1.1 Case Background This case is about the Small medium enterprises‚ Excel Poultry & Meat Sdn Bhd (EPM) that face management‚ production‚ financial and internal control problems. Besides that‚ In this case also show conflict of interest between General Manager of EPM‚ En Selamat with the main debtors. The lack of internal control causes bad financial performance since 2008. Other than that‚ this case also shows the external factors for the production process that cause “chicken run” crisis
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Comparing the current year’s financial statements with those of the prior year. D. Ensuring that a representation letter signed by management is in the file. 2. An auditor has identified the controller’s review of the bank reconciliation as a control to test. In connection with this test‚ the auditor interviews the controller to understand the specific data reviewed on the reconciliation. In addition‚ the auditor verifies that the bank reconciliation is properly prepared by the accountant and
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to corporate accounting scandals that caused investors to lose billions of dollars. SOX was passed in 2002 and required senior managers to certify that their reported financial statement was accurate. SOX also required companies to establish internal controls and reporting methods. Recent Accounting Scandals Investors‚ creditors‚ shareholders‚ and others that use financial records to make sound business decisions have always relied on corporations to report their financial information accurately
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LBJ Company: Internal Control Evaluation Accounting 504: Managerial Use & Analysis Case Study 2 Written by: 8/10/13 This evaluation is being presented as an assessment of the preparedness of the LJB Company to go public at a future date. By researching current regulations regarding publicly traded firms we hope to prepare for a smooth transition into the trading market. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) has established the following guidelines
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Internal Control and Risk Evaluation Since offering suggestions for Kudler earlier this month‚ the request has been received to analyze the risks involved. Suggestions included: improving functions of inventory‚ accounts receivable‚ accounts payable‚ and the payroll system with any company. When inventory is involved‚ it is important to maintain accurate records. This will be done for Kudler through automation‚ enhancement‚ and maintenance of the inventory. The risks involved in this change
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Ch. 8: Comprehensive Questions: Analytical procedures ( 8-15 and 8-16) Ch. 10: Comprehensive Questions: Components of internal control (10-31 and 10-32) Ch. 11: Comprehensive Questions: Assessing control risk (11-21) 8-15 | (Analytical procedures) In audit planning the audit of Construction Industry Resources‚ Inc.‚ a building supply company. You have completed analytic procedures relevant to purchases and inventory. The results of these procedures are included in Figure 8
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Hicks 3 April 2013 To: LJB Company President From: Samara Ellison‚ Accounting Firm Subject: Evaluation of LJB Company’s Internal Control Structures Date: 3 April 2013 Hello LJB Company President: First‚ I would like to thank you for hiring my accounting firm to evaluate LJB’s internal controls system. This report will inform you of any new internal control requirements required for LJB to go public‚ advise you of what the company is doing right‚ recommend that LJB purchase an indelible
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htm Past control risk and current audit fees Past control risk Thomas G. Calderon‚ Li Wang and Thomas Klenotic George W. Daverio School of Accountancy‚ The University of Akron‚ Akron‚ Ohio‚ USA 693 Abstract Purpose – The authors posit that audit fees are driven by historical risk factors and risk encountered in the current period. The purpose of this paper is to focus on historical risk by examining the incremental effect of material weakness in internal control (MW) identified
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on prospective information or pro forma information‚ accountants must do all of the following except: B. Understand the internal controls used in the processes that generated the information A.20 If a nonissuer wants an accountant to perform an examination of its internal controls‚ the accountant should follow: B. AICPA AT 501‚ “An examination of an entity’s internal control over financial reporting that is integrated with an audit of its financial statements.” A.21 A review service engagement
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2008 (as well as in prior years) by a Big Five auditing firm. The audit did include consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that were appropriate in the circumstances‚ but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of Koss’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company maintains a system of internal controls to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded and that the book and records reflect
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