Instead of being concern with the accuracy of Enron’s external audit, Andersen made the profits their priority. The firm offered consultation to Enron which amounted to a larger price tag than the actual external audit. So, not only did Andersen double check their own work, but Andersen threw their objectivity out the window for extra earnings. Andersen knew that it was not ethical to give audit and non-audit services because it would make the external audit biased and therefore worthless to the public
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Case 2.1 ENRON 1. Auditor independence: the independence the internal audito,r or of the external auditor from anyone that may have a financial interest in the business which is being audited. Independence of the internal auditor means independence from parties whose interests might be harmed by the results of an audit Independence. This requires integrity and an objective approach to the audit process. The concept requires the auditor to carry out his or her work freely and in an objective manner
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also uses the same set of banks in all years to eliminate the reason of sample composition and introduces the reason that failed firms are excluded from analysis. Author uses a bank audit fee model LAFEE that contains 21 variables. The first five are test variables to show the audit attentions and others are to reflect engagement. In the analysis of the experiments results, author focuses on retention risk, distribution support risks, investment risk and charge-off from 2005 to 2007. By the trends
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ANALYSIS OF OBSERVATION OF PHYSICAL INVENTORY COUNT Physical inventory counting is a much unloved procedure in most merchandising and manufacturing businesses. The process ensures that the inventory on the company's financial books matches the amount of inventory on the sales floor, stockroom or warehouse. Many businesses undergo a thorough annual inventory count, usually at the end of either the calendar or their fiscal year. Sample, or cycle, counts are often conducted between full inventory
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Case 1-2 Giles and Regas 4/21/2015 1.Facts Ed Giles, 35 year old CPA and a partner at Saduga & Micha accounting firm Susan Regas, 25 year old senior accountant in the same firm Giles and Regas been dating for four months They well know firm policy does not permit different ranks to date Most of the staff seem to know about their relationship Regas was assigned to audit CAA industry under Giles supervision Giles and Regas spending personal time during
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Ms. Jill Karnick, the BDO Seidman semi-senior who had been assigned the primary responsibility for auditing HMI's inventory account, took the witness stand. Karnick revealed in fact, she had attempted during the audit to perform an inventory roll forward, which is essentially equivalent to an inventory roll back. But she didn't continue to carry out the test for it was "normal practice" to discard the results of inconclusive audit test. Working paper must contain an accurate statements and data
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EVALUATION OF REASEARCH PAPER Title: Audit Research after Sarbanes-Oxley Author: Mark L. DeFond and Jere R. Francis A. Describe the research problem or question. Evaluate the importance of the research question to audit practice. This paper attempts to stimulate research into some of the important questions implicitly raised by SOX regarding the audit profession’s potential failings. Enron’s failure and the accounting scandals at Worldcom and other companies provide compelling evidence that
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Answer [1]: [a] Why are different materiality bases considered when determining planning materiality? Different materiality bases are considered when determining planning materiality because different account and pieces of information are more relevant for different users. A bank may be concerned with the revenue and earnings of a company to determine if the lender will be able to fulfill the debt obligations without a problem. While a stockholder may be concerned with how much income they
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Dear Auditing Committee, I have compared what the audit and review service entails per your request. Audit Services An audit service provides financial statement users with an opinion on whether the financial statements are presented and prepared fairly in accordance with the applicable financial accounting framework (Arens & Elder, 2014). Its responsibilities are to detect misstatements in the financial statements, identify weaknesses in the internal controls over the financial reporting, and
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