lack of knowledge of the proper controls related to running a business and the entire accounting aspect. Q1 Discuss how the SEC has influence (if any) over the audit of Smackey Dog Foods, Inc. SOLUTION: Although Smackey Dog Foods, Inc. is not a publicly traded company the SEC has a significant influence on their audit. During the audit, Keller CPAs will still need to follow the auditing standards put in place by the SEC. AICPA principles will be followed, ensuring that the Keller CPAs are independent
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public accounting firms, audit clients, and third-party financial statement users, such as investors and creditors. In your view, should the courts have the authority to socialize investment losses? If not, who should determine how investment losses are distributed in our society? a. Benefits i. Public accounting firms 1. Held more accountable, because their audits and reports affect a larger population of people 2. Encourage firms to use ethical judgment ii. Audit clients 1. Held more accountable
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understand those responsibilities. There should also be separation of duties, this will limit fraud and promote accuracy of the accounting records. No one person should be responsible for every aspect of a job. This will cause mistakes to happen. Audits are also a very important internal control procedure so are documents, and electronic devices. What is The Sarbanes-Oxley Act? The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed by congress in 2002 with the aim of preventing an assortment of ills related to corporate
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Topics include: audit and other reports, statistical sampling in auditing, attestation standards, reporting on future-oriented information, accountant's legal liability, Securities & Exchange Commission practice, professional ethics and using technology in auditing. Catalog Description Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; minimum grade of "C-" in ACCT 311. Topics include: audit and other reports, statistical sampling in auditing, attestation standards, reporting on future-oriented information
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Homework: Term Paper GEB2430 Business Ethics & Social Responsibility Dr. Harvey Weiss June 16th, 2012 Abstract The main purpose of this research paper is to show how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 may have contributed to holding corporate executives accountable for their actions then and for the future. This research paper will examine and discuss the origin of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and go into detail regarding the eleven titles, or sections, of the document that it consists of. This
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Audit Committee Material Weaknesses in Smaller Reporting Companies December 2nd, 2010 OUTLINE: I. SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE II. PROBLEM STATEMENT III. SUGGESTIONS FROM THE AUTHORS IV. RELEVANCE TO AUDITING ENVIRONMENT V. CONCLUSION I. Summary of the Article This report summarizes the article published by Gramling, Audrey A, Hermanson, Dana R, Hermanson, Heather M in the CPA journal of 2009. The main focus of the article
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introduce you to our auditing services and other assurance services we offer. In addition to just an audit of your financial statements, we would like to offer and inform you of some of our assurance services. Offers we would like to include with your audit are annual contracts for unlimited attestation services, WebTrust, and a quarterly review of interim financial information. We will audit the consolidated balance sheet of Apollo Shoes, Inc. as of 9/30/2011 and the related consolidated statements
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the books for Kanebo for five years. After this scandal was uncovered, the Japanese Financial Service Agency revised auditing standards, the CPA Law and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law. The FSA also introduced the Internal Control Report and Audit and quarterly financial statement reviews. In addition, the CPAAOB was formed and was to become an independent regulator under the FSA. Further reforms include requiring auditors to rotate client teams every seven years, with a two year interval
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Shaun Peter is the partner in charge of the audit of Bluefin Ltd (Bluefin). Over the years, he has become a golfing buddy of Bluefin’s CEO, Richard Sam. During the current year, Shaun and Richard jointly purchased an exclusive holiday home in Brisbane. The holiday home represents more than 10% of Shaun’s personal wealth. Required For the independent situation above, and using the conceptual framework in APES 110, answer the following questions. 1. Identify potential threats to independence
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on a more frequent basis (Coderre 2005). It enables auditors to continually gather from processes data that supports auditing activities (Deloitte 2010), and allows auditors to provide written results on the subject matter using one or a series of reports issued simultaneously (ISACA 2002). Continuous auditing leverages technology and opens database architecture to enable auditors to monitor a company’s systems over the internet using sensors and digital agents. Discrepancies between the records and
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