1. What is trading standards? What impact can they have on your business? Trading Standards is the name given to local authority departments in the UK formerly known as Weights and Measures. Frequently‚ the Trading Standards enforcement functions of a local authority are performed by a small part of a larger department which enforces a wide range of other legislation: environmental health‚ health and safety‚ licensing and so on. 1 What you sell There are a few general laws that affect all consumer-facing
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Abstract As the convergence of IFRS and GAAP continues to impose new personal and professional challenges on U.S. auditors‚ it also presents new career opportunities for those who embrace the continuous‚ accelerating change that characterizes globalization. U.S. auditors who recognize the opportunities and prepare to take advantage of them have little to fear from the convergence. In contrast‚ auditors who are in denial about the convergence’s inevitable effects face a very different future.
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1. Auditor Liability in Canada A & B Is it reasonable for a potential investor or existing shareholder to rely on audited financial statements that a corporation makes available for public consumption? Should an investor be able to sue a corporation’s auditor if audited financial statements materially misrepresent the financial status of the company audited? a. Should a potential investor only be able to sue the corporation? b. Should there be any limit on the auditor’s liability?
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EPS Accounting Report: Development and Problems Earnings per share is the portion of a company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. The computation of earnings per share is income minus preferred stock dividends divided by weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding at the end of the period. Earning per share is considered to be the single most important metric to determine a company’s profitability which is crucial to the decision making of potential
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Overview of Quality of Earnings - Some Guiding Principles/Framework The issue of earnings quality arises because of the cost/benefit trade off between cash accounting and accrual accounting. For our purposes‚ we want reported earnings to do two things: 1) to accurately represent current operating performance 2) to aid in accurately forecasting future operating performance These requirements for high-quality earnings mean that the reported earnings amounts for a particular period
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Ethical (General) Standards Competence – adequate technical training and proficiency. Competence is knowing what to do. 1. Recognize the assertion being made by management in each element (account) of a financial statement. 2. Decide which evidence is relevant for supporting or refusing the assertion 3. Select and perform procedures of obtaining the evidence 4. Evaluate the evidence and decide whether management assertions correspond to reality and GAAP - Objectivity
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CGAP Certified Government Auditing Professional ® ® CCsA Certification in Control Self-Assessment CfsA ® Certified Financial Services Auditor CERTIFICATION CANDIDATE HANDBOOK www.theiia.org/Certification www.theiia.org/Certification i IMPORTANT NOTE: The information in this handbook describes the application‚ registration‚ and certification processes for those IIA certification candidates who register through IIA Global Headquarters. It is not applicable to candidates
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Audit Proposal Brenda Pina‚ Rachel Foster‚ Maria Kight‚ Christine Twiford‚ and Clorissa Willie ACC/542 July 14‚ 2014 Professor Thomas Cappels Audit Proposal There are many different types of audits including internal‚ external‚ and information technology. Companies should be familiar with the types of audits that may possibly be used on an Accounting Information System (AIS). Knowing the different types of audits and where they are used will help a company be ready for an audit and make
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Independent Auditor ’s Report To the Stockholders Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. 1235 Winner ’s Road Write City‚ IN 12354 LCC has conducted an audit of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. balance sheets‚ the retained earnings‚ cash flows‚ and other related statements of income for the year ended December 31‚ 2006/2007. Apollo Shoes Inc management is responsible for maintaining the effective internal controls that goes along with the financial statements and how well the accuracy is going to be. LLC has evaluated the
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the time‚ and the competence in the various industries increased as well‚ all organizations try to do their best to achieve their objectives and to satisfy their customers. Here arises the role of internal auditing which is to assist management to maximizing the opportunities and to minimizing the threats to the organization. Internal auditing must maximize the assurance provided to the board‚ the audit committee and the management‚ and contribute to the continuous improvement strategies for the organization
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