...7 Planning Materiality C a s es inc lu de d in t his Se ction 7.1 Anne Aylor, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Determination of Planning Materiality and Tolerable Misstatement O t he r c ase s t h at discuss topics rel ated to this section 5.6 Sarbox Scooter, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Scoping and Evaluation Judgments in the Audit of Internal Control over Financial Reporting 12.1 EyeMax Corporation . . . Evaluation of Audit Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 12.2 Auto Parts, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Considering Materiality When Evaluating Accounting Policies and Footnote Disclosures Instructor Resource Manual — Do Not Copy or Redistribute Instructor Resource Manual — Do Not Copy or Redistribute Anne Aylor, Inc. C a s e 7.1 Determination of Planning Materiality and Tolerable Misstatement Mark S. Beasley · Frank A. Buckless · Steven M. Glover · Douglas F. Prawitt Ins tr uc t ional O b je c t ive s [1] To provide experience with establishing planning materiality. [2] To provide experience with establishing tolerable misstatement for individual financial statement accounts. [3] To illustrate factors considered when establishing planning materiality...
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...Facts: Anne Aylor, Inc. sells classic, high-end fashion in the retail industry in approximately 584 locations in 46 states. Most of their merchandise is developed and designed within the company. They use 131 independent manufacturers in 19 different countries, including China, Philippines, Indonesia, India, and Vietnam. The stock was trading at $22.57 at the end of March, 2011. 1a) Materiality is different depending on the users of the financial statements (AS11). Debt and liquidity is more important to creditors and stockholders are more concerned with net earnings and growth. Establishing the overall audit strategy for the engagement and developing an audit plan is dependent on the type of users (AS9). An objective is to reduce risk (AS8); therefore, inherent risk is assessed before considering control risk. 1b) Thresholds are different based on the industry and the magnitude of that particular company. Materiality is much different in a small company in comparison to a significantly large company. Preliminary judgments about the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting have an effect on the planning of the audit (AS5) in regards to materiality. 1c) The smallest materiality threshold used for planning is used to “provide reasonable assurance (AU230) that the financial statements taken as a whole are fairly presented in all material respects at the lowest cost.” 1d) Obtaining an understanding of the company, its environment, and internal control...
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...Frank A. Buckless Steven M. Glover Douglas F. Prawitt do not coPy or redistribute Prentice hall Upper Saddle River, New Jersey ta b l e s e ct ion o f co n t e n t s 1 2 client acceptance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S o l u tionS inc lu de d in t h iS Section 1.1 Ocean Manufacturing, Inc. 3 The New Client Acceptance Decision s e ct ion Understanding the Client’s Business and assessing risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 S o l u tionS inc lu de d in t h iS Section 2.1 Your1040Return.com Evaluating eBusiness Revenue Recognition, Information Privacy, and Electronic Evidence Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2.2 2.3 2.4 Dell Computer Corporation Evaluation of Client Business Risk Flash Technologies, Inc. Asher Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Risk Analysis and Resolution of Client Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Understanding of Client’s Business Environment s e ct ion 3 Professional and ethical issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 S o l u tio nS inc lu de d in t h iS Section 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 A Day in the Life of Brent Dorsey Staff Auditor Professional Pressures Nathan Johnson’s Rental Car Reimbursement Solving Ethical Dilemmas–Should He Pocket the Cash? Recognizing It’s a Fraud and Evaluating What to Do . ...
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...FAMILY OF SECRETS The Bush Dynasty, America’s Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years RUSS BAKER Contents Foreword by James Moore 1. How Did Bush Happen? 2. Poppy’s Secret 3. Viva Zapata 4. Where Was Poppy? 5. Oswald’s Friend 6. The Hit 7. After Camelot 8. Wings for W. 9. The Nixonian Bushes 10. Downing Nixon, Part I: The Setup 11. Downing Nixon, Part II: The Execution 12. In from the Cold 13. Poppy’s Proxy and the Saudis 14. Poppy’s Web 15. The Handoff 16. The Quacking Duck 17. Playing Hardball 18. Meet the Help 19. The Conversion 20. The Skeleton in W.’s Closet 21. Shock and . . . Oil? 22. Deflection for Reelection 23. Domestic Disturbance 24. Conclusion Afterword Author’s Note Acknowledgments Notes Foreword When a governor or any state official seeks elective national office, his (or her) reputation and what the country knows about the candidate’s background is initially determined by the work of local and regional media. Generally, those journalists do a competent job of reporting on the prospect’s record. In the case of Governor George W. Bush, Texas reporters had written numerous stories about his failed businesses in the oil patch, the dubious land grab and questionable funding behind a new stadium for Bush’s baseball team, the Texas Rangers, and his various political contradictions and hypocrisies while serving in Austin. I was one of those Texas journalists. I spent about a decade...
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