students with an opportunity to understand what is meant by quality control in the financial statement audit process and to understand why a quality control mechanism is an important internal control procedure for an audit firm. Further, the case provides a terrific example for students to see what can actually happen when quality control breaks down at an audit firm. In the case of Arthur Andersen, the breakdown in quality control ultimately led to the demise of the firm. To meet these objectives
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Controls for Outflows Learning Team A ACC/544 June 29, 2015 La Ron Roach Controls for Outflows Misstated expenses and costs have been listed as common reasons for financial statement restatements according to a report issued by the Government Accountability Office (Louwers et al, 2007). The improper recording of costs and expenses are due to errors as well as fraud. To prevent errors and fraud, proper controls for outflows should be performed. This proposal seeks to provide recommendations
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and corporate governance, as well as a close look at the ethical quality of the culture of business generally. There are many causes of the Enron collapse. Among them are the conflict of interest between the two roles played by Arthur Andersen, as auditor but also as consultant to Enron; the lack of attention shown by members of the Enron board of directors to the off-books financial entities with which Enron did business; and the lack of truthfulness by management about the health of the company and
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a special grand jury report was released describing the causes of the financial crisis and addressing the means to correct the situation. What went wrong? Place yourself in the role of an auditor or a consultant and identify the problems. As you do so, you will better appreciate the importance of internal control and will gain experience in identifying and assessing client risks. While this case involves a governmental entity—a school district—no prior coursework in governmental accounting is required
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Case 1.1- Enron Corporation 1) The Enron debacle created what one public official reported was a “crisis of confidence” on the part of the public in the accounting profession. List the parties who you believe were most responsible for that crisis. Briefly justify each of your choices. * Both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Accounting Standards Board had a hand in lack of the public’s confidence in the accounting profession. Due to the lack of regulation
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the following conditions will not normally cause the auditor to question whether material misstatements exist? (1) Bookkeeping errors are listed on an IT-generated error listing. c. As general IT controls weaken, the auditor is most likely to (3) expand testing of automated application controls used to reduce control risk to cover greater portions of the fiscal year under audit. d. Which of the following is an example of an application control? (3) The sales system automatically computes the
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INTRODUCTION Authorization Per your request, Career Selection Services has researched and prepared a breakdown analysis of two potential career choices with a recommendation of the more compatible of the two professions. My recommendation is based on a thorough investigation and analysis conducted on careers in accounting and legal administration. Purpose, Scope, and Limitations The evidence I have collected relates to the work environment, duties, salary, education, skills, and advancement
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environment When planning the cost audit, the cost auditor should consider an appropriate combination of manual and computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATs). In determining whether to use CAATs, he should take into account: i) His computer knowledge, expertise and experience. ii) Availability of CAATs and suitable computer facilities. iii) Impracticability iv) Effectiveness and efficiency. v) Timing. In an EDP environment, the control procedures take basically two stages: 1. Manual
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attestations to the fairness and accuracy of a company’s financial records. Accountants and Auditors prepare and assess financial records to declare the fairness and accuracy of a company’s financial records. Auditors perform what is known as an audit which is a close inspection of a company’s financial records to ensure they are correct; during a financial audit all financial records of a company including ledgers, internal financial reports, official published reports, accounts payable, and accounts receivable
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LBJ Internal Report Contents I. Introduction II. Sarbens Oaxley III. Internal Controls a. Strenths b. Weakness c. Recommendations for Improvements IV. Conclusion V. Works Cited I. Introduction The following internal report will list the requirements for LBJ Company to go public. The report was completed by an external accounting firm and is intended to advise LBJ Company of the strengths and weakness of their current internal controls. All
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