“Accounting did not cause the recent corporate scandals‚ unreliable financial statements were the results of management decisions‚ fraudulent or otherwise”. (Lin & Wu‚ 2006‚ para. 5) Waste Management‚ HealthSouth‚ Enron‚ Satyam and Madoff are just a few names that come to my mind when I think of fraudulent accounting. Disguised loans‚ inflated income‚ improper accounting and misstated earnings‚ different words all describing the same thing‚ FRAUD. Fraud affects the company‚ the consumers
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Audit case You are the engagement partner in a firm of chartered accountant and are reviewing the audit fire of a client ABC ltd. the audit manager has recommended that the audit option is qualified because he is in dispute with the directors of ABC ltd. The audit manager wishes the directors to create a large doubtful debts provision against a major debtor that is over six months old. The directors do not witch to alarm the public about the current liquidity problems of their major costumer because
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Campbell Soup Company 1. Identify legitimate business practices that corporate executives can use for the primary purpose of manipulating or “managing” their company’s reported operating results. Are such practices ethical? Defend your answer. Some examples of legitimate business practices that executives can use to manage their company’s reported operating results include: offering customers extended payment terms at the end of the a period to accelerate sales‚ recording generous reserves
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Solutions for the Biltrite Bicycles Inc. Case Module I - Assessment of Inherent Risk 2 Module II – Assessment of Control Risk 16 Module III - Control Test: Sales Processing 28 Module IV - PPS Sampling: Factory Equipment Additions 30 Module V - Accounts Receivable Aging Analysis 34 Module VI - Sales and Purchases Cutoff Tests 41 Module VII - Search for Unrecorded Liabilities 46 Module VIII - Dallas Dollar Bank Reconciliation 48 Module IX- Analysis of Interbank Transfers 51 Module X -
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Applied Auditing Audit of Plant‚ Property and Equipment – Lecture Definition Property‚ plant and equipment are tangible items that: a) are held for use in the production or supply of goods or services‚ for rental to others‚ or for administrative purposes; and b) are expected to be used during more than one period. Recognition An item of PP&E should be recognised only if its cost can be measured reliably and it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will
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Ethical Dilemmas for Auditors Discussion Paper May 2006 1 The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland Ethical Dilemmas for Auditors Dilemma One – Non-Audit Services 3 Dilemma Two – Fee Levels 6 Dilemma Three – Ethics Partner 7 Dilemma Four – Long Association with the Audit Client 8 Dilemma Five – Commencement in Practice 9 Dilemma Six – Financial Interest in a Client 10 Dilemma Seven – Business relations with audit clients 11 Dilemma
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ibility-survey-2008.pdf Metcash Limited Moir‚ L. (2001). What do we mean by Corporate Social Responsibility? Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Effective Board Performance‚ 16-22. Moroney‚ R.‚ Campbell‚ F.‚ & Hamilton‚ J. (2011). Auditing A Practical Approach. Milton: John Wiley & Sons Australia‚ Ltd. Myer Holdings Limited. (2011). 2011 Annual Report. Retrieved from http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/IROL/23/231681/Myer_Holdings_Limited_2011_Annual_Report_to_Shareholders.pdf
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Chapter 8 Audit Planning and Analytical Procedures PLANNING Why auditor should properly plan engagements: a. To enable the auditor to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence for the circumstances b. To help keep audit costs reasonable c. To avoid misunderstanding with the clients Acceptable Audit Risk is a measure of how willing the auditor is to accept that the F/S may be materially misstated after the audit is completed and an unqualified opinion has been issued. When auditor decides on a lower
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ACC 521-011 Example of Auditing Final Exam INSTRUCTIONS: 1. This exam consists of 6 questions‚ on 11 pages. Please answer questions #1. to #5. in the separate EXAM ANSWER BOOK‚ and answer Question #6 - Multiple Choice with explanations - in this book. 2. The time available is 3.0 hours. 3. The exam is worth 50% of your overall course grade. 4. Write your name & student number on the front of the test. 5. This is a closed book test. The only aid that may be used one of the calculator
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Professional Conduct: An Empirical Investigation of Auditor and Public Perceptions. Journal of Business Ethics‚ (71)‚ 39-71. Retrieved from http://www.springer.com/ Louwers‚ T.‚ Ramsay‚ R.‚ Sinason‚ D.‚ Strawser‚ J.‚ & Thibodeau‚ J. (2011). Auditing & Assurance Services. New York‚ New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Su‚ S. (2006). Cultural Differences and Accounting Ethics: An Empirical Study for Accounting Students. International Journal of Organizational Innovation‚ 165-181. Retrieved from
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