Audit and Internal Review (International Stream) PART 2 TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2002 QUESTION PAPER Time allowed 3 hours This paper is divided into two sections Section A ALL THREE questions are compulsory and MUST be answered TWO questions ONLY to be answered Section B Paper 2.6(INT) Section A – ALL THREE questions are compulsory and MUST be attempted 1 The objectivity of the external auditor may be threatened or appear to be threatened where: (i) There is undue dependence on any audit
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Internal controls are methods or procedures adopted in a business to: -Assist in achieving the businesses’ objectives - Ensure financial information is correct and reliable - Ensure cooperation with all operational and financial requirements - Protect its Assets They are essentially checks and balances within a business. It’s objective is to reduce errors‚ limit financial losses and prevent fraud. They also segregate duties within the company and limit one persons control over an entire area
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Case 2.2 Waste Management Due Care 1. Auditor independence is defined as the independence of the internal auditor or of the external auditor from parties that may have financial interest in the business being audited. This requires integrity and an objective approach to the audit process. Auditor must out their work freely and in an objective manner. Arthur Anderson and Waste Management have developed a close business relation over the years and employees have been switching between companies
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Chapter 2— Auditing IT Governance Controls TRUE/FALSE 1. To fulfill the segregation of duties control objective‚ computer processing functions (like authorization of credit and billing) are separated. 2. To ensure sound internal control‚ program coding and program processing should be separated. 3. Some systems professionals have unrestricted access to the organization’s programs and data. 4 . IT governance focuses on the management and assessment of strategic IT resources 5.
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United Thermostatic Controls ETH 376 June 25‚ 2012 Susan Paris United Thermostatic Controls This paper will show the legality of the activities that happened within United Thermostatic Controls based on federal‚ state‚ and local laws. As this case is examined the Sarbanes-Oxley act will be discussed as it played a role in this case because United is a publicly owned company. Also this paper will show the ethicality‚ if the activities were equitable to internal and external stakeholders
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an Internal Along my life I have met many people who viewed the world or the environment around them completely different than I do. Some believed that luck‚ chance and the environment had the majority of control over the happenings in their life and others believed that the whole world is in their hands and their futures are what they make of it. These 2 types of people are said to be either internal or external. Externals being the ones who believe they have very little control over
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Over and over again the Standards specify what internal auditors should provide assurance and consulting on – the scope of internal auditing (governance‚ risk management and control processes). Standard 2100 is one such injunction – “The internal audit activity must evaluate and contribute to the improvement of governance‚ risk management‚ and control processes using a systematic and disciplined approach.” What are these processes that internal auditing has to evaluate and contribute to the
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Internal audit’s role in modern corporate governance Thought leadership series Risk and Advisory Services Internal audit’s role in modern corporate governance Recent events have highlighted the critical role of boards of directors in promoting good corporate governance. In particular‚ boards are being charged with ultimate responsibility for the effectiveness of their organisations’ internal control systems. An effective internal audit function plays a key role in assisting the board
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Internal audit is a dynamic profession involved in helping organizations achieve their objectives. It is concerned with evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management‚ control and governance processes in an organization. To do this‚ internal auditors work with management to systematically review systems and operations. These reviews (audits) are aimed at identifying how well risks are managed including whether the right processes are in place‚ and whether agreed procedures are being
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Professionalism‚ Ethical Codes and the Internal Auditor: A Moral Argument Mary Ann Reynolds ABSTRACT. This paper examines the case of the internal auditor from a sociological and ethical perspective. Is it appropriate to extend the designation of professional to internal auditors? The discussion includes criteria from the sociology literature on professionalism. Further‚ professional ethical codes are compared. Internal auditors’ code of ethics is found to have a strong moral approach‚ contrasting
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