Individual Research Project: Oracle Corporation - Business Structure and Valuation. Executive Summary This research project summarizes the business of Oracle Corporation (Oracle), the company’s key competitive advantage factors and the valuation of the company. In this summary, the corporate structure of Oracle, the company’s business and competitive advantage and the valuation of the company are discussed. Oracle is involved in the business
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Independent Auditor), “The auditor has the responsibility to plan and perform the audit to obtain a reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatements, whether caused by error or fraud.” (PCAOB, AU 110-02; AICPA 315; Whittington, 2012). Fraud is a pervasive problem. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ (ACFE) 2006 “Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse” estimated that a typical organization loses 5 percent of its annual revenues
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(Sections 1 & 2 only) AICPA Summary of SOX Oxley (2007): Restoring Investor Confidence (D) Enron Corporation and Andersen, LLP. (case 4.1 in Beasley, Buckless, Glower and Prawitt) Ciconte 2015 (Sections 1 & 2 only) Wed – 9/2 PAGE 1 OF 2 Ch. 2 p. 49-54 (LOs 7-8) The professional standards Mon – 9/7 Wed – 9/9 The accounting profession, its history & SOX (cont.) Ch. 2 p. 33-48 (LOs 1-6) Quality Control and Regulation of CPA Firms; Professional Ethics & Independence
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subsequent period, Cendant released these reserves into income; which is shenanigan number 5. 2 Describe the failing of EY with respect to conducting an audit in accordance with GAAS. Include in your discussion any violations of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. The EY auditors provided accounting advice as well as audit services to CUC and Cendant in connection with the establishment and use of restructuring reserves. The auditors excessively relied on management representations concerning
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AUDITING AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING PROFESSION AUDITING AND ASSURANCE SERVICES DEFINED Auditing plays a vital role in business, goverment, and our economy. As a vocation, auditing offers the opportunity for challenging and rewarding careers in public accounting, industry and goverment. Many auditors develop a client based with a concentration in one or more key industries. As a result of serving many client in similar industries, few individuals understand the key competitiveness factors for
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Excello must follow to comply with if it is to fall in line with accounting actions, especially when it comes to posting dealing as well as financial statements. Some of the regulations include the SOX act of 2002, the GAAP as well as the AICPA Code of Conduct. Excello’s accounting team must take into account the laws and regulations to make the best decision that will be legal, ethical and honest for the organization as well as its clients and vendors. The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) act of 2002
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argument for why the audit firm is not independent. Section 0.400.21.b of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct defines independence in appearance as, “Independence in appearance is the avoidance of circumstances that would cause a reasonable and informed third party who has knowledge of all relevant information, including the safeguards applied, to reasonably conclude that the integrity, objectivity, or professional skepticism of a firm or member of the attest engagement team is compromised.”
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apply to partners and professional staff. Give an example of when stock ownership would be prohibited for each. If the partner is part of an audit engagement, they can not own stock for the company in which they are responsible for reporting the audit for, even if the client is out of another office. The audit report must be from an individual that is independent of the company. As for the professional staff members, they too can not own stock with any of the clients they conduct audits with, if they
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Audit, Attestation, and Assurance Services ACC491 Kimberly Johnson December 14, 2015 Audits, assurance services, and attest services are all work that could be performed by an auditor. Each category offers a range of services that could be beneficial to many companies, and all help in regulating a company’s financial documents. Audit Services There are 3 different types of audits, financial statement audit, compliance audit, and operational audit. A financial statement audit involves obtaining
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6 7, 8 5, 7 1 Topic Users of accounting information Components of internal control Inexact or approximate measures Standards for the preparation of accounting information FASB conceptual framework PCAOB COSO Professional certifications in accounting AICPA code of professional conduct Personal benefits of accounting skills Skills Analysis Analysis Analysis, judgment Analysis Analysis Analysis, research Analysis, ethics Analysis Analysis, ethics Analysis Exercises 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1
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