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2. ACC 410 Week 1 DQ 1 Internal vs. ACC 410 professional tutor Internal vs. External Audit Staffs. Spacecraft, Inc., is a large corporation that is audited regularly by a public accounting firm but also maintains an internal auditing staff. Explain briefly how the relationship of the public accounting firm to Spacecraft differs from the relationship of the internal auditing staff to Spacecraft. Do not forget to show the necessary steps and explain how you attained that outcome. Respondtoatleasttwoofyourclassmates’ postings Audit Reports. Evaluate the following question: “If a CPA firm completes a nonpublic company audit of Adam Company’s financial statements following IACPA generally accepted auditing standards and is satisfied with the results of an audit, an unmodified report may be issued. On the other hand, if no audit is performed of the current year’s financial statements, but the CPA firm has performed satisfactory audits in prior years, has confidence in the management of the company, and makes a quick review of the current year’s financial statements, a qualified report may be issued.” ACC 410 Week 1 DQ 2 Audit Reports

3. ACC 410 Entire Course ACC 410 professional tutor ACC 410 Week 1 DQ 1 Internal vs. External Audit Staffs ACC 410 Week 1 DQ 2 Audit Reports ACC 410 Week 1 Assignment Generally Accepted Auditing Standards ACC 410 Week 2 DQ 1 Balance Sheet Verification ACC 410 Week 2 DQ 2 Acc Generally Accepted Auditing Standards. Complete problem below and submit to your instructor. Write under the generally accepted auditing standards column the specific standard that was violated and how the action of Jones resulted in a failure to comply with each standard. ACC 410 Week 1 Assignment Generally Accepted Auditing Standards

4. ACC 410 Week 2 Assignment Analytical Procedures ACC 410 professional tutor Analytical Procedures. In a 2-3 page paper, complete the case below and submit to instructor. Review the income statement for Uden Supply Company and answer the following: a. Describe the purpose of analytical procedures performed in the planning stage of the audit. b. Uden Supply has projected its 2004 gross profit at 31% of sales despite expectation for some shrinkage in margins. Balance Sheet Verification. “The best means of verification of cash, inventory, office equipment, and nearly all other assets is a physical count of the units; only a physical count gives the auditors complete assurance as to the accuracy of the amounts listed on the balance sheet.” Evaluate this statement. Remember to complete all parts of the problems. Do not forget to show the necessary steps and explain how you attained that outcome. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings ACC 410 Week 2 DQ 1 Balance Sheet Verification

5. ACC 410 Week 2 DQ 2 Accounting Principles ACC 410 professional tutor Accounting Principles. Discuss what is meant by the phrase “shopping for accounting principles.” What mechanisms have served to prevent this practice by management? Remember to complete all parts of the problems. Do not forget to show the necessary steps and explain how you attained that outcome Internal Control Case. Complete Case 18-37 (p. 724-725) and submit to instructor. For each of the following independent cases state the highest level of deficiency that you believe the circumstances represent--a control deficiency, a significant deficiency, or a material weakness ACC 410 Week 3 Assignment Internal Control Case

6. ACC 410 professional tutor • ACC 410 Week 3 DQ 1 Audit Programs Audit Programs. “All experienced auditors would design exactly the same audit program for a particular audit engagement.” Do you agree? Explain. Remember to complete all parts of the problems. Do not forget to show the necessary steps and explain how you attained that outcome Control Procedures. Describe what is meant by a “walk-through.” Must walk-throughs be performed during audits of internal control over financial reporting? May the client perform a walk-through and the auditors then review the client’s work? Remember to complete all parts of the problems. Do not forget to show the necessary steps and explain how you attained that outcome ACC 410 Week 3 DQ 2 Internal Control Procedures

7. ACC 410 professional tutor • ACC 410 Week 4 DQ 1 Legal Case Legal Case. Compare the rights of plaintiffs under common law with the rights of persons who purchase securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and sustain losses. In your answer, emphasize the issue of who must bear the burden of proof. Remember to complete all parts of the problems. Do not forget to show the necessary steps and explain how you attained that outcome. Ethics Case. Harris Fell, CPA and member of the AICPA, was engaged to audit the financial statements of Wilson Corporation. Fell had half-completed the audit when he had a dispute with the management of Wilson Corporation and was discharged. Hal Compton, CPA, was promptly engaged to replace Fell. Wilson Corporation did not compensate Fell for his work to date; therefore, Fell refused to allow Wilson Corporation’s management to examine his working papers. Some of the working papers consisted of adjusting journal entries and supporting analysis. Wilson Corporation’s management had no other source for this information. ACC 410 Week 4 DQ 2 Ethics Case

8. ACC 410 professional tutor • ACC 410 Week 5 Assignment Audit Report Modifications Paper Audit Report Modifications. Complete problem below. List a represents the types of opinions the auditor ordinarily would issue and List B represents the report modifications [if any] that would be necessary. Select as the best answer for each situation [items 1 to 6] the type of opinion and modifications, if any, the auditor would normally select. The types of opinions in List A and the report modifications in List B may be selected once, more than once, or not at all. The paper should be 2-3 pages. Problem: At the beginning of the current year, the company changed its method of inventory valuation from average cost to last in, first out (LIFO). The change, which had been under consideration for some time, was in your opinion a logical and proper step for the company to take. What effect, if any, will this situation have on your audit report for the current year? Remember to complete all parts of the problems. Do not forget to show the necessary steps and explain how you attained that outcome ACC 410 Week 5 DQ 1 Audit Reporting

9. ACC 410 professional tutor • ACC 410 Week 5 DQ 2 Audit Reports Audit Reports. The auditors do not believe that certain lease obligations have been reflected in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the client’s financial statements. What type of opinion should the auditors issue if they decide that the exceptions are immaterial? Material?Very material? Remember to complete all parts of the problems. Do not forget to show the necessary steps and explain how you attained that outcome The final paper will be based on Appendix 6C Illustrative Audit Case: Keystone Computers at pages 237-244 in your text. Write, in outline format but in complete sentences, a 6 to 10 page audit plan. It is recommended that you look at Figure 18.8 on page 708, which shows the control objectives related to accounts receivable. In your audit plan cover the steps necessary to determine if you should select the client, the internal control procedures which need to be reviewed, the substantive tests [using accounts receivable a guide], and the final reporting steps. Based on the act ACC 410 Week 5 Final Paper Audit Plan Keystone Computers

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