Inherent Risk i) expanded into a national manufacturer of high technology sustainable energy products brings with it a range of uncertainties‚ including compliance requirements and logistical problems increased potential for misstatement due to the judgements required requiring more judgement such as research and development (valuation)‚ intangible assets (valuation)‚ inventory (valuation) and property plant and equipment (valuation). ii) assets include “intellectual property rights”
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THE RELATIONSHIP OF RISK ASSESSMENTS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO DETECTED MISSTATEMENTS Lizabeth A. Austen Assistant Professor University of Arkansas Aasmund Eilifsen Associate Professor Institute of Accounting‚ Auditing and Law Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration William F. Messier‚ Jr. Deloitte & Touche Professor Georgia State University Professor II Institute of Accounting‚ Auditing and Law Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Preliminary Draft:
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Inherent risk Computerizing risk Non-routine transactions (Beasley 2010‚ p268) ‘Transactions that are unusual for the client are more likely than routine transactions to be incorrectly recorded‚ because of the client often lacks experience in recording them.’ Why it is risk: Santos use a series of computerizing or IT technology to support their business for increase market competition. IT technology has been used for trade ordering systems between customs and Santos. Customers can order
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Inherent Risk * i/3 of audit risk model.. lesast amount of evidence awailable use professional judgement * not static‚ assessed at the planning stage mostly and audit too Major factors that an auditor should consider when assessing inherent risk 1) Nature of clients business – the more susceptible the client the greater the risk ( if the client is in a business with heavy changes in technology 2) Nature of data processing – the more poorly the IT system is made
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Inherent Risk Inherent risk is the susceptibility of an account balance or class of transactions to misstatement that could be material either individually or when aggregated with misstatement in other balances or classes assuming that there were no related internal controls. This risk mainly arises at the level of management and the risk factor generally being high. Factors Affecting Inherent Risk: At the level of financial statement Integrity of management; Management’s experience and
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Acquisition and Payment Cycle According to Arens‚ Elder and Beasley (2006)‚ “is considered as the third major transaction cycle.” The three major transactions in the acquisition and payment cycle include: 1. Acquisition of goods and services 2. Cash Disbursements 3. Purchase returns and allowances and purchase discounts Components such as‚ acquisition of raw materials‚ equipment‚ supplies‚ utilities‚ repairs and maintenance‚ and research and development plays a major role in the acquisition
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Accounting Information system There are four activities in revenue cycle namely; sales order entry‚ shipping‚ billing and cash collection. The table below shows the activities and the related actions to be conducted by company employees:- Revenue cycle activities | Activity | Sales Order Entry | Process orders from customers | Shipping | Deliver merchandise or services to customers (outbound logistics) | Billing | Send invoices to customers | Cash Collections | Process payments
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One inherent risk factor that would impact my audit procedures of Enron were the large number of highly complex accounting entries. For example energy traders were required to book all the projected profits from a supply contract in the quarter in which the deal is made. Such accounting procedures are inherently risky as they make assumptions about price forecasts which can drastically affect earnings. Another inherent risk factor is the frequency of related party transactions. The special purpose
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Expenditure Cycle Introduction Definition: recurring set of business activities & related info-processing operations‚ associated with procuring goods & services from suppliers (primary external info exchange) & cash disbursements Objectives: minimise total cost of acquiring/maintaining inventory‚ supplies & services Goals of Expenditure Cycle • Purchase from reliable vendors (service-focused) • Purchase high quality items (quality-focused) • Obtain best possible prices for
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12) Questionnaire Checklist for Basic Activities in Expenditure Cycle. Is data encrypted? No. If data is not encrypted then someone who is not authorized can obtain the personal information of suppliers. Is there a recovery mode and is data regularly backed up? No. If a recovery mode and data backup is not in place then data could be lost permanently. Is access restricted to the master file of suppliers? No. If access is not restricted then unauthorized personnel could add fictitious suppliers
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