(ii) Audit work on after-date bank transactions identified a transfer of cash from Batik Co. The audit senior hasdocumented that the finance director explained that Batik commenced trading on 7 October 2005, afterbeing set up as a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary of Jinack. No other evidence has been obtained.(4 marks)Required:Identify and comment on the implications of the above matters for the auditor’s report on the financialstatements of Jinack Co for the year ended 30 September 2005 and, where appropriate, the year ending30 September 2006.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the matters.
(ii) Audit work on after-date bank transactions identified a transfer of cash from Batik Co. The audit senior has
documented that the finance director explained that Batik commenced trading on 7 October 2005, after
being set up as a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary of Jinack. No other evidence has been obtained.
(4 marks)
Required:
Identify and comment on the implications of the above matters for the auditor’s report on the financial
statements of Jinack Co for the year ended 30 September 2005 and, where appropriate, the year ending
30 September 2006.
NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the matters.
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2 Misson, a public limited company, has carried out transactions denominated in foreign currency during the financialyear ended 31 October 2006 and has conducted foreign operations through a foreign entity. Its functional andpresentation currency is the dollar. A summary of the foreign currency activities is set out below:(a) Misson has a 100% owned foreign subsidiary, Chong, which was formed on 1 November 2004 with a sharecapital of 100 million euros which has been taken as the cost of the investment. The total shareholders’ equityof the subsidiary as at 31 October 2005 and 31 October 2006 was 140 million euros and 160 million eurosrespectively. Chong has not paid any dividends to Misson and has no other reserves than retained earnings in itsfinancial statements. The subsidiary was sold on 31 October 2006 for 195 million euros.Misson would like to know how to treat the sale of the subsidiary in the parent and group accounts for the yearended 31 October 2006. (8 marks)Required:Discuss the accounting treatment of the above transactions in accordance with the advice required by thedirectors.(Candidates should show detailed workings as well as a discussion of the accounting treatment used.)
2 It was the final day of a two-week-long audit of Van Buren Company, a longstanding client of Fillmore Pierce Auditors.In the afternoon, Anne Hayes, a recently qualified accountant and member of the audit team, was following an audittrail on some cash payments when she discovered what she described to the audit partner, Zachary Lincoln, as an‘irregularity’. A large and material cash payment had been recorded with no recipient named. The correspondinginvoice was handwritten on a scrap of paper and the signature was illegible.Zachary, the audit partner, was under pressure to finish the audit that afternoon. He advised Anne to seek anexplanation from Frank Monroe, the client’s finance director. Zachary told her that Van Buren was a longstanding clientof Fillmore Pierce and he would be surprised if there was anything unethical or illegal about the payment. He saidthat he had personally been involved in the Van Buren audit for the last eight years and that it had always beenwithout incident. He also said that Frank Monroe was an old friend of his from university days and that he was certainthat he wouldn’t approve anything unethical or illegal. Zachary said that Fillmore Pierce had also done someconsultancy for Van Buren so it was a very important client that he didn’t want Anne to upset with unwelcome anduncomfortable questioning.When Anne sought an explanation from Mr Monroe, she was told that nobody could remember what the paymentwas for but that she had to recognise that ‘real’ audits were sometimes a bit messy and that not all audit trails wouldend as she might like them to. He also reminded her that it was the final day and both he and the audit firm wereunder time pressure to conclude business and get the audit signed off.When Anne told Zachary what Frank had said, Zachary agreed not to get the audit signed off without Anne’s support,but warned her that she should be very certain that the irregularity was worth delaying the signoff for. It was thereforenow Anne’s decision whether to extend the audit or have it signed off by the end of Friday afternoon.Required:(a) Explain why ‘auditor independence’ is necessary in auditor-client relationships and describe THREE threatsto auditor independence in the case. (9 marks)
(b) Describe the audit work to be performed in respect of the carrying amount of the following items in thebalance sheet of GVF as at 30 September 2005:(i) goat herd; (4 marks)
(c) In October 2004, Volcan commenced the development of a site in a valley of ‘outstanding natural beauty’ onwhich to build a retail ‘megastore’ and warehouse in late 2005. Local government planning permission for thedevelopment, which was received in April 2005, requires that three 100-year-old trees within the valley bepreserved and the surrounding valley be restored in 2006. Additions to property, plant and equipment duringthe year include $4·4 million for the estimated cost of site restoration. This estimate includes a provision of$0·4 million for the relocation of the 100-year-old trees.In March 2005 the trees were chopped down to make way for a car park. A fine of $20,000 per tree was paidto the local government in May 2005. (7 marks)Required:For each of the above issues:(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Volcan for the year ended31 March 2005.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.
