controls are put into place to reduce the possibility of fraud‚ waste‚ and abuse (FWA) on the annual financial reports of a company. “The Commission voted to adopt rule and form amendments to implement requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002” (SEC‚ 2003). Section 404 is one of the hardest‚ most argued‚ and most expensive to actualize of all Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) for compliance. There must be an Internal Control Report explaining what the managements job is‚ and a “satisfactory”
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Upon the completion of auditing the financial records of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. it has been confirmed that there has been sufficient evidence obtained to support the audit opinion. There is a concern pertaining to the results of last year’s audit‚ because the audit was conducted last year by Smith and Smith CPA’s and VP of finance Mr. Unum has requested that we do not contact Smith and Smith. After careful review it has been determined that the issuance of an unqualified audit report would be appropriate
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GA-3 Prepared K.E;M.B.(1/13/2012) Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. Relevant Matters Based on Minutes (December 31‚ 2011) Information Relevant to 2010 Audit 1. Remarks by Apollo Shoes Inc. CEO Larry Lancaster in regards to the 10% projected increase in sales for the 2011fiscal year. (“Well they better increase by that much or heads will roll.”) GA-3.1 2. Majority vote by members of the board to internalize
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Act with particular reference to the section 404 is discussed in detail. We shall start the paper with providing background information to the Sarbanes Oxley Act‚ 2002. This section explores the environment that spurred the creation of the act and the need for such legislation. The second section provides an introduction to the Sarbanes Oxley Act section 404 which explores the provisions of Section 404. The next section on ‘Internal Controls Feature of section 404 of the Act’ provides an interpretation
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Apollo denied our request to speak with the predecessor auditors because of “litigation concerns.” I’ve looked at the 8-K filed by Apollo and the auditors referenced in the 10-K. I didn’t attach a copy because it didn’t say much‚ just something about “incongruent goals‚” blah‚ blah‚ blah. Against my advice‚ Arnold decided to accept the engagement anyway. Keep your eyes open! The good news is that the predecessor auditors‚ Smith and Smith‚ CPAs‚ have a good reputation‚ so you can use last
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The Limitations of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Darren Abraham MSAF 670 University of Maryland University College The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) is a legislation enacted in 2002 under the sponsorship of U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Michael G. Oxley (R-OH). The law introduced increased government oversight for publicly held companies. It also imposes additional management responsibilities and corporate operating costs on companies trading
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bridge working paper for the audit of Apollo Shoes as of December 31‚ 2007‚ listing the major errors that could occur in the purchasing system and to describe the test of controls procedures for auditing related purchasing controls to determine whether reliable control exists. I don’t think that Apollo has enough purchase transactions that we need to rely on the controls (in other words‚ we’ll look at them all)‚ but we need to document our finding for our 404 work: 1. In the first column‚ use
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Apollo Shoes Audit Report Anderson‚ Olds and Watershed Certified Public Accountants 123 Main Street Upper Saddle River‚ NJ 00712 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT To the Stockholders Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. as of December 31‚ 2008‚ and the related statements of income‚ comprehensive income‚ shareholders’ equity‚ and cash flows for the year ended‚ and related notes to the financial statements. We have also audited management’s assessment
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my recent promotion; I look forward to working with you on the new Apollo Shoes engagement. I have read all the information you sent me about Apollo Shoes to gain a better understanding of the company‚ and I feel like I have a firm grasp of the company structure and environment. After reviewing the company’s last three board of directors meetings‚ I determined what expertise would be necessary to carry out the audit on Apollo Shoes. If you can assign these staff to our audit team‚ the productivity
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Mr. Lancaster‚ The firm of Anderson‚ Olds‚ and Watershed is pleased to receive your notification to proceed with the audit and look forward to working with you. From the Audit Committee meeting minutes‚ we understand that Apollo Shoes requires help with the yearly audit because the former CPA firm withdrew unexpectedly (University of Phoenix‚ n.d.). Anderson‚ Olds‚ and Watershed will conduct the audit and “prepare the state franchise tax returns as well as the federal tax returns” (University
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