DEDICATION This work is dedicated to God Almighty the giver of all knowledge. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Words of mouth are not enough to express the level of my gratitude to God for his grace, mercy and for being a great providence to my life during the course of my study in school. All credit and accolades be to him alone… ABSTRACT This research work deals with internal audit as an aid to management. It aims at finding out the role of internal audit in management decision making in organizations. It is a
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Internal Auditor Blanca O Colon ACC 544 Internal Controls April 4, 2011 Master Science Accounting Daniel Stevens Internal Auditor This document has as its main objective to inform the company the reasons for hiring an internal auditor who shall have the obligation to inform their reporting through the administrative and financial management of the company in the time required. Not only should they cover financial areas within its audit, also will have the opportunity to report on performance
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over the last 20 years, regulatory organizations such as the SEC and AICPA have required a higher standard for auditors to comply. All audits are expected to conform to Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), which would lead one to believe that all audits are of the same quality. This however is not the case. In this paper I will discuss the issues that most greatly affect audit quality such as the size of the audit firm, independence of the auditor, and the monetary considerations given. These
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - SOX The finance industry was not always regulated. Prior to the great stock market crash in October of 1929, there was no regulation. After this crash, Congress held hearings to determine the problems and suggest solutions. This resulted in the Securities Act of 1933. The Security Exchange Commission (SEC) was created as a result of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The intent of this Commission was to restore confidence to investors
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ZZZZ Best Company, Inc. Shiqi Hu, Lin Ding, Trang Mai, Yi Wang ACCT3309 Audit, O’Hara 11/03/2014 Background Barry Minkow, who is a young entrepreneur with history of credit card fraud as a teenager, was convicted on 57 counts of securities fraud. He started ZZZZ Best Company in carpet cleaning business in 1982 when he was only 16 years old. ZZZZ Best Company was turned into insurance restoration business that Minkow recognized the benefits with his own “innovative” way to finance his business
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is a comprehensive statement of the values and principles, which should guide the daily work of auditors. The Code of Ethics states the principles and expectations governing the behavior of individuals and organizations in the conduct of internal auditing. It describes the minimum requirements for conduct, and behavioral expectations rather than specific activities. Fundamental Principles The Code of Ethics mandates that internal auditors behave and practice with integrity, objectivity, professional
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Internal auditing Case study QUESTION 1 SWOT analysis (alternatively SWOT matrix) is a structured planning method used to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats involved in a project or in a business venture. Strengths There no strengths of this university | Weakness * One of the weaknesses of university was the inadequate segregation duty. Mr. Lockwood had a wide span of control and was unable breach certain policies .for example purchasing and university policies
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INTRODUCTION This report consists of 5 reflections related to auditing standards and each case was extracted from internet sources. The purpose of this report is to reflect and understand each case. REFLECTIONS First reflection is on China sky case for its non-compliances with SGX. Next is the case on corporate governance where new rules were proposed to improve risk management and risk control. Third will be the extracted information of executives’ compensation in
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CHAPTER 9 AUDITING COMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 9.1 Since most organizations make extensive use of computer-based systems in processing accounting data, it is essential that computer expertise be available in the organization's audit group. Such expertise should include: * Extensive knowledge of computer hardware, software, and accounting applications
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Bankruptcy Examiner’s Report in Auditor Malpractice Suits A bankruptcy examiner’s report may provide a roadmap to auditors’ negligence, breach of contract, gross negligence, and / or cooperation to cover up fraud committed by the debtor management. A bankruptcy examiner is appointed by the court to investigate the debtor and the debtor’s estate for the purpose to determine if fraud, dishonesty, misconduct, incompetence, and irregularity by the
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