Melissa Ginez‚ Matthew Gourlie‚ Juel Rypka) University of Phoenix ACC/491 Alisa Dumond December 19‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- interoffice memorandum to: John Smith‚ CEO Key west company from: Audit Team D subject: Audit Findings for Key West Company date: 12/18/2011 ------------------------------------------------- Dear Mr. Smith The purpose of this memo is to communicate to you the results and findings from our team’s assessment of the Accounts
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The Role of Audit An audit is ‘an independent examination of‚ and the subsequent expression of opinion on‚ the financial statements of an organization’ (Hussey‚ 1999‚ p. 33). The audit can be viewed as an integral part of corporate financial reporting‚ where the assurance it provides stems from the trust placed in the judgement of the auditor. The audit is designed to demonstrate ‘the completeness‚ accuracy and validity of transactions which‚ when aggregated‚ make up the financial statements’ (Power
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Business Challenge #6: To develop the best scratch resistant coating in the world for ophthalmic lenses [Titan] Background The ophthalmic lenses (spectacle lenses) consist of some base material (substrate) like CR 39‚ Polycarbonate‚ Trivex and a surface treatment is given to them to increase their hardness. Currently‚ there are 2 processes of applying this coating‚ i.e. Dip coating and Spin coating. The current scratch resistant (Hard) coating on plastic and polycarbonate lenses available in the
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What is a Knowledge Audit? What is an Audit? “The most general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person‚ organization‚ system‚ process‚ project or product. Audits are performed to ascertain the validity and reliability of information‚ and also provide an assessment of a system’s internal control. The goal of an audit is to express an opinion on the person/organization/system etc. under evaluation based on work done on a test basis. Due to practical constraints‚ an audit seeks to provide
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Audit of the Inventory and Warehousing Cycle Chapter 21 ©2008 Prentice Hall Business Publishing‚ Auditing 12/e‚ Arens/Beasley/Elder 21 - 1 Learning Objective 1 Describe the business functions and the related documents and records in the inventory and warehousing cycle. ©2008 Prentice Hall Business Publishing‚ Auditing 12/e‚ Arens/Beasley/Elder 21 - 2 Flow of Inventory and Costs Raw Materials Beginning Raw inventory materials used Purchases Ending inventory Direct Labor Actual
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MARKETING AUDIT PROJECT The purpose of a Marketing Audit is for class participants to apply the principles of the course to a specific firm (business or strategic business unit). The audit should examine the firm’s level of knowledge and sophistication with the use of customer analysis‚ with an understanding of market conditions and structure‚ and with the overall marketing process. Presentations should be in PowerPoint. Additional or supporting information should be put in the Notes Section
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Work Ethic in America "Nearly 36 million Americans one in eight now live in poverty and tens of millions more are considered working poor" (Melvin Claxton & Ronald J. Hansen). This quote shows that a large part of the population fit into the lower class. They make a nice target‚ but aren’t the only class that is effected by the American work ethic. The American work ethic is a job standard created as an expectation put on the shoulders of the lower‚ middle‚ and upper class in many different
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Completing the Audit Concepts: Nature of a balance sheet approach to the audit & implications for auditing the income statement * Obtain sufficient‚ competent‚ evidential matter for all balance sheet accounts * Note that if all balances are fairly stated‚ and the balance sheet balances‚ then Retained Earnings must be correct * If Retained Earnings is correct‚ then the Income Statement’s net income cannot be materially in error * Therefore‚ less work is done auditing the income
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TYPES OF AUDITS Operational PURPOSE: To evaluate whether operating procedures are efficient and effective USERS: Management of the organization NATURE: Highly non-standard; often subjective FREQUENCY: PAs: Frequently AGs: Frequently CRA: Never Internal: Frequently Compliance PURPOSE: To determine whether the client is following specific procedures set by higher authority USERS: Authority setting down procedures‚ internal or external NATURE: Highly non-standard; often subjective FREQUENCY: PAs:
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IP Audit Mrs. C. Arthi Gandhimathi Dr. K. Gopalakrishnan Research Scholar Member‚ Board of Governors Anna University Coimbatore National Design and Research Forum Coimbatore – 641 047 Bangalore – 560 001 e-mail: arthibala2009@gmail.com Abstract The single most compelling reason for any company‚ particularly an SME‚ to conduct an intellectual property (IP) Audit. But what should be measured and how can we begin the process? An IP Audit is defined as a systematic
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