Compare the responsibilities of internal auditor and external auditor in relation to: I. The design and operations of systems and controls Internal auditor | External auditor | Internal auditing activity is primarily directed at improving internal control. Internal auditors perform audits to evaluate whether the systems and processes are designed and operated effectively as well as providing recommendations for improvement. | External auditors may be called upon to determine if an organization
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the firm should have carried out in determining whether it should accept the appointment as auditors to Gramjon Limited. The most general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person‚ organization‚ system‚ process‚ project or product. Audits are performed to ascertain the validity and reliability of information‚ and also provide an assessment of a system ’s internal control. (Wikipedia‚ 2009) Auditors have to do a lot of research on a firm before accepting an appointment. The main matters they
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Viktoria Martirosyan Case 1.1 Qt.1 Several parties were responsible for Enron crisis‚ including independent auditor‚ key executive officers‚ internal auditors‚ SEC and FASB. The hypocrisy‚ dishonorable actions and unethical behavior of Kenney Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling‚ Andrew Fastow led to bankruptcy. This and many other problems‚ such as loss in transactions involving the swaps stocks‚ SPE related issues and est.‚ finally contributed to crisis. As Enron executives‚ all of their concerns should
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Since ancient times‚ people have realized how important of human rights are and they have been fighting for thousands years to achieve and complete them. The fight for human rights is still happening nowadays. Because of the rise of technology and media‚ freedom of press is as much important as freedom of speech‚ especially with journalists. The article “____” written by AUTHOR states that a new law has threaten many journalists in revealing the truth about a food industry. The author uses lots of
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Social Research Governance in the public sector institutions in Jamaica: Internal Auditors Introduction The responsibility of the internal audit is to serve the Ministry of Justice in a manner that is consistent with the Financial Administration and Audit Act‚ Standards for the Professional Practise of Internal Auditing and with professional standards of conduct. This activity has the potential to provide hitherto unparallel services to management in the conduct of their duties. Background
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Recommendation Brief for an Internal Auditor When a company is experiencing difficulty controlling their accounting functions‚ hiring an internal auditor may alleviate some of the problems. Internal auditors may perform a variety of services including operational audits‚ compliance audits‚ and financial statement audits. Additionally‚ an internal auditor can assist in development of internal controls and evaluate the effectiveness of computer systems (Arens‚ Elder‚ & Beasley‚ 2006). A company
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Q 2.5 ■ The external auditor is the person appointed by the local government under the Local Government Act 1995 to undertake an audit of the accounts and financial report for each financial year. ■ The internal auditor is the person appointed by the local government to undertake an audit of the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control structure and may include financial controls‚ legislative compliance‚ information systems‚ employment practices and risk management. The primary role
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The European Court of Auditors Introduction The European Court of Auditors is the fifth institution of the European Union (EU). It was established in 1975 in Luxembourg to audit the accounts of EU institutions. This report will cover 3 aspects which are history‚ organization and president. Then it will give some criticism about the declaration of assurance and the size of the court. History The Court of Auditors was created by the 1975 Budgetary Treaty and was formerly established on 1977-10-18
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plaintiff’s decision which eventually led him to suffer a loss. Court found out that because of the lack of knowledge both buyer and dealer needed the expert opinion of the valuer was needed. Court widened the scope of the liability and liability of auditor to third party moved from Foreseen to reasonable foreseeability. After that case Federal Court continued this broader scope of liability in both cases in Federal Supreme Court (third civil senate) 10 November 19943 & Federal Supreme Court (third
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WORKING PAPER Auditor Independence: An Examination Independence Risk Factors and Mitigating Factors on Auditor Judgment Barbara M. Vinciguerra Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies Auditor Independence: An Examination Independence Risk Factors and Mitigating Factors on Auditor Judgment Abstract Professional standards require auditors to be independent in the performance of attestation services. Critics of the accounting profession have expressed
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