Strategic Audit of The Gap‚ Inc. Submitted by: Chris Bess‚ Teddy Ormsbee‚ Tiffany Sayers‚ and Jeremey Williams Submitted to: Professor Ditmore 13 April 2010 Table of Contents I. Current Situation: The Gap in 2002 3 A. Past Corporate Performance 3 B. Strategic Posture 4 II. Corporate Governance 5 A. Board of Directors 6 B. Top Management 7 III. External Environment: Opportunities and Threats 8 A.) Societal Environment 8 B.) Task Environment 10 IV. Internal
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10-32) Ch. 11: Comprehensive Questions: Assessing control risk (11-21) 8-15 | (Analytical procedures) In audit planning the audit of Construction Industry Resources‚ Inc.‚ a building supply company. You have completed analytic procedures relevant to purchases and inventory. The results of these procedures are included in Figure 8.13.Figure 8.13. Selected Financial Information ($000) | X1 | X2 | X3 | X4 | X5 | Building supply revenues | $ 90‚100 | $ 99‚380 | $ 117‚468 | $ 137‚085
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TUTORIAL: This tutorial includes 6 pages of solutions. A+++ WORK! Resources: Ch. 6 & 7 of Modern Auditing: Assurance Services and the Integrity of Financial Reporting Prepare written answers to the following assignments from the text Modern Auditing: Assurance Services and the Integrity of Financial Reporting: Ch. 6: Comprehensive Question 6-26 – Audit Programs and Assertions Ch. 7: Case 7-25 – New Client Acceptance‚ Part b ACC 491 Week 3 Team Study Guide Ch. 6 & 7 Textbook Exercises www.paperscholar
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Chapter 7 – Internal control Internal control – steps taken by business to prevent fraud – misappropriation of assets and fraudulent financial reporting‚ COSO defines IC as means to an end Achievements of objectives in the area of financial reporting‚ operations‚ compliance with law and regulations Foreign corrupt practices act: Transactions authorized with the knowledge of and authorization of management Means of achieving internal control – preventive control – prevents fraud ex: segregation
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Management ’s attitude toward aggressive financial reporting and its emphasis on meeting projected profit goals most likely would significantly influence an entity ’s control environment when A. The audit committee is active in overseeing the entity’s financial reporting policies. Answer A is incorrect. An active audit committee tends to temper management ’s aggressive stance. B. External policies established by parties outside the entity affect its accounting practices. Answer B is incorrect
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YORK UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES School of Administrative Studies PART B: AP/ADMS 4551 Auditing and Other Assurance Services Midterm Examination‚ February 21‚ 2010 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Part B will be distributed 70 minutes from the start of the exam. A YorkCard or acceptable photo identification is required as your identification for this examination. If you do not have identification documents‚ you will be required to personally bring these to your instructor
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ACC 219 Assignment No. 3 Please answer the following questions for your chosen ’national’. All answers are to be supported by printouts from financial statements‚ forms‚ websites‚ etc. and then cross-referenced to the applicable question. This is an individual assignment. Question: Narrative: Workpaper Reference: 1. Background information on charity: a. What is the name and stated purpose of the charity? b. How long has it been operation? c. Where is it
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forensic accounting examinations and the reasoning behind these procedures. Topics include an overview of fraud and abuse‚ forensic evidence‚ substantive procedures for cash outflow irregularities‚ substantive procedures for asset irregularities‚ financial statement fraud‚ and examination reporting. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged
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W.R. Grace & Co. Audit W.R. Grace & Co. (The Company) is a company that makes some of the materials that are used in the production of products ranging from medicine to gasoline. The Company was audited by an accounting firm (The Firm) that is recognized as one of the Big Four Accounting firms in the world. The Firm found that the company was participating in a practice known as “profit management”. Profit management occurs when a company defers some of its revenues from the current period
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Rittenberg 8th edition: Q 2-45 (pages 66 and 67) 2-45 (Audit Committees and Auditor Independence‚ LO 4‚ 5‚ 6) The audit committee is required to evaluate the independence of both the internal and external audit functions. Required a. What factors would you suggest an audit committee look at in evaluating the external auditor’s independence? b. How can the audit committee influence the independence of the internal audit function? c. The audit committee must pre-approve all nonaudit services pro-
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