duping the auditors. As for analytical procedures performed‚ this can be a problem at times because sometimes there is a lack of comparability among companies and there can also be an inability to obtain current industry data. Question 3: In testimony before Congress‚ George Greenspan reported that one means he used to audit the insurance restoration contracts was to verify that his client actually received payment on those jobs. How can such apparently reliable evidence lead an auditor to an improper
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Burlingham Bees 1. AU 329 a. Based on the standards‚ describe the guidelines for developing an expectation and conducting analytical procedures when those procedures are intended to provide substantive evidence (para. 9-22). i. .09 Reliance on substantive tests: may be derived from tests of detail‚ from analytical procedures‚ or from a combination of both. The decision about which procedure to use is based on the auditor’s judgment. ii. .10 Level of assurance: analytical procedure
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Defining the Purpose and the Problem When Writing Proposals � PAGE �1� Defining the Purpose and the Problem When Writing Proposals � PAGE �5� Defining the Purpose and the Problem when Writing Proposals John W. Olier ENG/313 July 14‚ 2014 Crystal Hicks Defining the Purpose and the Problem when Writing Proposals INTRODUCTION When drafting a proposal for any type of changes in the workplace‚ it is important to define the purpose and identify the problem being addressed in the proposal. There
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The economy of Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy emerging market with well-developed financial‚ legal‚ communications‚ transport‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 31st in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2009‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the second-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past
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Describe the problems faced by migrants travelling west to Oregon and California. (9 marks) There were many problems faced by migrants travelling west to Oregon and California which we know of‚ and these problems were more or less life-threatening. Most people ask why these migrants bothered to travel knowing the risks and more than likely consequences. Most Migrant’s and settler’s decisions were effected by push and pull factors‚ some which give no other option to these people but to move. The
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The Weimar Republic faced a lot of problems during the 1920’s. Germany had just been defeated in the First World War and the Government that had just come into power had no other choice but to sign the Armistice. The German people was angered by this because they believed that they had been ‘stabbed in the back’ which I will explain later in this essay. There was then a peach group that was formed called The Treaty of Versailles but this Treaty didn’t look favourably on Germany and made German pay
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NIGERIA AND THE BOMBER: THE GENESIS TO REVELATION Nigeria is a country in the West of Africa with an interesting population of over 160 million people. A British Colony‚ Nigeria was hitherto peaceful and seen as key to African development and interests. Such has been the opposite of the true state of the supposed Giant of Africa since gaining independence in 1960 and declaring a Republic in 1961. After years of Military Dictatorship and coups left the country under-developed for much of her early
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the business world; auditors too have recognized that the power and speed of computers can greatly assist them in their work. The term “computer-assisted audit techniques” (CAAT) is used to denote computer techniques that auditors can utilize to help them complete their audits in a more effective‚ efficient‚ and timely manner. Use of the prefix “computer-assisted” seems to suggest that an auditor’s use of a CAAT is unusual; in other words‚ the techniques normally used by an auditor are not computer-assisted
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examine the benefits of using auditors for gathering project requirements. My opinion is that they can be invaluable in this process‚ because: they can leverage prior audit documentation to quickly get up to speed on new or proposed projects; they can use established relationships with stakeholders; and‚ they are already accustomed to the interviewing process. The manner in which this topic will be tackled is by examining the similarities of tasks performed by auditors and project managers. Guidelines
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Auditing Introduction Letter Lareina Mirabella ACC/546 November17‚ 2014 Kelly Oleary Auditing Introduction Letter November 17‚ 2014 Larry Lancaster President and CEO Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. Shoe town‚ Maine Dear Larry Lancaster Based on the accounting department meeting below is an outline of the primary assurance and attestation services offered by Mirabella Auditing Firm. This outline will provide the company with additional information regarding key distinction between these services offered as
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