Crystal McPherson Homework-Week 1 1-18: a. The services provided by Consumers Union are comparable to the assurance services provided by that of a CPA firm. Both the services of Consumers Union and that of a CPA firm are designed to improve the quality of information for decision makers related to their services. While CPA’s are valued for their independence, Consumers Union is valued for their reports due to their independence of the products tested. b. The concepts of information
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[Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | In the case of Koss Corporation vs. Sachdeva and Grant Thornton, Koss Corporation, the plaintiff, alleges Sacheva, its former Vice President of Finance, committed fraud and embezzlement of company assets and Grant Thornton failed to properly conduct its audits and failed
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Case 11.1: The Runners Shop Relevant Guidance • AU 339 (SAS 103): Audit Documentation • Auditing Standard No. 3: Audit Documentation • International Standard on Auditing 230’ (Revised) (Site -http://irba.co.za/documents/doc_00535.pdf ) Questions 1] Describe the purposes of audit documentation and explain why each purpose is important. According to AU 339.03, “audit documentation provides the principal support for the”: (a) “representation in the auditor’s report that the auditor
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Case 3.4 Sunbeam: Incentives and Pressure to Commit Fraud 1. Consult paragraph 9 of PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5. Based on your understanding of inherent risk assessment and the case information. Identify three specific factors about Sunbeam that might cause you to elevate inherent risk. The fact that the structure of the organization was in major flux and that the employees were probably in chaos mode with all the terminations in management, I am sure that the overall tone from the top
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pp.237-252 IS^SUES A Case Study on Professional Skepticism and Auditor Independence Robert L. Braun and H. Lynn Stallworth ABSTRACT The purpose of this ieaching case is to expand students' understanding of the concepts of professional skepticism and independence. The case is based on an actual incident and illustrates the exercise of professional skepticism by a staff auditor who finds himself in the uncomfortable situation of accusing a friend of fraud. The case demonstrates the difficult
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CBI Holding Company, Inc. is a New York based firm marketing an extensive line of pharmaceutical products. CBI’s principal market area stretched from the northeastern United States into the upper Midwest. In 1991 Robert Castello, CBI’s president and chairman of the board, sold 48 percent ownership interest in his company to Trust Company of the West (TCW), a diversified investment firm. The purchase agreement between the two parties gave TCW the right to appoint two members of CBI’s board with
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I. Making Connections Case #14-6 1. Succinct statement of the facts: Social Konnections Inc (SKI) is a global internet company that runs a large social media networking web site. The major source of income for the company is from the advertisers who use the advertising space created by Social Konnection Inc. The amount an advertiser pays depends on the number of views or the number of clicks depending on the type of the contract. The company acquired Corporate Collaborations this entity manages
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the quarterly statement of his privately-held company. Those quarterly statements are for the bank that his company has the line of credit, those statements have to look good so that the bank approve their credit. There are two big problems in the case. The first one is the as he started on the company he had to sign the closing of the prior fiscal year. If the fraud was being made in the last year, he could be treated like an accessory to the fraud because he signs the statements. The other problem
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statements. Barnes & Noble requires that SEC filings are signed by a senior management member like. In Barnes & Nobles case the 8-k SEC filing was signed by the Chief Financial Officer. This helps ensure that the filings are correct, comply with SEC reporting requirements, and are properly communicate to stakeholders in the management of Barnes & Noble, Inc. The organization uses internal auditing committee called the “Audit Committee “. The Audit Committee reviews the company’s financial reporting process
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of SOX consists of nine sections that establish standards for external auditor independence. The goal of Title II of SOX is to restrict auditing companies from providing non-audit services (e.g., consulting services) for the same clients in which they audit. In the article “The Case of Phar-Mor Inc.” the author Williams, S. Lansing (2011) presents a case study in hindsight to determine if the 1992 bankruptcy of the deep discount drugstore Phar-Moc Inc who cost its investors 500 million dollars
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