1) What is corporate governance? Contemporary corporate governance started in 1992 with the Cadbury report in the UK Cadbury was the result of several high profile company collapses is concerned primarily with protecting weak and widely dispersed shareholders. Corporate Governance is a mechanism through which boards and directors are able to direct‚ monitor and supervise the conduct and operation of the corporation and its management in a manner that ensures appropriate levels
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Amy Hemphill Ch 3 & 4‚ week 2 Acct 403 3-25 (a-c) The following questions concern audit reports other than unqualified audit reports with standard wording. Chose the best reponse. A) The annual audit of Midwestern Manufacturing revealed that sales were accidentally being recorded as revenue when the goods were ordered‚ instead of when they were shipped. Assuming the amount in question is material and the client is unwilling to correct the error‚ the CPA should issue: 1. An unqualified opinion or
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CHAPTER 2 Professional Standards LEARNING OBJECTIVES | | | | | | |Exercises‚ Problems‚ and | | |Review Checkpoints |Simulations | |
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CHAPTER 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO ASSURANCE AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDITING Answers to Review Questions 1-1 The study of auditing is more conceptual in nature compared to other accounting courses. Rather than focusing on learning the rules‚ techniques‚ and computations required to prepare financial statements‚ auditing emphasizes learning a framework of analytical and logical skills to evaluate the relevance and reliability of the systems and processes responsible for financial information‚
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WorldCom? The first reason is that both internal audit and external audit of WorldCom were not performing their role as intended. Generally‚ internal audit mainly focus on the reliability of financial reporting and the effectiveness of operations‚ and reports directly to the Board of Directors. In WorldCom‚ however‚ internal audit rarely or even never conducted a financial audit. Moreover‚ WorldCom’s audit reported to CFO Sullivan instead of the Board of Directors‚ which means CFO Sullivan could easily
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John K. Dr. Erin S. Honors English 118 3 December 2012 Political Extremism and the Internet David Weinberger‚ a former advisor to Howard Dean‚ said "Don’t think of the Internet as a broadcast medium...think of it as a conversational space. Conversation is the opposite of marketing. It’s talking in our own voices about things we want to hear about." This mentality towards the purpose of the internet is becoming more and more common. It is seen by politicians and political advisors as an instrument
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11) Internal‚ financial statement audit 12) GAO‚ compliance audit 1-22 A. The conglomerate should engage to conduct the operational audit with a CPA. B. Major problems auditors likely encounter in conducting the investigation and writing the report is determining if the effectiveness and efficiency of many operations meets the created criteria determined by the auditor. Also‚ auditors may encounter issues with their client failing to disclose certain important information; causing misrepresentation
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poor risk management may have ripple effect on the whole economy of a country. A good example is the current credit crises which is caused by poor risk management in the Banking sector (Student Accountant‚ October 2008). Performance evaluation reports provides various stakeholders including the shareholders‚ potential investors‚ lenders‚ government etc‚ important source of information in taking informed economic decisions. Financial performance evaluation
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additional cost to Alchemy Inc. The Internal Audit department lacks the needed oversight and monitoring of Alchemy Inc. due to their limited scope and experience. The Audit Committee Policy indicates that the Internal Audit department should report to the Audit Committee. Furthermore‚ the Audit Committee is required to determine compensation and monitor the internal audit plan. Currently‚ the Internal Audit
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affects the time available for other activities‚ such as rest‚ caring for family members‚ learning‚ leisure or volunteering. In recent years with the increase of communications technology‚ more workers spend at least half their time on e-mail. Another report‚ comments that workers spend just over a quarter of their time in the office surfing online or goofing off. With so much time spent at work many people bring their “personal life” to the office. Please discuss the benefits and drawbacks of people
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