PART FORM ANU AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY : Enron‚ Parmalat‚ WorldCom‚ HIH – these corporate failures and accounting scandals have shaken the foundations of investor confidence in the transparency‚ integrity and accountability of corporations and capital markets. There has also been public disquiet about the role professional auditors and audit firms have played in these corporate scandals. The consequences for many of the players in the market for financial information have been enormous; reputations
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I THE RED FLAGS and the Allegations by the SEC -1996‚ Ruttenberge family sold a large chunk of stocks for $49.6m on the second public offering while the financial statements continuously showed positive trends - The financial statements analysis - Cash flows were negative while profit was reported. Early 1999‚ liqutity problem arised‚ sold $200M of high-yield or Junk bonds in mid 1999. - Justice Department: Adam Gilburne: guilty to conspriracy to commit wire and securities fraud to inflate
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Question 1 Incentives: Financial pressures from changes in the market and industry intense competition (national‚ regional‚ local) under cut prices from municipalities that could offer lower prices by using tax revenue. Pressure to meet earnings expectations Stock ownership benefits Retirement benefits Performance based bonuses Maintain growing stock price Maintain industry leadership Maintain reputation Opportunities: Able to use a lot of estimates in depreciation of PPE (over 1/2 of assets)
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explain how an auditor goes about the process of auditing financial statements and presents the five basic stages that the auditor performed during the financial statement audit at Maryward Primary School in Kwekwe for the year ending 31 December 2012. In order to be in a position to fulfil auditing responsibility to report on the client’s annual financial statements‚ the auditor followed a series of procedures and activities as required by the auditing profession. The auditor applied the following
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Does Auditing Matter? Janice Rhodora P. Carpentero La Salle University and Eljoy Delos Santos La Salle University May 22‚ 2013 Does Auditing Matter? SUMMARY: The scrutiny auditing has received post-Enron provides compelling evidence that auditing does matter‚ to answer the rhetorical question posed by the paper’s title. What is unclear‚ however‚ is whether auditing was sufficiently “broken” in the first place to warrant the radical reforms and changes effected
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Chapter 1 An overview of auditing Multiple Choice 1. The three major professional accounting bodies in Australia are: a. ICAA‚ CPA and ASIC. b. CPA Australia‚ NIA and AARF. c. ATO‚ AUASB and ASIC. d. ICAA‚ CPA Australia and NIA. The correct option is d. Feedback: Section 1.3 The auditing environment 2. Which body has a mission ‘to develop‚ in the public interest‚ high-quality auditing and assurance standards and related guidance to enhance the relevance‚ reliability and timeliness
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Control risk The auditor obtains an understanding of the design and implementation of internal Control to make a preliminary assessment of control risk as part of the auditor’s overall Assessment of the risk of material misstatements. The auditor uses this preliminary assessment of control risk to plan the audit for each material class of transactions. However‚ in some instances the auditor may learn that the control deficiencies are significant such that the client’s financial statements may
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AUDITING IN A CIS ENVORONMENT With the introduction of computers‚ conventional accounting systems and methods using papers‚ pens and abacuses have undergone drastic changes‚ therefore exerting a great impact on internal control and audit trails in following audit procedures. Also‚ the introduction of computer has brought an immense increase in the availability of electronic resources. My topic is entitled auditing in a Computerized Information System (CIS). One purpose why this topic is included
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does the issues and complications associated with the process. The auditing process is a major part of Accounting. The issues about ethics in relation to Accounting process are becoming a more serious problem in today’s world. The Accounting process is highly sensitive‚ because it deals with what many people consider one of the most important thing in life: “money” Accounting incorporates a variety of functions- such as auditing- in which activities must be carried out with utmost care‚ adequacy
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The Authority Attaching to Philippine Standards Issued by the AASC Engagement Standards | Application | 1. Philippine Standards on Auditing (PSAs) | * Audit of historical financial statements | 2. Philippine Standards on Review Engagements (PSREs) | * Review of historical financial information | 3.Philippine Standards on Assurance Engagements (PSAEs) | * Assurance engagements dealing with subject matters other than historical financial information | 4. Philippine Standards on Related
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