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AF2100 Assurance Assignment “Without accountancy businesses would find it hard to function” Michael Izza, the chief of ICAEW, in the October 2014 issue of Economia magazine, stated the quote above. It provides a broad aspect about accountancy that which we can examine and discover what he truly means. Accounting has been known to be ‘the language of business’ as its main purpose to a business is to provide the basic tools for recording, reporting and assessing economic events and transactions

EVANS ISAAC OSAFO • 724 6th Street Apt 1, Bowling Green Ohio. 32256  01-313-529-9559  kwasiosafo1@gmail.com eosafo@bgsu.edu EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS Bowling Green State University, Ohio, Master of Business Administration (Finance), August 2014. GPA 3.5 University of Ghana, Bachelor of Arts (Computer Science and Psychology), May 2006. GPA 3.2 WORK & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Deutsche Bank, Jacksonville, Florida, Senior Operations Analyst Listed options Oct 2014- Aug 2015. Job Summary:

International Accounting Ch 13. 1. A strategy indicates the general direction in which a firm plans to move to attain its goals. The strategies of any business organization, whether purely domestic or multinational, are determined by matching two key ingredients: core competencies and available opportunities. Internal factors relate to the identification of core competencies of a firm focusing on strengths and weaknesses with regard to the expertise available within the firm in the areas

Discuss the benefits and costs of such a policy to public accounting firms, audit clients, and third-party financial statement users, such as investors and creditors. In your view, should the courts have the authority to socialize investment losses? If not, who should determine how investment losses are distributed in our society? a. Benefits i. Public accounting firms 1. Held more accountable, because their audits and reports affect a larger population of people 2.

provides opinions on the reliability of the report and the effectiveness of the internal control. The external auditors determine if the financial statements are done correctly or not and in accordance to GAAP. If yes, the auditor issues an unqualified audit report that states that the company properly completed the financial statement. If the auditor believes that it was not done properly they issue an adverse report that states that the financial statement was not presented properly. The auditor communicates

analytical procedures used to audit inventory and related accounts. Topic: Substantive Analytical Procedures   14. When the client's perpetual inventory master files are inadequate, the auditor will probably choose to test the physical inventory prior to the balance sheet date.  FALSE   AACSB: Analytic AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Decision Making Blooms: Apply Difficulty: 2 Medium Learning Objective: 13-09 Be familiar with substantive analytical procedures used to audit inventory and related accounts

Introduction Auditing standards in UK and Ireland, including Ethical Standards, International Standards on Auditing and International Standard on Quality Control, are enacted for audits of financial statements. The content of these standards includes objectives for the auditor, requirements and application and other explanatory material. Ethical Standards Ethical standards, issued by the Auditing Practices Board (APB), is a framework for auditor independence. The objective of Ethical standards is

QUESTION BTN 1-3 Identify the parties potentially affected by this audit and the fee plan proposed Accounting code of ethics guides those in the profession to behave in a respectful, controlled and moral way. Clients need to have confidence in the business practices of professional accounting firms. A clear ethical code ensures that accountants practice a high standard of business that is exceptional in integrity and professionalism (Maughan, 2011). According to Schreiber (2003)

a. Review of financial statements: (1) Is the review form of association available for Webstar 's financial statements? Yes, the review form of association is available for Webstar’s financial statements. The review will be completed in accordance with SSARS. (2) What procedures are typically included in a review? Analytical procedures are performed to assess whether there is any material modifications that need to be made to the financial statements. The accountant must obtain knowledge of the

holding other executive and c-suite positions through the organization. Bombardier and Outside Auditors The independent auditing firm for Bombardier is Ernst and Young. The independent auditor has direct access to the Audit Committee and has the right to attend all meetings of the Audit Committee, unless there is a private session. The responsibility of the independent auditor includes preparing the annual audited consolidated financial statements and conducting a quarterly financial review, and making