histSort=R&mode=H&searchMode=B&articleSearchSequenceNumber=12097531&pageNr=0 Accessed at 21/2/2008 KPMG‚ (2005) Inter audit 2005: A survey of current practises in Ireland: http://www.iia.org.uk/download.cfm?docid=055DABEC-24A8-4734B48114141D3BD68CA Accessed at 21/2/2008 OECD‚ (2004) OECD principles of corporate governance: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/32/18/31557724.pdf Accessed at 20/2/2008 Paape‚ L‚ Scheffe‚ J‚ Snoep‚ P (2003) The relationship between internal audit function and corporate governance in the EU – a survey: http://www.swetswise
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDIT Introduction An information technology audit‚ or information systems audit‚ is an examination of the controls within an Information technology (IT) infrastructure. IT auditing is a branch of general auditing concerned with governance (control) of information and communications technologies (computers). IT auditors primarily study computer systems and networks from the point of view of examining the effectiveness of their technical and procedural controls to minimise risks
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& Weisserman LLP has been appointed as the new auditor of the public company Dollarama Inc. for the current fiscal year-end as at January 29‚ 2012. Please find in the following pages a report on the audit plan that was used to conduct our audit for the year ended January 29‚ 2012. Even though the audit of 2012 was performed by PWC‚ the assumption used for this project was that our firm was the new auditor for 2012. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Yours Sincerely
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decades of scenario planning in Shell This paper of Peter Cornelius (Cornelius‚ P.‚ A. van de Putte and M. Romani (2005)‚ ) focuses on the external environment in which companies operate. Changes in this business environment can create risk/challenges or create important new opportunities. Forecasting the future‚ usually based on the assumption that tomorrow’s world will be much like today’s will provide an inappropriate tool to anticipate shifts in the business environment. Shell uses scenario analysis
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Executive summary In the dawn of 21st century‚ Italian company Parmalat suddenly collapsed with €14 billion in debt‚ which made it the biggest corporate failure in Europe history. This case provides us a good opportunity to investigate corporate governance issue in Continental Europe. In this paper will be initiated with introduction of Parmalat’s history and events review on its bankruptcy‚ followed by analyzing the shortcomings of its corporate governance in both internal and external aspects
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Melissa Ginez‚ Matthew Gourlie‚ Juel Rypka) University of Phoenix ACC/491 Alisa Dumond December 19‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- interoffice memorandum to: John Smith‚ CEO Key west company from: Audit Team D subject: Audit Findings for Key West Company date: 12/18/2011 ------------------------------------------------- Dear Mr. Smith The purpose of this memo is to communicate to you the results and findings from our team’s assessment of the Accounts
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company. B. What are an auditor’s responsibilities under auditing standards to detect management fraud? An auditor should conduct an audit in accordance with GAAS and design procedures to provide reasonable assurance that material frauds that might misstate the financial statement are detected. C What are some characteristics of management fraud that an audit team should consider to fulfill the responsibilities under auditing standards? Auditors are concerned about the management fraud that
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Buckless‚ Steven M. Glover‚ Douglas F. Prawitt INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES • • • • • • To provide students with an opportunity to learn (by doing) how auditors identify various client and audit risks. The case also provides students with insight into how a risk analysis ties in to the strategic audit planning process. To provide students with hands-on experience responding to client concerns and issues. Often auditing students do not realize the extent to which clients request interpretations
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INTRODUCTION This case presents the actual family-business dilemma and identities have been changed to protect family privacy. The author’s opinions do not necessarily reflect the views of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and this case was written for academic purpose only and the author disclaims any legal responsibilities. This report will be discussed more details about the issues that arise in the company. Those issues are about the leadership‚ management and also
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Final Review Questions Chloe Granahan 1. Assume that the audit team notes the client has made a significant change in its product line which requires that new equipment be purchased. Which of the following would be of greatest concern to the auditor? A. Inappropriate book value of new equipment. B. Impaired value of new equipment. C. Impaired value of old equipment. D. Inappropriate depreciation calculation for new equipment. 2. A. B. C. D. Audit procedures should be proportional to which of the following
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