
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Riordan Manufacturing Audit Risk CMGT/582 Riordon Manufacturing Audit Risk Introduction As Information Systems become more complex and business organizations become better prepared at protecting these systems so has the means in which attacks on these systems evolved. Many new issues have emerged and are changing the way in which or world views hackers and the chaos that these individuals can cause. The purpose of this section is to discuss some of the most visual and controversial of
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Corporate Social Responsibility The process of building a corporate social responsibility: Corporations while they need to conduct a strategy to become socially responsible‚ they usually passes through a process that leads it at the end to achieve what is called by “Civil learning”. In order to achieve this level –which is the highest level of a corporate social responsibility- ‚ they are two dimensions: • The organizational level • The societal level The case of Nike as famous corporate
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