Auditors Duties

Page 50 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Premium Essay

    Hih Collapse

    unexpectedness of the collapse. This paper analyses the HIH collapse within a Foucaldian framework to demonstrate the need for accountants and auditors to work together so as to avoid criticism of the profession arising from unexpected corporate failures in the future. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to analyse the collapse of HIH and the role of its auditor, Andersen, within a Foucauldian framework encompassing archeology and genealogy of power and knowledge. The mythical Jedi force is used

    Words: 7735 - Pages: 31

  • Premium Essay

    Billy Beat's

    When considering whether or not to accept a new audit client, the successor audit should make specific and reasonable inquiries of the predecessor auditor regarding matters that will assist the successor auditor in determining the acceptance of the engagement. Matters subject to inquiry include: information that might bear on the integrity of management, disagreements with management as to accounting procedures, or other similar significant matters, and communications to audit committees regarding

    Words: 501 - Pages: 3

  • Premium Essay

    Sec Regulations

    in place by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Barnes and Noble Inc., meet’s the SEC’s reporting requirements through the use of technology, internal disclosure controls, internal controls over financial reporting, and independent accounting auditors who verify that these controls are in place and working as intended. The SEC requires that Barnes & Noble posts all Interactive Data Files required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months.

    Words: 304 - Pages: 2

  • Premium Essay

    It on Auditing

    evaluation of a person, organization, system, process, enterprise, project or product to enable the auditor to express an opinion whether the financial statements are prepared, in all material respects, is in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. The use of computers in the process of auditing is what we called “Accounting Information System” which is wildly by the auditors today. In a business context, information technology (IT) is defined as "the study, design, development

    Words: 614 - Pages: 3

  • Premium Essay

    Case 4.6 Phar-Mor, Inc.

    misstatements of inventory because manual checks of inventory only occur semi-annually, management’s ability to alter these checks, and the cheer ability to miscount items due to sheer volume. Phar-Mor was capable of misleading their external auditors because the auditors of a retail store are not required to physically examine the inventory in each store. The auditing firm only examined inventory in four of the one hundred and twenty nine stores that existed. Phar-Mor also knew in advance which locations

    Words: 344 - Pages: 2

  • Premium Essay

    Bus 490 Wk 4 Quiz 3 Ch. 3 - All Possible Questions

    BUS 490 WK 4 Quiz 3 Ch. 3 - All Possible Questions To Purchase Click Link Below: http://strtutorials.com/BUS-490-WK-4-Quiz-3-Ch-3-All-Possible-Questions-BUS4903.htm BUS 490 WK 4 Quiz 3 Ch. 3 - All Possible Questions 1) Industry analysis is also referred to as external strategic management audit. 2) An external audit focuses on identifying and evaluating trends and events within the control of management. 3) The aim of an external audit is to develop an exhaustive list of every possible

    Words: 991 - Pages: 4

  • Premium Essay

    Business Economics

    Economics Statistics Auditors are those professionals who assure that all the financial statements are prepared according to the rules and regulations of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB). There are two types of auditors which are internal auditors and external auditors. Importance and difficulty level of decisions significantly differs from one profession to another. Auditors decide on the basis of available data of organization including

    Words: 943 - Pages: 4

  • Premium Essay

    Pcaob

    Audit Report * The auditor's report is the primary means by which the auditor communicates to investors and other users of audited financial statements regarding its opinion on those statements. * discussed its standard-setting initiative on the auditor's reporting model, and outlined plans to conduct outreach to identify additional investor and user needs to present to the Board * The auditor is in a unique position to provide relevant and useful information, because of the auditor's

    Words: 727 - Pages: 3

  • Premium Essay

    Audit Talk

    Commission Malaysia (SCM) to undertake those functions such as promote and develop an effective and robust audit oversight framework in Malaysia, promote confidence in the quality and reliability of audited financial statements in Malaysia and regulate auditors of Public Interest Entities (PIE). The AOB was established on 1 April 2010 under Part III A of the Securities Commision Acr 1993 (SC) to discharge the above functions. 2.0 Mission Statement and Strategic Themes The mission of Audit Oversight

    Words: 374 - Pages: 2

  • Premium Essay

    Auditing

    opportunity for some companies to take advantage of the SPEs. This decision to not change the SPEs guidelines until it was too late probably shook the public’s confidence in the SEC’s judgment K1.1-2 * Bookkeeping: If an external auditor did a client’s bookkeeping, the auditor would only be double

    Words: 475 - Pages: 2

Page   1 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Next