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Auditing function has undergone several transformations from the periods when it was simply a function of giving opinion but also to an error where auditors are looked upon to offer advisory roles. The auditors should therefore advice the government Continue Reading...
This was incorrect. He should have recalculated the sample size again rather than assume that the sample/population ratio was scalable.
Baker also erred when he made the assumption that the sample deviation rate and allowance for sampling risk coul Continue Reading...
Capital structure decisions can be deliberate as well, yet an analyst without knowledge of the firm's intentions could make an entirely different determination about the validity of the firm's capital structure if based only on the balance sheet. At Continue Reading...
Financial Statements
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Re: Specific Financial Statement Questions
With regard to the questions you raised about your financial statements for last year and the current year (about prepaid rent, interest on notes payable, cash adva Continue Reading...
Apollo Shoes Casebook
Apollo Shoes Inc. is a company specializing in the global distribution of high quality tech shoes. Apollo has demonstrated leadership position in electronic shoes, and high tech shoes such as athletic shoes with amplified louds Continue Reading...
Internal Decision-Making
Despite the highly purposeful construction of the annual report, however, there are no inaccuracies or deliberate attempts to mislead investors immediately apparent in AMD's assessment of its financial situation, and indee Continue Reading...
Rolls Royce
The principle activities of Rolls Royce are to provide "integrated power solutions for customers in civil and defense aerospace, marine and energy markets." The breakdown is as following:
The auditor's report conveys the following findi Continue Reading...
Statistical Process Control
What is the correct relationship of internal audit to senior management?
The correct relationship of internal audit to senior management is a supportive relationship. It is imperative that senior management makes it know Continue Reading...
There is far greater risk in taking no action.
Two options exist for the auditor in this scenario. The auditor can tell him or herself that he or she need not be concerned, given that Wagner and the other managers at the company did not volunteer t Continue Reading...
The remaining exception is when there is significant doubt as to the controlling interest's actual control over the subsidiary (CPA Class 2009). This also ties in with other notable exceptions that have been recently modified, namely that a subsidia Continue Reading...
On the other hand, Enormo Corp is a big client for CPA, and exposing its case to authorities, would mean losing it.
As an alternative, CPA can refuse to work with Enormo Corp in this case and Enormo would be forced to resort to a different auditing Continue Reading...
Our cash position is not great, and was better in each of the past two years. This partially explains the growth in the accounts payable. There has not been any substantial growth in receivables but our cash conversion cycle has been affected by exc Continue Reading...
Aside quality and financials, control techniques are also present in other organizational departments, such as engineering, logistics, information systems, pre-series center, production technical support, purchasing and sales and marketing. While a Continue Reading...
quality control requirements and peer reviews take a dim view of these proceedings. They state that such requirements favor larger, national firms to the detriment of smaller firms. The article implies that such regulations should be left to the fir Continue Reading...
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Gross margin 236.4 265.2 307.8 326.3
Operating expenses:
Administrative 169.4 202.8 236.1 249.3
Depreciation 10.8-11.4-13.6-14.4
Operating income 56.1-51.0-58.1-62.6
Interest 7.0-6.0-5.0-4.0
EBT 49.1-45.0-53.1-58.6
Taxes 19.7-18.0-21. Continue Reading...
Ethically, the actions of Enron management were reprehensible. From a deontological perspective, they broke laws. From a consequentialist perspective, their actions resulted in significant financial losses for millions of people, job losses for thou Continue Reading...
Bucket List
Accounting and financial oversight is a passion of mine. I also enjoy helping others achieve their desired goals. Due primarily to the extreme catastrophes caused by the financial crisis, solid accounting principles are needed more than Continue Reading...
company British Petroleum, its products and services, the critical success factors for its operations and its salient stakeholders. It also discusses ways in which the primary stakeholders affect an organisation's financial performance. Then it eval Continue Reading...
audit committee characteristics affect firm performance in Saudi Arabia?
What are audit committees?
Many studies have been carried out to demonstrate the manner in which audit committees reports affect the overall performance of companies in Saudi Continue Reading...
