on the 30th day of July in the year 2002. The Act was lawmakers and legislators reaction to highly publicized financial reporting scandals like the ones involving Enron and WorldCom that had shaken investors' confidence in financial reporting and auditing and negatively influenced the quality of earnings from improper recognition of different items such as operational expenses on the income statement or liabilities on the balance sheet. The intended purpose of the SOX Act is to protect investors by
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School of Business ACGB 7171 Auditing of Accounting Systems I—Fall 2013 Course Objectives: The objective of this course is to introduce students to the auditor’s decision-making process in both an audit of financial statements and an audit of internal controls over financial reporting. The class consists of lecture, individual case studies and in class exercises. Students are given an introduction to the following topics: • Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) • The
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As a mandatory course unit of myself I need to prove my understanding about the financial systems and auditing through this report. I will gradually demonstrate my understanding on the purpose, use, importance of accounting records, accounting systems, computerised accounting system, manual accounting systems, business risk, audit risk, internal and external control systems, importance of auditing, and planning audit assignment as well as preparing audit report in the body part of my report. Task
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Topic: Can the auditor ever attain perfect independence? Is it economical and practical to achieve and, if not, should the government should be handling auditing or be part of the audit process? My paper shall be addressing the issues revolving around auditor independence. Auditor independence is defined as the reference to the independence of internal or external auditors from parties that might have a financial interest in the business being audited. Independence involves two forms, independence
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Name Chapter 1: Auditing: Integral to the Economy Description Instructions Modify Add Question Here Question 1 True/False 0 points Modify Remove Question The need for assurance services arises because the interests of the users of information may be different from that of the interests of those responsible for providing information. Answer True False Add Question Here Question 2 True/False 0 points Modify Remove Question An audit of financial statements is a form of attestation
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Audit Program Design Part I ACC/546 Auditing Monday, July 14, 2014 Anderson, Olds and Watershed (AOW) 1 Fraud Free Way Shoetown, ME 00001 July 25, 2014 Mr. Larry Lancaster Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Apollo Shoes, Inc. 100 Shoe Plaza Shoetown, ME 00001 Dear Mr. Lancaster: This letter will confirm our understanding of the arrangement for our engagement of an independent audit of the internal controls of Apollo Shoes, Inc. This letter will outline the nature and
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PhD Student Cristina Boţa-Avram, „Babeş-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca, e-mail: botaavram@gmail.com PhD Student Florin Boţa-Avram, „Babeş Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca, e-mail: botaavramflorin@yahoo.com ABSTRACT: Analyzing the evolution process of internal audit, from its beginnings and so far, we can easily notice that internal audit function was born through detaching of some activities from external audit, the result being that there some situations when these two functions could be
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research from both academics and professionals regarding financial and information systems audit methodologies. We also obtained and reviewed materials from leading professional organizations in financial and information systems auditing, such as the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and the IT Governance Institute (ITGI). According to [1], the purpose
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principles (GAAP). The accounting process is carried out by an entity's employees, and ultimate responsibility for the financial statements lies with the entity's management. The primary objective of an audit is to add credibility to management's financial statements. The typical audit performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) involves obtaining and evaluating evidence concerning management's financial statements. Auditing culminates in the issuance of an audit
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error or fraud. [footnote omitted]"1 This section establishes standards and provides guidance to auditors in fulfilling that responsibility, as it relates to fraud, in an audit of financial statements conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS).2 .02 The following is an overview of the organization and content of this section: • • • Description and characteristics of fraud. This section describes fraud and its characteristics. (See paragraphs .05 through .12.) The
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