SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA COURSE CODE : BKAA3023 COURSE NAME : AUDITING AND ASSURANCE II PRE-REQUISITE : AUDITING AND ASSURANCE I _____________________________________________________________________ 1. SYNOPSIS This is a continuation of Audit and Assurance 1. It intends to strengthen and enhance the students’ understanding in auditing. Among the topics that will be discussed are code of ethics, auditors’ liability and in-depth explanations on
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organization's structure. C. The organization's environment. D. The organization's technology. Answer (C) is correct. REQUIRED: The factor management is least likely to be able to change. DISCUSSION: The environment of an organization consists of external forces outside its direct control that may affect its performance. These forces include competitors, suppliers, customers, regulators, climate, culture, pol technological change, and many other factors. The members are a factor that managers are
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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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INTRODUCTION Auditing is a process which a capable person accumulates and examines evidence about the information related to the purpose of determining and reporting between proven information and established criteria (Arens et al., 1999). Audit is one of important elements that should have by a government in order to achieve the objective of every project. With audit it is also can ensuring the activity and event of the organization comply with the standard that has been planned. The auditing process
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Enron Case 10.8.2014 Melissa Becker Boya Du Sidi (Fiona) Chen Wei (David) Yu In June of 2001 Enron’s new CEO, Jeff Skilling, was heralded as the “No. 1 CEO in the entire country and Enron was saluted as “America’s most innovated company.” Just six months later, in December, Enron filed for bankruptcy. The failure shocked the public and angered investors. How could this have happened? Did no one see this coming? Where were the accountants? Where were the controls? Enron’s public troubles
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Act 359 final exams Chapter 9 Introduction to internal control systems Internal controls: the controls established to protect the assets of an organization. Internal control: describes the policies, plans, and procedures implemented by the management of an organization to protect its assets, to ensure accuracy and completeness of its financial information, and to meet its business objectives. Four objectives of internal control system: 1. Safeguard assets, 2. Check the accuracy and
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DEDICATION This work is dedicated to God Almighty the giver of all knowledge. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Words of mouth are not enough to express the level of my gratitude to God for his grace, mercy and for being a great providence to my life during the course of my study in school. All credit and accolades be to him alone… ABSTRACT This research work deals with internal audit as an aid to management. It aims at finding out the role of internal audit in management decision making in organizations. It is a
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What Should the Auditor Audit? Successful operational auditing begins with the auditor understanding the business: What are the core products, business units, and employee and customer bases? How can the auditor begin to survey the business to begin to put an audit plan together? What resources are available or should be accessed by the auditor? There are various types of audits depending on the specific type of audit being performed. However, even though there are different types of audits, the
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Chapter 1—Auditing and Internal Control TRUE/FALSE 1. Corporate management (including the CEO) must certify monthly and annually their organization’s internal controls over financial reporting. ANS: F PTS: 1 2. Both the SEC and the PCAOB require management to use the COBIT framework for assessing internal control adequacy. ANS: F PTS: 1 3. Both the SEC and the PCAOB require management to use the COSO framework for assessing internal control adequacy. ANS: F PTS: 1 4. A qualified opinion
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Audit & Assurance Engagements Difference between ACCOUNTING and AUDITING • Accounting – preparing financial statements • Auditing – examining financial statements Financial Statements Consist of: • A statement of financial position • A statement of profit or loss • A cash flow statements • Notes to the financial statements • Statement of movement in reserves Together with the documents above, companies also produce director’s reports,
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