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Test1 Auditing
Ch 1,2, 4
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Accounting
Pre-School
09/22/2011

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Term
Auditing
Definition
Accumulation and evaluation of EVIDENCE about information to determine the degree of correspondence between the INFORMATION and established CRITERIA, done by a competent, independent person
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Information
Definition
what is being audited, provided by client in a verifiable form
F/S tax returns etc
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Criteria
Definition
rules by which info is recorded, what are we comparing the info to GAAP, IFRS, Tax Code
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Evidence
Definition
info used to determine correspondence
transactional data, written communication and observations by auditor
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Independence (types)
Definition
in fact- mental state
In appearance- viewable ties, financial/personal interest
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reporting
Definition
report shows level of correspondence b/w info/criteria
provides an opinion
unqualified, qualified, disclaimer, adverse
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Information Risk
Definition
possibility that info provided in order to evaluate business risk is inaccurate
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