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in reducing fraudulent financial reporting
Introduction to Fraudulent Financial Reporting
Available research on financial statement fraud relies mostly on anecdotal evidence (for example, Wells, 2001, 2002, 2004a, and 20 Continue Reading...
In case the possibility in the array is analogous, an average expected worth of the assortment is to be applied. SFAS 123 permits choice of the lower end of a reasonable array of assumptions. (Apostolou; Crumbley, 2005)
The manner in the final infe Continue Reading...
As one commentator has stated, the presence of two different sets of accounting rules, each plagued by imprecision and subject to multiple interpretations, gives corporations "two different bites at the apple." (6) What used to be seen as an economi Continue Reading...
The impact of these changes will be far-reaching. Those engaged in the financial sector will feel that greatest impact. However, the impact of these changes will be felt by everyone, including the American public. They will feel the changes by great Continue Reading...
S. through even 2009. The exponential growth of Indian outsourcing companies who have expertise in Business Process Management (BPM) have correspondingly seen an increase in their business, as many smaller American publicly-held companies do not have Continue Reading...
Watts's and Zimmerman's research in the late 70s gave way to the positive accounting theory and to their book, Positive Accounting Theory, published in 1986. In order to refer to political costs and how they may influence accounting standards and the Continue Reading...
Auditing; Topic: Materiality in Auditing
With respect to the field of auditing, materiality is a critically important concept addressing the significance of discrepancies, amounts, and transactions. Specific materiality guidelines are required in a Continue Reading...
This particular perspective is used in the accurate identification of infrastructure that a given company must acquire so as to compete in the future dynamic and highly competitive global market place.
The Balanced Scorecard has not just been prais Continue Reading...
Management v. Auditors Responsibility
Responsibilities of Management and Auditors & the Public Perception series of high-profile business melt-downs in 2001, led by the Enron scandal have put the roles and responsibilities of the corporate manag Continue Reading...
awarding audit contracts by U.S. government departments and agencies
Audit Management
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Accurate Auditing, Inc.78243 BrownsvilleTX 987-210-1892Date: May 2, 2019To: Arely Davies, Partner in ChargeFrom: Peter Rogers, Senior Staff AuditorSubject: Client Acceptance ReportOn May 4, 2019, Mr. Davies, the partner in charge, requested my team t Continue Reading...
Alleg Balance Sheet
Current assets:
Cash
$13,000
Market Securities
$17,000
Account receivable
$26,000
Inventories
$30,000
Total Current assets
$86,000
Plan and equipment:
Land and buildings
$57,000
Machinery
$125,000
$182,000
Less Continue Reading...
Koss Corporation Case Study
Fraudulent activities
Just as many other businesses, Koss Corporation had an internal control system meant to protect the organization's assets. The fraudulent activities, which occurred, include misuse of petty cash, la Continue Reading...
Life in a Bag Speech
Calculator (Future)
The calculator represent what I want to do with the future- as an accounting major, I do eventually want to become an accountant for a prestigious firm in a big city somewhere. The calculator most definitely Continue Reading...
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One can not begin to trace the various lines and connections of the myriad of relationships, but the chart does fulfill the purpose of showing how much of a web this situation involved.
In the wake of the Enron scan Continue Reading...
The first set of rules required in-house lawyers to report frauds to the organization's highest authorities. The second set provided exceptions to the general rule on legal confidentiality. Both sets were heatedly discussed for decades. Similar scan Continue Reading...
The use of statistical techniques including t-tests, ANOVA,
Pearson's Correlation Coefficient analysis and the use of predictive
statistics techniques in addition to those mentioned will be used.
Expected Results of Research
It is anticipated that t Continue Reading...
Auditing Discussion
a) The public accounting profession has taken a number of steps to minimize potential bias towards important users. The profession has specific standards for auditing, a separation between auditing and consulting roles, and other Continue Reading...
Ethics and Financial Reporting
Role of ethics
In financial reporting, ethics assumes a key role. Shareholders must feel confident enough to trust a company with their money. Financial reporting is the representation of all information about a compa Continue Reading...