One inherent risk factor that would impact my audit procedures of Enron were the large number of highly complex accounting entries. For example energy traders were required to book all the projected profits from a supply contract in the quarter in which the deal is made. Such accounting procedures are inherently risky as they make assumptions about price forecasts which can drastically affect earnings. Another inherent risk factor is the frequency of related party transactions. The special purpose
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THE RELATIONSHIP OF RISK ASSESSMENTS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO DETECTED MISSTATEMENTS Lizabeth A. Austen Assistant Professor University of Arkansas Aasmund Eilifsen Associate Professor Institute of Accounting‚ Auditing and Law Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration William F. Messier‚ Jr. Deloitte & Touche Professor Georgia State University Professor II Institute of Accounting‚ Auditing and Law Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Preliminary Draft:
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Inherent risk Computerizing risk Non-routine transactions (Beasley 2010‚ p268) ‘Transactions that are unusual for the client are more likely than routine transactions to be incorrectly recorded‚ because of the client often lacks experience in recording them.’ Why it is risk: Santos use a series of computerizing or IT technology to support their business for increase market competition. IT technology has been used for trade ordering systems between customs and Santos. Customers can order
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Inherent Risk * i/3 of audit risk model.. lesast amount of evidence awailable use professional judgement * not static‚ assessed at the planning stage mostly and audit too Major factors that an auditor should consider when assessing inherent risk 1) Nature of clients business – the more susceptible the client the greater the risk ( if the client is in a business with heavy changes in technology 2) Nature of data processing – the more poorly the IT system is made
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Identify and describe the factors that plays a role in the role of formation of self-concepts. Self-concepts has influenced people’s lives of all racial backgrounds for thousands of years. Self-concepts plays a huge role in life and how we view many different things in ourselves. The concept of self-concepts has been heavily impacted by social and economically. Appearance‚ income and education are the main factors that plays a huge role in the formation of self-concept. Those three developments has
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(acceptance of the client). To do so‚ the auditor obtains a preliminary understanding of the client‚ in order to both evaluate the client’s background and the risks associated with accepting the engagement. b) Convincing the client to hire the auditor (acceptance by the client). The auditor must thus understand his relationship to the client to enable him consider if the ethical and professional requirements (independence‚ competence‚ etc.) typical to the specific engagement can be met. Client acceptance
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Inherent Risk Inherent risk is the susceptibility of an account balance or class of transactions to misstatement that could be material either individually or when aggregated with misstatement in other balances or classes assuming that there were no related internal controls. This risk mainly arises at the level of management and the risk factor generally being high. Factors Affecting Inherent Risk: At the level of financial statement Integrity of management; Management’s experience and
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present the audit risk model‚ which is used to determine the nature‚ timing‚ and extent of audit procedures. Describe the components of the model and discuss how changes in each component affect the auditor’s need for evidence. The audit risk model is used to determine the nature‚ timing‚ and extent of substantive audit procedures. The components of audit risk model usually stated as follows: DR = AR/(IR x CR) Where: DR = detection risk; AR = audit risk; IR = inherent risk; CR = control risk Detection
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Inherent Risk i) expanded into a national manufacturer of high technology sustainable energy products brings with it a range of uncertainties‚ including compliance requirements and logistical problems increased potential for misstatement due to the judgements required requiring more judgement such as research and development (valuation)‚ intangible assets (valuation)‚ inventory (valuation) and property plant and equipment (valuation). ii) assets include “intellectual property rights”
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220109075 Word count 1780 Question 1 a) Identify the factors that would affect the preliminary assessment of inherent risk and control risk at Queen Island Dairy. The preliminary assessment of risk‚ also known as the risk assessment phase‚ is the initial step in an audit that includes gaining an understanding of the client and identifying potential risk factors whilst developing an audit strategy and setting planning materiality. There are three key steps in the risk assessment phase‚ being; gaining an
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