The European Accounting Review 2000‚ 9:3‚ 371 385 Auditor liability rules under imperfect information and costly litigation: the welfare-increasing eŒ of liability ect insurance Ralf Ewert‚ Eberhard Feess and Martin Nell University of Frankfurt‚ Frankfurt am Main ABSTRACT This paper examines auditor liability rules under imperfect information‚ costly litigation and risk-averse auditors. A negligence rule fails in such a setting‚ because in equilibrium auditors will deviate with positive probability
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(over 1/2 of assets) Accounting firm (Arthur Andersen) thought of Waste Management as a crown jewel and would be lenient to keep from losing their account‚ working together since before 1971. Lot of former Andersen employees were working at Waste Management CFO and CAOs all former Anderson auditors Arthur Anderson hadn’t forced them to change yet Arthur Andersons action steps- working together to cover up past fraud with new fraud f. g. Top executives working together in the fraud Netting and geography
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Does Auditing Matter? Janice Rhodora P. Carpentero La Salle University and Eljoy Delos Santos La Salle University May 22‚ 2013 Does Auditing Matter? SUMMARY: The scrutiny auditing has received post-Enron provides compelling evidence that auditing does matter‚ to answer the rhetorical question posed by the paper’s title. What is unclear‚ however‚ is whether auditing was sufficiently “broken” in the first place to warrant the radical reforms and changes effected
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Chapter 14 Audit of the Sales and Collection Cycle: Tests of Controls and Substantive Tests of Transactions Solution of Practising Problems 14-4 BestSellers.com could integrate its online ordering system with its inventory system so that a book shipment is made only after the customer’s credit card company approves the customer’s purchase. Because credit card issuers often transfer funds electronically almost immediately after a sale‚ BestSellers.com could also set up their system to
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are the objectives of an audit? Are errors and fraud within the scope of any audit? Explain clearly 4) What is professional clearance? What is the importance of professional clearance in auditing? 5) An audit fee is an auditor’s remuneration. In what ways can the aspect of audit fees affect auditors’ independence? 6) Explain clearly the ethical codes that are required of any professional auditor? 7) Audit planning is an important input in the auditing assignment‚ discuss. 8) Assume you are an experienced
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GREAT ZIMBABWE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE COURSE CODE: AC211 COURSE TITLE: AUDITING THEORY AND PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT FIRST SEMESTER 2014 QUESTION 1 Brian Ltd was formed on November 2013 in order to manufacture microchips. The directors are unsure of their responsibilities and the nature of their relationship with the external auditors. The audit partner has ask you to visit the client and explain to the directors the more fundamental aspects
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million. 1993 was another year for growth for HealthSouth. In 1993 HealthSouth became the largest provider of rehabilitation services after acquiring rehab clinics from Tenet healthcare. In addition in 1993‚ Scrushy and others founded Med Partners‚ Inc.‚ a physician management company. This company did very well until 1998 when a merger deal collapsed. Scrushy hired a new CFO who transformed the company into Caremark Rx. In 1994‚ the number of HealthSouth locations increased to 250 across the United
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the patient to be able to safely discharge home‚ and back to their daily lives. The company is publicly traded‚ and has seen its share of controversy in the early 2000s. Richard Scrushy‚ founder and former CEO‚ was ultimately acquitted of accounting fraud‚ but was found guilty in civil court. The scandal was colossal‚ and rocked the industry and brought down top executives. The rapid growth of the company and the fraudulent activity impacted thousands of stakeholders. Scrushy was not thinking
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be straightforward and honest in all the professional and business relationships. In this case‚ an auditor has to be integrity to present their honest and fair to the client. Even Game’s Limited’s managing director is unhappy with the existing auditing firm has been changed. Objective An auditor has to be objective and fair. Auditor has to be fairness and objective to provide financial report. The client’s point of view must not affect auditor’s objective. In this case‚ Games Ltd has been
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Contents Executive Summary 2 Methodology 3 Introduction 4 Findings 5 A. Inventory balances and purchases transactions 5 B. Trade receivables and credit sales system 5 C. Property‚ Plant and equipment (PPE) 6 D. Trade payables transactions and balances 6 Implications 8 A. Inventory balances and purchases transactions 8 B. Trade receivables and credit sales system. 10 C. Property‚ Plant and equipment (PPE) 12 D. Trade payables transactions and balances 15 Conclusion The following conclusions
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