officers and other executives having responsibility for financial and accounting matters as to: The current status of items, in the financial statements being reported on, that were accounted for on the basis of tentative, preliminary, or inconclusive data.(b) Obtain a letter of representations, dated as of the date of the auditor's report, from appropriate officials, as to whether any events occurred subsequent to the date of the financial statements being reported on by the independent auditor
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Stock Market Report The first step to building my portfolio was defining my objectives. What exactly did I want to achieve by participating in this game? Keeping in mind that many financial analysts fail to beat the S&P 500, I realized that my chances of beating the market were slim. If “professionals” have difficulty choosing the right stocks, then chances are I will to. In short, I decided that taking a gamble and investing in risky stocks to win the game was probably a futile strategy. The
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405 October 22, 2012 Sandra Di Pietro Reporting Practices & Ethics Paper In the health care environment financial practices and ethical care finance is very important to produce successfully organizations. In the health care industry and in any business, ethical and financial practices are adopted to increase the organization value and consumer confident as well as protected the services or products provide by the organization and maintain
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AC555 External Auditing Midterm Exam Page 1: Question: 1. The objective of the ordinary audit of financial statements is the expression of an opinion on: | | the fairness of the financial statements | | CORRECT | | | the accuracy of the financial statements | | | | | the accuracy of the annual report | | | | | the balance sheet and income statement | | | 2. The auditor's best defense when material misstatements are not
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a strong internal control in place companies are able to protect their assets. This includes employees engaging in theft or robbery and takes care of any unauthorized use of any of the assets. Companies are also able to have reliable accounting financial records. Internal control helps to ensure accuracy in the work. In order for internal control to be functional there are specific control principles in place. Depending on the size and functions of the business, these principles can alter
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| Violated | 6. Raja Vatsan does not think it is necessary to prepare a profit and loss statement and balance sheet every year. He has been in business operating under the same name Raj Vat Shop for five years now and has just completed the financial reports for the three year period to show a profit of $70,000 | | | 7. The purchase of some hole punchers and staplers was recorded as fixed assets | Materiality | Violated | 8. Mr Maxwell who ran an IT company decided to charge the entire
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effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.) Independent Auditor's ReportTo the shareholders of Fast Times Corporation,We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Fast Times Corporation as of September 30, 2009, and the related statements of income, retained earnings, and cash flows for the past year. These financial statements are the responsibility of the company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.Except
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Financial Statements Patty Reagan ACC/561 September 24, 2012 Bethany Kessel Financial Statements The financial statements of a company give the reader a view of the financial health of the company. The four major reports are the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and the statement of shareholders’ equity. By understanding the statements and how they relate to one another can help any individual to understand the financial position of the company and will aid in making
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Not Call Implementation act of 2003 is a registry list that will not allow telemarketers to call and harass everyone daily (Do-Not-Call Implementation Act Law & Legal Definition, 2001-2012). The Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 is a law that works to partially to deregulate the financial industry. Both of these acts were put into place to help the
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“earned” are quite important to understand. Under this accounting practice, revenues are recorded into the financial records as soon as the services are performed or goods are delivered, no matter whether the payment is received from the clients or not. If you have “earned” it, you better record it. On the other hand, based on the matching principle, expenses are entered into the financial system to the extent; they are utilised in order to generate the recognised revenue as above. No matter whether
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