Dear Mr. Smith‚ This letter confirms our understanding of the arrangements for our audit of the financial statements of Apollo Shoes‚ for the year ending December 31‚ 2012. We will audit Apollo Shoe’s balance sheet as of 12/31/2012‚ along with the related income statement‚ statement of retained earnings‚ and statement of cash flows for the entire year of 2012. We will provide a professional opinion based on the information found in the audit. All of the financial statements will be the responsibility
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Engagement Letter Apollo Shoes‚ This letter is to confirm our understanding of the terms and objectives of our engagement and the nature of the services we will provide. We will audit the consolidated balance sheet of Apollo Shoes as of year end 2007‚ and the related consolidated statements of operations‚ retained earnings‚ and cash flows. The objective of our audit is the expression of an opinion about whether your consolidated financial statements are fairly presented‚ in all material
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2012 Dear Mr. Lancaster: This letter will confirm our understanding of the arrangement for our audit of the financial statements of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. for the year ending December 31‚ 2011. We will audit the Company’s balance sheet at December 31‚ 2033‚ and the related statements of income‚ comprehensive income‚ stockholders’ equity‚ and cash flows for the year then ended‚ for the purpose of expressing an opinion on them. We will also audit whether Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. maintained effective internal
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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” internal control structure; there should also be a management description of the efficiency of the control structure (SOX‚ 2016).
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SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 404: A Guide for Management by Internal Controls Practitioners SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 404: A Guide for Management by Internal Controls Practitioners The Institute of Internal Auditors 2nd Edition‚ January 2008 Table of Contents About the Second Edition...........................................................................................................iii How to Use This Guide ...........................................................................
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Beginning the Audit ACC 546 June 11‚ 2012 Anderson‚ Olds and Watershed Phoenix‚ Arizona 85003 Mr. Larry Lancaster Apollo Shoes Phoenix‚ Arizona 85003 Dear Mr. Lancaster‚ The purpose of this letter is to make sure we have an understanding as to what the audit of Apollo Shoes financial statements will consist of for the year ending December 31‚ 2011. The objective of this audit of the company’s financial statements is to confirm that all aspects of the company are in compliance
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GA-1 October 21‚ 2011 Mr. Larry Lancaster Chairman‚ President and CEO Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. Shoetown‚ ME Dear Mr. Lancaster: This letter documents our mutual understanding of the arrangements for the services described herein. Scope of Services Anderson‚ Olds and Watershed (AOW) will audit the balance sheet of Apollo Shoes as of December 31‚ 2011 and the related statements of income‚ retained earnings and cash flows for the year then ended. Our audit will be conducted in accordance
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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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considered evidence that the account is stated fairly. With the positive confirmations‚ we are trying to find information on account balances or specific invoices. We sent positive confirmations to Neutralizer‚ Mall-Wart‚ Run For Your Life Shoes‚ Paul Bunion Footwear‚ Sassy Shoes‚ and International Soccer Federation. We sent a negative confirmation to Tread. The ones that we sent a positive confirmation to‚ we were wondering about some discrepancies in the numbers and needed confirmation that payments were
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The Effect of SOX Section 404: Costs‚ Earnings Quality‚ and Stock Prices Introduction The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Responsible for the application of the law THE SARBANES–OXLEY ACT (SOX) was passed in 2002 after a string of high profile corporate scandals. The law’s main goal was to improve the quality of financial reporting and to increase investor confidence‚ which requires companies to put in place and periodically test procedures that monitor the internal systems ensuring accurate
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