AUDITING 300 Semester 2 2012 - ASSIGNMENT 1 (Due Date: 20th August 2012) Please answer all three questions Question 1: The following are independent situations: (i) Bob is an audit assistant currently undertaking university studies. While auditing the books of Club Casino, he comes across certain financial information that he believes will assist him in completing one of his university assignments. He copies the information and uses it in his assignment, carefully removing all reference to Club
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FIN 470 Exam1 - KEY 1. What is the primary disadvantage of the corporate form of organization? Name at least two advantages of corporate organization. The primary disadvantage of the corporate form is the double taxation to shareholders of distributed earnings and dividends. Some advantages include: limited liability, ease of transferability, ability to raise capital, and unlimited life. 2. Evaluate the following statement: Managers should not focus on the current stock value
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System Integrity and Validation With the recent implementation of automated software at Kudler Fine Foods, there is the need to address system integrity and the use of computer assisted auditing techniques (CAATs). This brief will examine the following: how CAAT is used to validate data and system integrity within the system, explain the functions of audit productivity software, and explanation of how audit productivity software might be used in the system designed. How CAAT is used to validate
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Untitled Document Page 1 of 12 Syllabus Course Syllabus Brent Tabor brentmtabor@bellsouth.net Office: League City, TX Office Hours: Mondays and Tuesdays at 8:00 PM Central Phone: 409-692-3081 Hello students. Welcome to Intermediate Accounting II. My name is Brent M. Tabor and I am excited to be your instructor for the class. A little about myself…..I was born in south Louisiana and currently reside in League City, TX. My wife and I have three children, which keep us extremely busy
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I. Define: Historical cost principle – GAAP mandates that companies will record assets and liabilities at the acquisitions price. Unlike other methods this is the only method that is very verifiable. Going concern assumption- The assumption that a business has a long life span, it is important assumption as it crucial for both investors and lenders to review the company’s long-term assets and long-term liabilities. It is also very important from the depreciation aspects of assets and liabilities
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Chapter 1 The Role of the Public Accountant True/False Questions 1. Independent audits of today place more emphasis on sampling for compliance with laws and regulations than the audits of the 19th century. Answer: True Difficulty: Medium 2. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issues CPA certificates and permits CPAs to practice. Answer: False Difficulty: Medium 3. A company is either audited by the GAO or internal auditors, but not both. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy 4. The SEC
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Accounting 801 Written Assignment REQUIRED: Assume you have recently been hired by Needs Space as a staff accountant. Your manager has just contacted you asking if you would determine how Needs Space should account for two obligations associated with leased property (described in the case). Write a memo to the manager of Needs Space and have the memo from you as a staff accountant. Give the manager information related to accounting for the two obligations. Once you have obtained this information
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Question : | (TCO A) The following data (in thousands of dollars) have been taken from the accounting records of Larden Corporation for the just-completed year. | Sales | $950 | | Purchases of raw materials | $170 | | Direct labor | $210 | | Manufacturing overhead | $220 | | Administrative expenses | $180 | | Selling expenses | $140 | | Raw materials inventory, beginning | $70 | | Raw materials inventory, ending | $80 | | Work-in-process
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Your Mid-Term Exam is scheduled for October 23-26. It will begin at 12:01am on October 23 and will be available until midnight on October 26. Your exam must be complete by midnight on October 26. When you log onto the exam, you will have 2 hours to complete it. NOTE: THE 2-HOUR TIME LIMIT WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. While there will be a 15-minute grace period, you should take no longer than 2 hours to complete the exam. If you should experience technical difficulties during the time you
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3-31 Ron Barber, CPA, is auditing the financial statements of DGF, Inc., a publicly held company. During the course of the audit, Barber discovered that DGF has been making illegal bribes to foreign government officials to obtain business, and he reported the matter to senior management and the board of directors of DGF. a. If management and the board of directors take appropriate remedial action, should Barber be required to report the matter outside the company? If they take the appropriate
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