AUDIT FAILURE OF WORLDCOM Group 1 Background • WorldCom‚ first named LDDS (Long Distance Discount Services)‚ grew largely by aggressively acquiring other telecommunications companies in 1990s. • For a time‚ it was the United State’s second largest long distance phone company (after AT&T). Background However‚ the year 2002 comes… • In March‚ the SEC began to investigate WorldCom as it reported large profit while AT&T reported loss. • In May‚ Arthur Anderson was replaced by KPMG
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3-29Audit Report (Case Study 3-29) Requirements For each situation‚ do the following; a) Identify which of the conditions requiring a deviation from or modification of an unqualified standard report is applicable. b) State the level of materiality as immaterial‚ material or highly material. If you cannot decide the level of materiality‚ state the additional information needed to make a decision. c) Given your answers in parts (a) and (b) ‚ state the appropriate audit report from the
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After reading the Article Student Loans: Debt for Life by Peter Coy I was shocked at what I found. Being a loan taker myself‚ I never realized how messed up and corrupt Colleges actually are. This Article really brings in some good insight into what I am getting myself into‚ that more than likely by the time I am finished with school I will be in a good amount of Debt. On average graduating students after the year 2010 will be in $25‚250 as said by Bloomberg Business Week. That’s a hefty amount of
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PTY LTD. FROM : EDDIE P. IRINCO & ALINE TEXTEIRA Audit Seniors SUBJECT : AUDIT PLAN We have conducted an efficient and effective audit through adequate planning. Under ASA 300.5 (ISA 300.02) our audit team had thoroughly plan the work to enable the audit performed in an effective manner. Sealant Company Pty Ltd was assessed on two risks aspects‚ Business Risk and the level of Inherent Risk. BUSINESS RISK ASSESSMENT The audit team had assessed Sealant Company Pty. Ltd on the basis of
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1965 so as to give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Group and of the Company as at 30 June 2009 and of their financial performance and the cash flows for the financial year then ended. This is a qualified audit report. 2. The qualified audit opinion was based on two immaterial circumstances i.e. • one of the subsidiary’s books and records were destroyed by fire‚ • auditors of other subsidiaries did not allow the auditor of the group to have access to their files
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LOANS TO IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS OBJECTIVES To study and understand in detail about the loan facilities provided to the importers and exporters by the banks. To identify the role of Banks in encouraging Exports by providing finance. To know the Interest rates charged by the banks for various facilities. To study the fee based services provided by banks that are included in trade finance. To see the growth of trade finance in the economy. SCOPE This project
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marketing audit is not unlike a financial audit in that it helps the organisations to examine progress or lack of process towards the goals. A marketing audit is an evaluation of the marketing within an organisation to see if their strategies in place are effective within the marketing environment. There is an “internal and external” form of audits. The internal audit assists with considering the effectiveness of the marketing strategies in place at the time of the audit. The “external” audit considers
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A 529 savings plan is a plan in which the student invests some money that they have in order to gain more in the future with those investments (Hopkins‚ 2011). The negative is that if someone was to invest and start a 529 plan‚ they would have to start early. Infact
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Nevertheless‚ some students may have issues a “qualified” report for some perceived reason. If so‚ it should use the wording specified in audit guide‚ although most probably will not use the exact wording specified. If not‚ this will provide you with an opportunity to explain to the student why the specified report wording is critical to an auditor. An unqualified audit report on the City of Smithville should appear as follows: The Honorable Mayor‚ City Council‚ and City Manager‚ City of Smithville We
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MARKETING AUDIT PROJECT The purpose of a Marketing Audit is for class participants to apply the principles of the course to a specific firm (business or strategic business unit). The audit should examine the firm’s level of knowledge and sophistication with the use of customer analysis‚ with an understanding of market conditions and structure‚ and with the overall marketing process. Presentations should be in PowerPoint. Additional or supporting information should be put in the Notes Section
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