The American Accounting Association Defined auditing as; “A systematic process of objectively obtaining and evaluating evidence regarding assertions about economic actions and events ‚ to ascertain the degree of correspondence between those assertions and established criteria ‚ and communicating the results to interested users”. An unbiased examination and evaluation of the financial statements of an organization. It can be done internally (by employees of the organization) or externally (by an
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Why is it important for external auditor to be independent? Throughout the years‚ banks‚ shareholders‚ possible investors and creditors always relied on the financial statements produced by a company. Since the management of a company is producing these documents it has been assumed that the managers may act dishonestly so that their performance looks better. To monitor the company’s performance better the directors along with the shareholders employ external auditors to check all these financial
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Applied Auditing Audit of Plant‚ Property and Equipment – Lecture Definition Property‚ plant and equipment are tangible items that: a) are held for use in the production or supply of goods or services‚ for rental to others‚ or for administrative purposes; and b) are expected to be used during more than one period. Recognition An item of PP&E should be recognised only if its cost can be measured reliably and it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will
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the External Auditor in Corporate Governance The external auditor has long played an important role in the corporate governance function. However‚ before we begin our analysis on how the external auditor plays this role and its importance‚ we must first examine the responsibilities and duties of such an auditor. Similarly‚ we need to clearly define what corporate governance is before we discuss in detail the role that auditors play in it. 1. Introduction 1.1 The External Auditor External auditors
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AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN NIGERIA PUBLIC ENTERPRISE This study seeks to identify the determinants of auditors’ independence in public enterprises and determine the policy implications of lack of auditors’ independence in the public sector. The data for the research was primary and collected via questionnaire from the Nigerian Ports Authority Headquarters Lagos. The questionnaire responses were analyzed using the percentage method. The hypothesis was tested using
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may not be representative of questions you may see on any upcoming exams. 2007 AICPA Newly Released Questions – Auditing 1. CPA-05465 Which of the following categories is included in generally accepted auditing standards? a. b. c. d. Standards of review. Standards of planning. Standards of fieldwork. Standards of evidence. ANSWER: Choice "c" is correct. Generally accepted auditing standards include three categories: general standards‚ standards of fieldwork‚ and standards of reporting. Choices
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External Auditing – Week 4 discussion What do following risk categories mean: planned detection risk‚ inherent risk‚ control risk‚ acceptable audit risk? Can you give some examples? How do we as auditors deal with them? DETECTION RISK Detection risk is the risk that auditor’s substantive procedures will not detect a misstatement that exist in an account balance or class of transactions that could be material‚ individually or when aggregated with misstatements in other balances or classes.
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PRINCIPLES OF AUDITING Course: Auditing Title: Auditing Operations and Completing the Audit‚ Auditors’ Reports Date: March 25‚ 2014 Justin Kealey‚ CPA‚ is auditing Tustin Companies‚ Inc. Kealey has accumulated known and likely misstatements for the current year to evaluate whether there is a sufficiently low risk of material misstatement of the financial statements to issue an opinion. However‚ Kealey notes that there are several misstatements that have been
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Problems Faced by Small and Medium Pharmaceutical Companies Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in their endeavour towards trans-nationalization and exports are confronted with several issues. These include: lack of expertise‚ training and finance for technological up-gradation and adoption of good manufacturing practices (GMP) by SMEs to meet global quality standards; limited exposure and expertise on IPR issues; limited adoption of information technology (IT) techniques in production and processes;
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Problems faced by Walmart and the steps to overcome those problems Question: What Are The Problems That Walmart Has Faced And What Has The Company Done To Address Them? Solution This essay discusses the recent problems faced by Walmart and the steps taken to overcome these problems. Problem faced by Walmart Walmart is a well known American market leader in the renewable energy sector. But the company has to face a lot of challenges from various parties who criticized Wal-Mart in various
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