Auditing standards note that three conditions are generally present when fraud occurs. Research the authoritative standards for auditors and provide a brief summary of each of the three fraud conditions. Additionally, provide an example from the Comptronix fraud of each of the three fraud conditions. The Fraud Triangle is one of the most well-known theories, taking a look at motivation, opportunity, and rationalization. The first factor, motivation, can also be seen as an incentive or pressure
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Risk-Based IT Audit Risk-Based Audit Methodology Apply to Organization’s IT Risk Management Kun Tao (Quincy) Cal Poly Pomona Author Note This paper was prepared for GBA 577 Advanced IS Auditing, taught by Professor Manson. March 2014 Page 1 of 26 Risk-Based IT Audit Table of Contents Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ................................
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1) LIMITATIONS OF AUDITING 2) LEVELS OF ASSURANCE 3) AUDITORS RIGHTS AND DUTIES 4) APPOINTMENT, RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF AUDITORS 5) PRINCIPLES OF COMBINED CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 6) TURNBULL GUIDELINES – VERY USEFUL FOR ANSWERING LOTS OF QUESTIONS 7) ROLE AND FUNCTION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE 8) DRAWBACKS/WEAKNESS OF AUDIT COMMITTEE 9) DIRECTOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS INTERNAL CONTROL 10) FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS 11) THREATS TO INDEPENDENCE
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independence rules as required by Section 208 of SOX. These rules include the following: * Non-audit services- this rule says that the accounting firm doing the auditing of a company cannot also do other types of accounting services including bookkeeping, internal audit outsourcing services, legal services, and many more non auditing services. * Audit committee pre-approvals- requires that an issuer’s audit committee pre-approve all audit and no audit services provided by its auditor. Before
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115 was issued by the Auditing Standards Board to provide guidance to auditors on what should be communicated to management and those in charge of governance within an organization. The SAS 115 requires the auditor to make communications, in writing, to management regarding imperative deficiencies and material weakness in internal controls that are noted in audit reports. It clarifies standards and provides guidance on communicating matters related to an entity’s internal control over financial reporting
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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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Biltrite bicycles inc (CASE STUDY) By Amardeep Bains Course No. ACC 650M (Auditing Principles) Submitted: 05 Feb, 2012 Module I: Assessment of Inherent Risk Requirement 1. Biltrite bicycles Inc. was incorporated in 1970 and since then it has successfully added many bikes to its production line. The company has experienced steady growth in sales and profitability
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JetBlue Audit Paper Name Institution Introduction JetBlue boasts to be a local low-cost airline in the United States having being incorporated back in 1998 with the delivery of services commencing in 2000. The incorporation of the airline occurred in Delaware in August, and many consider it a New York hometown carrier. Jet Blue had an approximately 32 million passengers in the year 2014 and the mean flights in a day were 825. Last year, the carrier number of passengers increased to 35 million
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Geng ACC 522 Professor Tatum 04/19/2014 Lessons Learned From Litigation Introduction It’s not just clients who make mistakes, auditors also make fatal errors that directly or indirectly “contributes’ to the “death” of their client companies. Internal audit failures, most of the time, are due to reasons that easily could have been prevented during audit planning. These reasons could be not setting aside enough time to adequately plan the audit, not involving the client or failing to put together
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CHAPTER 6 INTERNAL CONTROL IN A FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT Answers to Review Questions 6-1 From management's perspective, the internal control provides a way to meet its stewardship or agency responsibilities. Management also needs a control system that generates reliable information for decision-making purposes. The importance of internal control to the auditor is rooted in the second standard of fieldwork. The controls that are relevant to the entity's ability to initiate, record
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