other services Auditors specific threats to their independence and objectivity 1. Dependence on income from a particular client or group of clients may impair objectivity and independence. Implications- auditor may not qualify the audit report when qualification is required because this will upset client who may move to another audit firm and thus cause loss of significant income. Safeguards Do not accept certain assignments. Resign from certain assignments. Do not stand for
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225 Provisions as to resolutions for appointing or removing auditors 226 Qualifications and Disqualifications 227 Powers and duties of auditors 228 Audit of accounts of branch office of the co. 229 Signature of audit report 230 Reading and inspection of auditor’s report 231 Right of auditor to attend general meeting 232 Penalty for non compliance with s.225 to 231 233 Penalty for non compliance by auditor with s.227 to 229 233A Power of Central govt. to direct special audit in certain
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Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Paper Name Institution Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Paper Recently, the need for enhanced auditing regulations has increased. This has been orchestrated by the demand from the public for an increase in the regulation of corporate accounting. In particular, following a number of scandals that have befallen major companies leading to their bankruptcy, investors
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INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING & FINANCE In this report, we will analyze the financial performance of two companies: Kraft and General Mills. They are global consumer foods companies that develop different packaged food products. The main goals of these companies are to meet consumers' needs and preferences while generating superior returns by delivering consistent growth in sales and earnings, coupled with an attractive dividend yield. This report shows how each company meets their goals and which
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assignment is 23 February 2012, 2359 hrs. This is a group-based assignment. You should form a group of 3 members from your seminar group. Each group is required to upload a single report to MyUniSIM via your respective seminar group. Please elect a group leader. The responsibility of the group leader is to upload the report on behalf of the group. It is important for each group member to contribute substantially to the final submitted work. All group members are equally responsible for the entire submitted
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Third Parties Accountants have a responsibility to third parties who rely on the financial information prepared by the accountant. Third parties are not accountant’s client, but these third parties also rely on accountants’ financial statements, reports, disclosures, and
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A review of Kroger’s annual report. Introduction This paper takes a look Kroger’s fiscal year 2010 Annual Report. Introduction The first part of Kroger’s annual report is an introduction on managements responsibility for financial reporting and managements report on internal control. These statements are an introduction to the report and set the tone for the annual report. In this section Kroger states their firm belief in operating ethically and identifies the group that audits their
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Homework Assignments 2-7 The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board was established through the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to provide oversight over auditors for public companies audit, establishes auditing and quality control standards for public company audits, and performs inspections of the quality controls at audit firms performing those audits. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is responsible for issuing auditing, attestation, and quality control statements
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WorldCon: A Case Study of WorldCom ACCT 424B Prof. R. Hayes May 12, 2011 WorldCom is a telecommunications company that was once worth billions but is now merged with Verizon after bankruptcy due to fraudulent activities. The question is what caused one of the largest US corporations began a spiral into financial ruin. WorldCom according to John Sidgmore, a former top executive of WorldCom, stated that WorldCom generated annual revenues of over $30 billion a year, has more than 60,000 employees
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Crazy Eddie, Inc. Question 1 Key ratios and other financial measures: |Pro Forma Balance Sheet Ratio |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 | | |Account Receivable |7.12% |4.18% |1.77% |3.68% | | |Merchandise Inventories |63.83% |40.51% |47.16% |36.99% | | |Account Payable
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