enforce accountability (Lee 2008). All in all, an audit function plays a crucial role in maintain welfare and stability in society.” However, what has changed is how the roles and responsibilities of auditors have changed to reflect the needs of the business environment of the time. As such, auditors and the auditing profession have always played a very important role in business and, more recently, in society in general. As business in today’s world becomes more dynamic, accounting (and therefore
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statutory books of accounts that must be kept by companies at their registered offices. iii. Vouchers: these are documents in support of transactions in the books of account e.g. an agreement, a receipt, invoice, debit and credit notes etc. the auditor will check a voucher for: a. Authorization: whether it was authorized by the rightful authority. b. Date: whether it is of the current period under audit. c. Recording: whether it is recorded in the correct books of account
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goverment. Many auditors develop a client based with a concentration in one or more key industries. As a result of serving many client in similar industries, few individuals understand the key competitiveness factors for a business better than auditor. Individuals choosing an auditing in a public accounting firm have the opportunity to progress from a starting position of staff assisstant to senior auditor, to manager and then to partner. Regardless of their career path, most auditors are recognized
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release $828 million of line accruals into the income statement. Besides that, the internal audit was primarily exist to measure business unit performance and enforce spending controls, whereas the external auditors, Arthur Andersen, was an independent auditors which performed the financial audits to access the reliability and integrity of the publicly reported financial information. Cynthia Cooper, the head of internal audit, had brought an issue related to a transaction worth $400 million to the WorldCom’s
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engagement approved by Patrick Krause, President of LJB Company. Ralph & Golberms, PLLC evaluated the current internal control functionality of LJB Company and develop (1) synopsis strength, weakness opportunities and threats presented by the status (2) a set of recommendations concerning any regulations by LJB Company to go public. LJB COMPANY: Internal Control Review I. NEW INTERNAL CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR GOING PUBLIC Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), enacted on July 29,2002, is a United States
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Directors 2. Directors’ Remuneration 3. Shareholders 4. Accountability and Audit Below are the guideline set for Directors. 1. DIRECTORS I The Board Every listed company should be headed by an effective board which should lead and control the company. II Board Balance The board should include a balance of executive directors and non-executive directors (including independent non-executives) such that no individual or small group of individuals can dominate the board’s decision
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the main issues underlying the case. Place extra attention on the what, why and when. The main issue that was underlying the case is how to overcome the weaknesses, deficiencies and the dilemmas of a family-owned business discovered by the current auditor “Aziz & Co” and Cik Amy “Finance Executive”. Delima Enterprise Sdn Bhd founded in 1981 as sole proprietorship turning into a Private limited company in 2004. In May 2006, the Company had secure a contract worth RM750,000 to be implemented over
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internal control Qver Financial Reporting CASES INCLUDED iN THIS SECTiON 1. Simply Steam, Co. 155 Evaluation of Internal Control Environment 2. Easy Clean, Co. 155 Evaluation of Internal Control Environment 3. Red Bluff Inn & Café 165 Establishing Effective Internal Control in a Small Business 4. St. James Clothiers 169 Evaluation of Manual and IT-Based Sales Accounting System Risks 5. Collins Harp Enterprises 177 Recommending IT Systems Development
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THEORY TESTBANKS / REVIEWERS 1. When an auditor believes that an understanding with the client has not been established, he or she should ordinarily a. Perform the audit with increase professional skepticism. b. Decline to accept or perform the audit. c. Assess control risk at the maximum level and perform a primarily substantive audit. d. Modify the scope of the audit to reflect an increased risk of material misstatement due to fraud. 2. An auditor should design the written audit program
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activities are the processes of determining risks, choosing the best team for the engaged firm and agreeing on the terms of engagement which includes the engagement letter. 2. Preliminary Planning Preliminary planning is analyzing the internal and external factors that might have an effect on the entity’s financial status. In this step, the chosen audit team gets familiar to the entity’s application systems understands the accounting process. This step, is the start of analytical procedures
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