Neil, Inc. engaged Lifeson and Lee, CPAs to audit its 2010 financial statement. Neil, Inc. has never been audited in prior years. Neil, Inc. is a manufacturing company that uses the periodic inventory system and has no controls in its purchasing process. Neil, Inc. is not a public company. Lifeson and Lee conclude the audit of Neil, Inc.’s financial statements and found no material deviations from GAAP and no other scope limitations. The subsequent discussion will be regarding the opinion that
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21 The objective of IAS 21 is to prescribe how to include foreign currency transactions and foreign operations in the financial statements of an entity and how to translate financial statements into a presentation currency. [IAS 21.1] The principal issues are which exchange rate(s) to use and how to report the effects of changes in exchange rates in the financial statements. [IAS 21.2] (IASPlus, Deloitte) Key definitions [IAS 21.8] -Functional currency: the currency of the primary economic environment
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I. Making Connections Case #14-6 1. Succinct statement of the facts: Social Konnections Inc (SKI) is a global internet company that runs a large social media networking web site. The major source of income for the company is from the advertisers who use the advertising space created by Social Konnection Inc. The amount an advertiser pays depends on the number of views or the number of clicks depending on the type of the contract. The company acquired Corporate Collaborations this entity manages
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1 MAJ0R FUNDS CONCEPT • A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE MINIMUM SCOPE AUDIT AND THE FULL SCOPE AUDIT! 2 MAJOR FUNDS CONCEPT • MAJOR FUNDS MUST BE REPORTED SEPARATELY • NONMAJOR FUNDS REPORTED IN THE AGGREGATE IN A SINGLE COLUMN • A BALANCE SHEET TEST OR AN OPERATING STATEMENT TEST 3 IDENTIFYING MAJOR FUNDS •THE GENERAL FUND •THIS FUND IS ALWAYS MAJOR •OTHER FUNDS (BALANCE SHEET OTHER TEST OR OPERATING STATEMENT TEST): 4 IDENTIFYING MAJOR FUNDS – CON’T. • A FUND NEED ONLY
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Following are multiple choice questions recently released by the AICPA. These questions were released by the AICPA with letter answers only. Our editorial board has provided the accompanying explanations. Please note that the AICPA generally releases questions that it does NOT intend to use again. These questions and content may or may not be representative of questions you may see on any upcoming exams. 2007 AICPA Newly Released Questions – Auditing 1. CPA-05465 Which of the following categories
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FA S B L E A R N I N G G U I D E For the Codification Research System Professional View March 1, 2012 Financial Accounting Standards Board of the Financial Accounting Foundation Acknowledgements Bruce Pounder, CMA, CFM, DipIFR (ACCA), was the lead contributor for the Lessons included in the FASB Learning Guide For the Codification Research System. Special thanks to Karen Guasp of the FASB, Mary Nassef of the FAF, and numerous other FASB and FAF staff members for their editorial contributions
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tribute to their sound strategic and operational plans (www.marketline.com, 2013, p. 3). Mission Statement: Wal-Mart runs its business under the mission statement “We help people save money, so that they can live better” (www.ask.com, 2013, p. 1). This mission statement complements their company slogan, which states, “Wal-Mart. Always low prices. Always” (www.ask.com, 2013, p. 1). These statements help deliver Wal-Mart’s vision of operating as a low cost merchandiser, and form the basis for their
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No. 2014-17 November 2014 Business Combinations (Topic 805) Pushdown Accounting a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force An Amendment of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification® The FASB Accounting Standards Codification® is the source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. An Accounting Standards Update is not authoritative; rather, it is a document that communicates how the Accounting
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AUDITING CASH AND INVESTMENTS 1. CASH Audit objects : - existence recorded cash balances exist at the balance sheet date. - completeness recorded cash balances include the effects of all cash trans-actions that have occurred; year – end transfer of cash between banks are recorded in the proper period. - rights and obligations the entity has legal title to all cash balances shown at the balance sheet date. - valuation recorded cash balances are realizable at the amounts stated on
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ON AUDITING 560 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2009) CONTENTS Paragraph Introduction Scope of this ISA ...................................................................................... Subsequent Events .................................................................................... Effective Date ....................................................................................
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