continuation of clients D) Leadership Responsibilities I) Leadership Responsibilities E) Relevant and ethical requirements J) Human Resources 2-22 A) U.S. generally accepted auditing standards B) International Auditing Standards C) PCAOB D) PCAOB E) U.S. generally accepted auditing standards F) U.S. generally accepted auditing standards G) PCAOB H)
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Audit procedures which an auditor should perform when planning attendance at a Company stock take. 1.Review and planning: The auditor must review prior year’s working papers to enable himself to familiarize with the nature volume and location of inventories. Consideration must be made with regard to the controlling and recording procedures over inventory and the timing of the count. 2.Problem identification and reliance: The must identify problem areas in relation to the system of
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Section A: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, Location: HNE 030 Section B: Thursday, September 12, 2013 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Location: HNE 032 REQUIRED COURSE TEXT/READINGS: • Hall, James A., (2011), Information Technology Auditing, 3e, Mason: South-Western Cengage Learning (Referred to as “IT Audit Text” in the Readings List for each class) • Additional material as listed in the course outline. This includes articles referenced by links, readings from books that were
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Adelphia Communications Corporation was a cable company, whose owners, John Rigas and his son Timothy,” were charged with bank fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy.” (Reference #4) They were charged with all fifteen accounts of securities fraud. Another son of his was acquitted, as well as the former treasurer, Michael Mulcahey. “John and Timothy now face 30 years in prison because of the bank fraud charge.” (Reference #4) “They were charged with hiding over $2.3 billion dollars’ worth of
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The city of Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. This is the sixth annual report issued for the consolidated government since the merger of the City of Louisville and Jefferson County governments on January 6, 2003. An elected Mayor governs the Metro Government and the Metro Council composed of twenty-six council members elected from each of the twenty-six council districts. All executive and administrative power of the consolidated local government
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EXAM COVER SHEET NOTE: This exam paper may be RETAINED by the student EXAMINATION DETAILS Course Code: Course Description: Date of exam: ACCT1111 Auditing and Assurance Services 28/10/2008 Start time of exam: 9:15 AM Duration of exam: 3hr 15min Total number of pages (incl. this cover sheet) 8 ALLOWABLE MATERIALS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. Write your full name and student number on each examination booklet together with the number of examination books used. Students
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The impact of ICT on accounting practice in Nigeria CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1.1 Background of the study In the recent past centuries, before the inception of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), the accountants of an organization were using a socially acceptable behavioural method of reporting accounting and economic reports, carried out during accounting year ends, the preparation of accounting records, book such as the profit and loss account, the balance sheet
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Protection of outside investors relies on the detection and punishment of managers and controlling shareholders for resource diversion. In this process, auditors represent the mechanism whereby detection of diversion occurs. The critical role of auditing is to detect expropriations by insiders and to deter such behavior. Without detection, the degree of investor protection is significantly weakened. If law enforcement is not triggered, neither strictness of laws nor stringent enforcement matters;
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rules internal auditing of a public company is prohibited. c. Prohibited under SOX and SEC d. AICPA rules of professional conduct, if pre-approved it is okay. e. With pre-approval it is allowed. Normally prohibited under SOX and SEC. f. According to the AICPA, this is allowed as long as the three requirements are met. 4-21 a. Violation of independence. It is not acceptable to provide management advisory services to a client you also perform bookkeeping and auditing services for.
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Micro Enhancement International, Inc. v. Coopers & Lybrand LLP 40 P. 3d 1206 (Wash. App. 2002) Facts of the Case: Micro Enhancement International (MEI) was a software development company that was on the about to have an IPO. They hired Coopers and Lybrand as the auditor. The IPO for MEI was delayed because Coopers and Lybrand were resisting some of MEI’s recognized revenue and were threating to add a “going concern” to the audit. In the end Coopers and Lybrand allowed MEI to recognize the revenue
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