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    NATURE OF OPERATIONAL AUDIT • Also known as management audits and performance audits. • Conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and/or efficiency of operations. • Examinations of all or part of an entity to determine the degree of its operational efficiency‚ effectiveness and economy. • Also refers to the auditor’s study of business operations for the purpose of making recommendations about economic and efficient use of resource‚ effective achievement of business objectives

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    illegal activity occurs. The first factor an auditor should consider is how the occurrence effects the financial statement and the penalty‚ if any‚ for the issue. The second factor to be considered is the integrity of the management staff and their reaction to the illegal occurrence. The last factor for an auditor to consider when an illegal occurrence happens is the internal controls over the financial reporting. “Smuggling” money into the US can result in fines. “Smuggling” from the Caribbean

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    The Demand for Audit and Other Assurance Services O ssu a S s Chapter 1 ©2012 Prentice Hall Business Publishing‚ Auditing 14/e‚ Arens/Elder/Beasley Arens/Elder/Beasley 1-1 SarbanesSarbanes-Oxley Act Enron WorldCom The Act established the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. It also requires auditors to report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. ©2012 Prentice Hall Business Publishing‚ Auditing 14/e‚ Arens/Elder/Beasley Arens/Elder/Beasley 1-2

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    Fundamental concepts of f/s audit Materiality misstatement of accounting information. is a matter of professional judgment Audit risk The auditor expresses an inappropriate audit opinion when the financial statements are materially misstated‚ Evidence (more than “per discussion with client) Major phrases of audit: Client acceptance/continuance; Preliminary engagement activities; Establish materiality and assess risks; Plan the audit ;Consider and audit internal control; Audit business processes and

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    theft. D. Expected effectiveness of controls. 13. The risk that an auditor’s procedures will lead to the conclusion that a material misstatement does not exist in an account balance when‚ in fact‚ such misstatement does exist is referred to as A. Audit risk B. Inherent risk C. Control risk D. Detection risk 14. Evidential matter concerning proper segregation of duties ordinarily is best obtained by A. Preparation of a flowchart of duties performed by available personnel. B. Inquiring whether

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    – Skills Module‚ Paper F8 (UK) Audit and Assurance (United Kingdom) 1 (a) (i) Importance of reporting to those charged with governance June 2013 Answers In accordance with ISA 260 (UK and Ireland) Communication with those charged with governance‚ it is important for the auditors to report to those charged with governance as it helps in the following ways: (1) It assists the auditor and those charged with governance in understanding matters related to the audit‚ and in developing a constructive

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    (misstatements/amount) sampled x population value. ($10‚000/$1‚000‚000) x $2‚500‚000 = $25‚000 b. No‚ the overall financial statements are not acceptable. Including the projected error for inventory‚ the total overstatement errors are $58‚000‚ which exceeds materiality of $50‚000. c. The auditor should either propose an audit adjustment so that the unadjusted statement amount is less than materiality‚ and/or perform more testing to obtain a better estimate of the population misstatements

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    Q1 - What is the relationship between the risk assessment process and the collection of audit evidence? The risk assessment process happens at the very beginning of the engagement and is to determine the level of risk present in the company. The risk assessment phase is when the auditor assess the client’s situation‚ conducts an independence threat analysis and decides whether to accept the client or not. The risk assessment is influenced by various factors such as the degree to which external

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    456 Chapter Eleven Appendix 11B Illustrative Audit Case: Keystone Computers & Networks‚ Inc. Part III: Substantive Tests—Accounts Receivable and Revenue This part of the audit case illustrates the manner in which the auditors design substantive tests of balances. The substantive tests are illustrated for two accounts—receivables and revenue. This aspect of the audit is illustrated with the following audit documentation: • ABC’s risk assessment working paper that combines the auditors’ assessments

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    Accounting Education: an international journal Vol. 20‚ No. 2‚ 203– 222‚ April 2011 Adding Value to Audit Education through ‘Living’ Cases JULIE DRAKE University of Huddersfield‚ UK Received: November 2009 Revised: July 2010 Accepted: September 2010 ABSTRACT This paper seeks to address the perceived failure of university teaching to foster critical understanding of audit practice and to identify a potential remedy. It contributes to the debate (Maltby‚ 2001‚ “Second thoughts about ‘Cases in

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