Case 1-3: Independence Read the Deloitte Data Trappers Case posted on Blackboard. Complete the following questions we are using for our case assignment: 1. Make an argument for why the audit firm is independent. B&T is independent because they were indirectly working with a subsidiary that represents less than 2% of Data Trappers business. Once B&T was offered the contract to provide auditing services to Data Trappers, all of their previous bookkeeping up to that point in the current
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Abstract The aim of this paper is to evaluate and discuss the role senior partners of a public accounting firm, in this case KPMG, LLP, play in the financial activities of auditing corporations. The critical steps in planning an audit will be outlined as well as testing and reviewing various procedures, and analyzing financial statements. KPMG LLP – Goals and Objectives As a senior partner of KMPG LLP, my goal in creating an audit strategy for a corporation is
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Section A: Audit Practice Part b (i): Why is the audit of cash important part of the audit? From an auditing standpoint, cash is an important account because cash transactions affect all other business and financial processes. Businesses acquire cash by selling goods or services, disposing of fixed assets, or acquiring debt or equity. The same businesses put their cash to use through purchasing, paying employees, and buying inventory. Audits are an important part of business. Cash audits check
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ROLE OF AUDITORS Sections 138 to 148 of the Companies Act deal with accounts, audit and auditors. These provisions will have far reaching implications for the audit profession. In this article some important provisions contained in the companies act, 2013 are discussed. Understanding the definition of auditor An auditor is an independent professional person qualified to perform an audit. In accounting, an auditor is someone who is responsible for evaluating the validity and reliability
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little too "intense." During the fall of 1988, Walker interviewed with several public accounting firms and large corporations and received six job offers. After considering each of her offers at length, she accepted an entry-level position on the auditing staff of a "Big Six" accounting firm. Walker was not sure whether she wanted to pursue a partnership position with her new employer. But, she believed that the training programs the firm provided and the breadth of experience she would receive from
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The Lakeside Company Case Studies in Auditing Twelfth Edition John M. Trussel Dalton State College J. Douglas Frazer Millersville University Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editor in Chief: Donna Battista Acquisitions Editor: Stephanie Wall Editorial Project Manager: Christina Rumbaugh
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MODULE B Professional Ethics LEARNING OBJECTIVES | | | | | |Review |Exercise, Problems, | | |Checkpoints |and Simulations
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CHAPTER 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO ASSURANCE AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDITING Answers to Review Questions 1-1 The study of auditing is more conceptual in nature compared to other accounting courses. Rather than focusing on learning the rules, techniques, and computations required to prepare financial statements, auditing emphasizes learning a framework of analytical and logical skills to evaluate the relevance and reliability of the systems and processes responsible for financial information, as
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AUDITING THEORY TESTBANKS / REVIEWERS 1. When an auditor believes that an understanding with the client has not been established, he or she should ordinarily a. Perform the audit with increase professional skepticism. b. Decline to accept or perform the audit. c. Assess control risk at the maximum level and perform a primarily substantive audit. d. Modify the scope of the audit to reflect an increased risk of material misstatement due to fraud. 2. An auditor should design
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properly follow, and that the account balances and events were properly audit. These workpapers serve as backpack for the submitted opinion. 4. Identify the generally accepted auditing standard violated by the E&Y auditors in this case. Briefly explain how each standard was violated. Several of the generally accepted auditing standards were violated by the E&Y auditors. Regarding the Standards of Field Work, for instance, Robert Trauger failed to adequately plan the work and to properly supervise
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