audit of historical financial statements‚ review of historical financial statements and other attestation services. Audit of historical financial statements- A form of attestation service in which the auditor issues a written report expressing an opinion about whether the financial statements are in material conformity with accounting standards. Publicly traded companies in Australia are required to have audits under the Corporations Act. Review of historical financial statements- Another type of attestation
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Financial Management – Handout »Balance Sheet - Statement of financial positions on a specific date * Book value: value on balance sheet (historical cost) * Market value: value of assets depends on riskiness‚ cash flows * Balance sheet identity: Assets = Liabilites + Shareholders‘ equity * Debt versus equity: Shareholders equity = Assets + Liabilities * Financial leverage: the more debt‚ the greater its degree of financial leverage »Income
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parties that may ultimately rely on the client’s financial statements? Should auditors insist that audit engagement letters identify the third parties to whom the client intends to distribute the audited financial statements? Would this practice eliminate auditors’ legal liability to nonprivity parties not mentioned in engagement letters? During an audit it is the auditors responsibility to give their opinion on a company’s financial statements to its shareholders. However‚ the main purpose of
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PRINCIPLES OF AUDITING Course: Auditing Title: Auditing Operations and Completing the Audit‚ Auditors’ Reports Date: March 25‚ 2014 Justin Kealey‚ CPA‚ is auditing Tustin Companies‚ Inc. Kealey has accumulated known and likely misstatements for the current year to evaluate whether there is a sufficiently low risk of material misstatement of the financial statements to issue an opinion. However‚ Kealey notes that there are several misstatements that have been
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to serve as an aid‚ to improve their qualities in different aspects‚ and to be aware of their shortcomings; second‚ for the students‚ to communicate their views regarding the qualities that review centers should possess. The results indicated that CPA Review School of the Philippines (CPAR) is the students’ preferred accountancy review center in Metro Manila. The result also indicated that the top five (5) qualities that review centers should possess are teaching strategies‚ passing rate‚ faculty
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control over financial reporting as of December 31‚ 2012‚ based on control criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of Treadway Commission (COSO). L Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting‚ and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting‚ included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
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Assignment 2 – Auditing 300 (Semester 2‚ 2014) 1. Opal Pty Ltd (Opal) is a family-owned company operating chemist shops in Perth. A large portion of the sales transactions are done in cash. Opal claims on having strong control policies and procedures in place to monitor the employees handling the cash and to safeguard the cash. However‚ the proper implementation of those policies had been questioned by the previous auditor. Further‚ Opal is planning to expand to Albany and Mandurah. It is applying
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS PROJECT Presented By Group Leader: Table of contents: - 1. SECTION 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ………………………….…. 2 2. SECTION 2: BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS ……………………………….. 4 3. SECTION 3: INCOME STATEMENT…………………………………………17 4. SECTION 4: RATIO ANALYSIS………………………………………………27 5. SECTION 5: CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS……………….…......30 6. SECTION 6: PUBLIC PERCEPTION AND RECENT RESULTS………….…31 7. APPENDIX 38
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Definition & Meaning: The combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries. Definition of ’Consolidated Financial Statements’: Consolidated financial statements are the combined financial statements of a company and all of its subsidiaries‚ divisions‚ or suborganizations. Explanation: Because consolidated financial statements present an aggregated look at the financial position of a parent and its subsidiaries‚ they enable you to gauge the overall health of an entire
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Medtronic ’s Ratings Earning Power I would rank Medtronic ’s earning power at a 9 on a scale of 1 (very weak) to 10 (very strong). Medtronic has successfully demonstrated their ability to grow and provide substantial return to their owners. Medtronic ’s net earnings have steadily increased from $984.0 million in 2002‚ to $1599.8 million in 2003‚ to $1959.3 million in 2004. Their total assets have increased 13.7% from $12‚405.5 million in 2003 to $14‚110.8 million in 2004. These measures show
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