Unit 11639 Assessment Apply Consumer legislation to a given fact situation Navi Student ID: Due Date: 5th Aug 2013 Assessment Part 1: Apply selected provisions of the Fair Trading Act 1986 to a given fact situation. 1a) The fair trading act in 1986 defend consumers by prohibiting dishonest or deceptive conduct in trade. It requires that all trading activities are based on right and true information. In this case‚ under the defences available in the act‚ he was not
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Unit 5 GEL Assignment – The Scientific Method Refer to Chapter 11 of the textbook‚ Objective Question 11-38. Assume that fraud has been discovered in the “Possible Errors and Fraud” list‚ shown as A through O in the problem. Select two of the fraud items from the list and note them here: Fraud Item #1 Invoices for goods sold are posted to incorrect customer accounts. Fraud Item #2 Invoices are sent for shipped goods and are recorded in the sales journal‚ but are not posted to any customer
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I THE RED FLAGS and the Allegations by the SEC -1996‚ Ruttenberge family sold a large chunk of stocks for $49.6m on the second public offering while the financial statements continuously showed positive trends - The financial statements analysis - Cash flows were negative while profit was reported. Early 1999‚ liqutity problem arised‚ sold $200M of high-yield or Junk bonds in mid 1999. - Justice Department: Adam Gilburne: guilty to conspriracy to commit wire and securities fraud to inflate
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PART FORM ANU AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY : Enron‚ Parmalat‚ WorldCom‚ HIH – these corporate failures and accounting scandals have shaken the foundations of investor confidence in the transparency‚ integrity and accountability of corporations and capital markets. There has also been public disquiet about the role professional auditors and audit firms have played in these corporate scandals. The consequences for many of the players in the market for financial information have been enormous; reputations
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does the issues and complications associated with the process. The auditing process is a major part of Accounting. The issues about ethics in relation to Accounting process are becoming a more serious problem in today’s world. The Accounting process is highly sensitive‚ because it deals with what many people consider one of the most important thing in life: “money” Accounting incorporates a variety of functions- such as auditing- in which activities must be carried out with utmost care‚ adequacy
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Case Study – ZZZ Best‚ Inc. 1. Ernst & Whinney never issued an audit opinion on financial statements of ZZZZ Best but did issue a review report on the company’s quarterly statements for three months ended July 31‚ 1986. How does a review differ from an audit particularly in terms of the level of assurance implied by auditor’s report? A quarterly review report is issued by a CPA and reviewed by an auditor to provide assurance that the financial statements are fair and follow the GAAP standards. Quarterly
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Page 1 of 15 CEBU CPAR CENTER Mandaue City‚ Cebu AUDITING THEORY AUDITING IN A COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CIS) ENVIRONMENT Related PSAs/PAPSs: PSA 401; PAPS 1001‚ 1002‚ 1003‚ 1008 and 1009 PSA 401 – Auditing in a Computer Information Systems (CIS) Environment 1. Which statement is incorrect when auditing in a CIS environment? a. A CIS environment exists when a computer of any type or size is involved in the processing by the entity of financial information of significance to the audit
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A professional judgment is a key factor in auditing. As a result of development of auditing and accounting industry‚ especially after a series of accounting fraud and auditing failure cases‚ such as Enron and Arthur Andersen‚ in the last decade‚ professional judgments is becoming a more and more important aspect for the independent auditing industry. Recently‚ many countries and professional bad issued more strict auditing standards to emphasize to this point. It means the auditor should be required
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Q: “Auditing begins where accounting ends. State points of difference between accounting and auditing? “Auditing begins where accounting ends” Accounting is a process of maintaining business records. Joint stock companies are required by law to maintain proper record of business transactions. Maintaining books of accounts and preparing financial statement is a prime responsibility of directors. The shareholders are ambitious to see that their investment is safe. It is therefore imperative
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AUDITING IN A CIS ENVORONMENT With the introduction of computers‚ conventional accounting systems and methods using papers‚ pens and abacuses have undergone drastic changes‚ therefore exerting a great impact on internal control and audit trails in following audit procedures. Also‚ the introduction of computer has brought an immense increase in the availability of electronic resources. My topic is entitled auditing in a Computerized Information System (CIS). One purpose why this topic is included
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