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Audit Of A Dog Foods, Inc.

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Sean Raczkowski
Acct 555
Course Project
Audit of Smackey Dog Foods, Inc.

The audit of Smackey Dog Foods, Inc. involves high business risk, inherent risk, risk of fraud, and control risk. The engagement should be cautiously considered and performed with a high degree of professional care. The eight stages of planning the audit help to identify the risks involved, areas of concern specific to the Company, and methods that can be used to reduce the audit risk to acceptable levels. The eight stages are considered in detail below.

Stage I: Acceptance of the Engagement

The first audit planning activity involves the decision of whether to accept the audit engagement. For several reasons, the engagement with Smackey Dog Foods, Inc. may expose Keller CPAs to undue liability. However, as the Company will not be filing financial statements with the SEC, liability will be limited to foreseen and foreseeable users and the Company itself. We will look at a few specific items in some detail. Smackey Dog Foods, Inc. is a relatively young and rapidly growing company. With sales growth that is far outstripping their competitors and expanding operations, the company is in a vulnerable period. The majority of small businesses go bankrupt within the first five years of operation, and the course that the Company follows now has the potential to be either beneficial or disastrous. As management is basing their decision expand on projections developed by the sales teem, the accuracy

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