Arthur Andersen’s Troubles 1. Arthur Andersen approves the structure of Special Purpose Entities. This SPE that was being used by Enron for off-balance sheet financing that misleading the public that Enron is doing well. These fraud generated by creating false profits‚ hide losses‚ keep financing off Enron’s consolidated financial statements. Instead of giving a proper advise and addressed these issuers to Enron‚ Arthur Anderson allowed Enron to continue to manipulate their numbers and mislead the
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Standards Introduction Self-regulated: the standards governing audits were established by members of the profession themselves Sarbanes-Oxley Acct of 2002 Created: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to provide external and independent oversight over the audits of public entities Responsible for registering public accounting firms‚ establishing standards for audit engagements‚ and inspecting the quality of audits conducted by public accounting firms ****Generally Accepted Auditing
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the circumstances and opinion expressed by an auditor‚ where he is unable to obtain sufficient audit evidence. 2. Auditors of M/s Santa Banta (P) Ltd. were changed for the accounting year 2010-11. However there was no change in the position of closing stock which remained at ` 400 lacs . The auditors of the company propose to exclude the audit of closing stock of ` 400 lacs from their audit programme on the understanding that it pertains to the preceding year which was audited by another
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1 Chapter 7: Audit Evidence I. Definition: Evidence – information used by the auditor to draw conclusions on the fair presentation of the financial statements. Audit objectives suggest the types of evidence to accumulate. II. Decisions on evidence accumulation A. Which audit procedures to use. General Objectives: Six TRAOs Eight BRAOs Four PDAOs Accounting Cycles: Five Management Assertions Specific Objectives: At least: Six TRAOs Eight BRAOs Four PDAOs Audit Procedures: At least one
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expectations for revenue accounts Recognize factors that lead to precise expectations of account balances Appreciate the degree of professional judgment involved in evaluating differences between expected and reported account balances Understand the audit planning implications of using analytical procedures as substantive tests of account balances Burlington Bees‚ an independent‚ minor league baseball team‚ competes in the North-west Coast League. The team finished in second place in 200X with
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When navigating our way through the time era of Hans Christen Anderson‚ there comes many a time when we must pause and ask ourselves‚ why did he write this? What message was he proposing? What role does this character play in the story? Often times there are many answers that can be taken either as a matter of fact or as debatable. No one knows the true mind of the great author‚ but of course himself‚ hence‚ whatever words I may write is only a speculation of a mere high school student. Knowing this
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CHAPTER 20 Audit of Cash Balances Copyright 2003 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 20 - 1 What are the auditor’s primary concerns with regard to cash? Copyright 2003 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 20 - 2 What are the auditor’s primary concerns with regard to cash? - existence Copyright 2003 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 20 - 3 What are the auditor’s primary concerns with regard to cash? - existence - completeness Copyright 2003 Pearson Education Canada Inc
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AUDITING THEORY 1. Which of the following activities is an analytical procedure an auditor would perform in the final overall review stage of an audit to ensure that the financial statements are free from material misstatement? A. Reading the minutes of the board of directors’ meetings for the year under audit. B. Obtaining a letter concerning potential liabilities from the client’s attorney. C. Comparing the current year’s financial statements with those of the prior year. D. Ensuring that
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SEMESTER 1‚ 2013 SEMINAR 9 - PROBLEM QUESTIONS PROBLEM 9.1 While assessing the risk of material misstatement and determining the appropriate response with regard to the inventory of Ace Computers Ltd (Ace) for the year ended 30 June 2011 audit‚ you become aware of the following information: 1. The best-selling computer presentation package has been experiencing a high level of returns owing to suspected software problems. 2. Based on closing inventory‚ inventory turned over
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Flash Technologies‚ Inc Memo to the Planning File by Audit Manager – General Information 12/31/2008 General Background Information Emanuel “Manny” Schwimez‚ is the CEO and chairman of the board of Flash. Mr. Schwimez is originally from Tel Aviv. He has an impressive resume‚ including a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and many years of eexecutive-level experience. He has led several high technology companies in the U.S and abroad since the early 1970’s. In 1990 he became president
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