7. A perceived lack of integrity caused irreparable damage to both Andersen and Enron. How can you apply the principles learned in this case personally? Generate an example of how involvement in unethical or illegal activities, or even the appearance of such involvement, might adversely affect your career. What are the possible consequences when others question your integrity? What can you do to preserve your reputation throughout your career? A perceived, or even likely more detrimental to
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lack of knowledge of the proper controls related to running a business and the entire accounting aspect. Q1 Discuss how the SEC has influence (if any) over the audit of Smackey Dog Foods, Inc. SOLUTION: Although Smackey Dog Foods, Inc. is not a publicly traded company the SEC has a significant influence on their audit. During the audit, Keller CPAs will still need to follow the auditing standards put in place by the SEC. AICPA principles will be followed, ensuring that the Keller CPAs are independent
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ENGAGEMENT LETTER The Board of Directors Bank of America 100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28255 Dear Members of the Board: The purpose of this letter is to outline the terms of our engagement to audit the financial statements of Bank of America, which comprise the balance sheet as at December 31, 2013, and the statement of income, the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting
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contain an evaluation of the success of the internal controls. The auditing firms are required to confirm to that assessment. The auditing firm does this after reviewing controls, policies, and procedures during a Section 4040 audit, conducted along with an established financial audit. Roles that ethics plays in business today with the SOX Act require publicly traded companies to have a code of ethics. A code of ethics is important to promote honesty in business, avoid conflicts of interest and make
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The Culpability of Accounting Fraud: Auditors, Managers or Both ACC 503 – Accounting for Management Abstract The purpose of this term paper is to provide insight to the reader about accounting fraud and on whom the responsibility lays whenever there is an allegation of accounting misconduct. Based on the rash of accounting fraud by major respectable corporations in recent years, no one organization is immune to accounting fraud and it is prevalent in the
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Audit Quality: Accounting Firm Governance When performing an audit, an auditor’s main goal is to confirm the accuracy of a company’s financial statements through an independent examination to find any possible material misstatements within the financials. In order to ensure this accuracy, it is the responsibility of the auditor and audit firm to perform the audit to the highest quality and standard. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has continuously been searching for ways
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Section 5 Audit Process: Audit Planning To Fieldwork Section 5 documents how the Office of the City Auditor complies with standards related to reasonable assurance, significance, audit risk, and planning. This section provides guidance on the how to apply those standards in conducting audits based on the Citywide Risk Assessment model or requested audits. Specifically, this section will cover the initial planning phase of the audit (preliminary survey) that begins with start the audit, preliminary
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Structure This report deals with an external audit of Dickinson Technologies, Inc. Dickinson Technologies Inc. is an international manufacturer of instruments, with manufacturing operations both inside and outside of the United States. Dickinson Technologies, Inc. has a net income which has increased each year, from $3.8 million seven years ago, to a projected $15.6 million in the current fiscal year. (Agoglia, Brown and Hanno, 2003) The audit revealed that Dickinson Technologies, Inc does not
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the system (Introduction to SOX, n.d). During that period, companies such as Enron and Sunbeam Corporation abruptly filed for bankruptcy or devalued overnight. This occurred largely because they concealed the real state of their financial health on audit reports (Livingston, 2003, p.7). In response to these scandals the US Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). Many of the provisions in SOX give additional powers to the SEC, including jurisdiction over the new Public Accounting Oversight
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Review Questions ACG 4401 Spring 2008 Final MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) A part of a program that remains idle until some date or event occurs and then is activated to cause havoc in the system is a 1) _______ A) trap door. B) logic bomb. C) data diddle. D) virus. 2) Perhaps the most striking fact about natural disasters in relation to AIS controls
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