ch02 Student: 1. Auditors may be independent in fact but not independent in appearance. True False 2. Auditing Standards issued by the PCAOB are the sole source of guidance for audits of public entities. True False 3. Attestation standards provide guidance for a wide variety of engagements different in scope than an audit. True False 4. Generally accepted auditing standards must be followed on all audit engagements. True False 5. The reporting principle relates to a firm’s
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201037076 Puriza U. Topic: Using technology to improve internal audit communications in the Banking Sector Background Internal auditing has come a long way over the last two or three decades. In the past‚ internal auditing was seen as a mechanism to double-check the thousands of financial transactions that were posted to the accounts each week. Today an internal auditor facilitates the development of suitable controls as part of a wider risk strategy‚ and provides assurances on the reliability
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Auditing Theory 1. A control which relates to all parts of the EDP system is called a(n) a. Systems control c. Applications control b. General control d. Universal control 2. Which of the following is not an output control? a. Proper authorization of transaction b. Control totals c. Check digits d. Adequate documents 3. Should the auditor feel‚ after obtaining an understanding of the EDP internal control structure‚ that
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Ann Taylor: Survival in Specialty Retail Founded in 1954 by Robert Liebeskind‚ Ann Taylor starting out in New Haven‚ Connecticut‚ is first stand-alone store. Ann Taylor was considered a store for the busy socially upscale women- polished‚ refined and versatile women. Although Ann Taylor wasn’t a real person‚ her persona lived up to the character of the customer. Ann Taylor has been one of the most popular women’s clothing companies in the United States. Ann Taylor has four divisions; Ann Taylor
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to errors and fraud and the categories of fraud affecting financial reporting. Identify misstatement in financial report is the major task of auditor. Regardless the result of error or fraud‚ plan and perform audit engagements are being required by auditors to ensure financial statements are free from material misstatement by reasonable assurance instead of total responsibilities to the fair and true reports due to the limitation of auditing. When there is a high likelihood of fraud through evaluating
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Tax Preparing CPAs and Issues Related to Client Confidentiality The case talks about John Jones who is a CPA with 20 years of experience in preparing tax returns for clients. In 2013‚ Jones prepared a list of taxpayers that contained some specific information‚ which he could use to get in touch with those taxpayers for providing them with information regarding business and economic conditions‚ and also use these info for tax education and analysis purposes. As a result‚ the main objective of this
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Auditing and Assurance: Week 1: Chapter 1: Question 1-44: In examining the audit opinion formulation process‚ identify the areas in which auditor judgment must be made. To what extent does that judgment extend beyond accounting issues? Answer: Well in this process there are four different phases the auditors must follow in order to reach phase 5. Whereas‚ this determines whether or not there is any fairness of an organization’s financial statements and‚ for integrated audits‚ the effectiveness
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Chapter 1 An Overview of Financial Management and The Financial Environment ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 1-1 a. A proprietorship‚ or sole proprietorship‚ is a business owned by one individual. A partnership exists when two or more persons associate to conduct a business. In contrast‚ a corporation is a legal entity created by a state. The corporation is separate and distinct from its owners and managers. b. In a limited partnership‚ limited partners’ liabilities‚ investment returns and control
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to the Financial Statements ------------------------------------------------- The purpose of this assignment is to increase your understanding of the information contained in a firm’s financial statements and of the relationship between the statements. As you study financial accounting‚ we will focus on using financial information in a meaningful way‚ to understand the firm’s past performance and project its future performance. One of the analytical tools that we will use is financial ratio
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Auditing Introduction Letter Mahshid Kianipour Instructors: Cecil B. Lucy November 15‚2010 University of Phoenix Auditing Introduction Letter From: Langroodi‚ CPA To : Management of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. RE: Auditing and assurance services Dear Mr. Jason‚ First‚ I would like to appreciate to giving me this opportunity to explain a couple points related to our firm and services‚ so then I’ll try to make them understandable and short as much as I can; because I know how valuable
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