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agencies like ours that receive federal grants and loan monies. Their purpose is to “ensure that independent audit firms are in compliance with Generally Accepted Audit Standards (GAAS) and recently added requirements under Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) or yellow book standards”. The reporting requirements that the auditor's require to be able to prepare a statement of understanding of internal control structure is of particular interest. Because we are a not-for-profit company
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Audit Problem 6-32 pg. 172 A) The bank decided that the assurances provided by a review would be needed before the large loan would be approved, but the audit was something Rene wanted. A review includes a CPA firm performing analytical procedures, making inquiries about the fair presentation of the statements, and examining the information for Reasonableness. Because of a CPA firm’s expertise in accounting, the accountant from the CPA firm can often identify incorrect presentations
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prevent reliance on auditing through the computer. Types of Audit Information technology and financial audits primary objectives are to ensure data integrity, safety, secure and operational effectiveness for Kudler’s business processes. Internal audit will provide an opinion on the accuracy and fairness of the financial statements. “This fairness evaluation is conducted in the context of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and requires application of generalized auditing standards” (Bargranoff
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Chen Li studied the accounting major as an undergraduate student in Central South University from September 2008 to July 2012. During that time, as an exchange student, she went to department of business and administration of Illinois institute of technology for further study. During that time, she chose all kinds of accounting courses, especially in cost accounting and managerial accounting. After completing the bachelor’s degree, she entered Lehigh University and continues to study accounting in
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Among the ten generally accepted auditing standards is the standard that requires an auditor to have independence in mental attitude. As with so many rules and guidelines set forth by the government and numerous other organizations, the interpretations of many of these rules can be vastly subjective. During the case against Health Management’s founder Clifford Hotte, his co conspirators and the auditors at BDO Seidman the defendant’s attorney Michael Young brought forth the idea that according to
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Company’s History WorldCom, a long distance discount telephone service, was founded by Bernard Ebbers in 1983. Bernard Ebbers became the CEO in 1985 and the company went public in 1989. Bernard Ebbers was also listed in Forbes as one of the richest men in the U.S. At its peak, WorldCom had about 20 million customers and 80,000 employees and was the second largest long distance carrier in the U.S. WorldCom grew largely by aggressively acquiring other telecommunication companies like MCI Communications
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Corporate Governance Randall, Inc. is a private company that manufactures heavy machinery. The Company has an active board of directors and an audit committee. The board of directors includes ten directors, 2 of whom are independent (but are former executives of the company). The audit committee consists of the two independent directors and Howard Kress, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. The audit committee meets once a year to provide oversight of financial reporting, including reviewing
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Abstract This research paper explores the creation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and the role Enron played in its enactment. Specifically, this paper will explore and discuss the Enron crisis, emphasizing the legal and ethical accounting breaches committed by the company. The purpose of SOX and the methods used to address those breaches. A discussion of the major provisions of the act including: (1) Establishment of the Oversight Board commonly referred to as the Public Company Accounting
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Suretta Smith ACC/491 Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Paper September 25, 2012 Instructor: Santos Alarcon, Jr. Abstract The purpose of this paper will be to describe the nature and functions of auditing. The following will be addressed in this paper: description of the elements of the Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), description how these standards apply to financial, operational, and compliance audits, explanation of the effect that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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