5 You are an audit manager in Bartolome, a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants. You have specific responsibilityfor undertaking annual reviews of existing clients and advising whether an engagement can be properly continued.The following matters have arisen in connection with recent assignments:(a) Leon Dormido is the senior in charge of the audit of the financial statements of Moreno, a limited liabilitycompany, for the year ending 30 June 2005. Moreno’s Chief Executive Officer, James Bay, has just sent you ane-mail to advise you that Leon has been short-listed for the position of Finance Director. You were not previouslyaware that Leon had applied for the position. (5 marks)Required:Comment on the ethical and other professional issues raised by each of the above matters and their implications,if any, for the continuation of each assignment.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.
5 You are an audit manager in Fox Steeple, a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants, responsible for allocating staffto the following three audits of financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2006:(a) Blythe Co is a new audit client. This private company is a local manufacturer and distributor of sportswear. Thecompany’s finance director, Peter, sees little value in the audit and put it out to tender last year as a cost-cuttingexercise. In accordance with the requirements of the invitation to tender your firm indicated that there would notbe an interim audit.(b) Huggins Co, a long-standing client, operates a national supermarket chain. Your firm provided Huggins Co withcorporate financial advice on obtaining a listing on a recognised stock exchange in 2005. Senior managementexpects a thorough examination of the company’s computerised systems, and are also seeking assurance thatthe annual report will not attract adverse criticism.(c) Gray Co has been an audit client since 1999 after your firm advised management on a successful buyout. Grayprovides communication services and software solutions. Your firm provides Gray with technical advice onfinancial reporting and tax services. Most recently you have been asked to conduct due diligence reviews onpotential acquisitions.Required:For these assignments, compare and contrast:(i) the threats to independence;(ii) the other professional and practical matters that arise; and(iii) the implications for allocating staff.(15 marks)
(c) Explain the possible impact of RBG outsourcing its internal audit services on the audit of the financialstatements by Grey Co. (4 marks)
(b) Seymour offers health-related information services through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Aragon Co. Goodwill of$1·8 million recognised on the purchase of Aragon in October 2004 is not amortised but included at cost in theconsolidated balance sheet. At 30 September 2006 Seymour’s investment in Aragon is shown at cost,$4·5 million, in its separate financial statements.Aragon’s draft financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2006 show a loss before taxation of$0·6 million (2005 – $0·5 million loss) and total assets of $4·9 million (2005 – $5·7 million). The notes toAragon’s financial statements disclose that they have been prepared on a going concern basis that assumes thatSeymour will continue to provide financial support. (7 marks)Required:For each of the above issues:(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Seymour Co for the year ended30 September 2006.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.
(b) You are an audit manager in a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants currently assigned to the audit of CleevesCo for the year ended 30 September 2006. During the year Cleeves acquired a 100% interest in Howard Co.Howard is material to Cleeves and audited by another firm, Parr Co. You have just received Parr’s draftauditor’s report for the year ended 30 September 2006. The wording is that of an unmodified report except forthe opinion paragraph which is as follows:Audit opinionAs more fully explained in notes 11 and 15 impairment losses on non-current assets have not beenrecognised in profit or loss as the directors are unable to quantify the amounts.In our opinion, provision should be made for these as required by International Accounting Standard 36(Impairment). If the provision had been so recognised the effect would have been to increase the loss beforeand after tax for the year and to reduce the value of tangible and intangible non-current assets. However,as the directors are unable to quantify the amounts we are unable to indicate the financial effect of suchomissions.In view of the failure to provide for the impairments referred to above, in our opinion the financial statementsdo not present fairly in all material respects the financial position of Howard Co as of 30 September 2006and of its loss and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial ReportingStandards.Your review of the prior year auditor’s report shows that the 2005 audit opinion was worded identically.Required:(i) Critically appraise the appropriateness of the audit opinion given by Parr Co on the financialstatements of Howard Co, for the years ended 30 September 2006 and 2005. (7 marks)
3 You are the manager responsible for the audit of Lamont Co. The company’s principal activity is wholesaling frozenfish. The draft consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2007 show revenue of $67·0 million(2006 – $62·3 million), profit before taxation of $11·9 million (2006 – $14·2 million) and total assets of$48·0 million (2006 – $36·4 million).The following issues arising during the final audit have been noted on a schedule of points for your attention:(a) In early 2007 a chemical leakage from refrigeration units owned by Lamont caused contamination of some of itsproperty. Lamont has incurred $0·3 million in clean up costs, $0·6 million in modernisation of the units toprevent future leakage and a $30,000 fine to a regulatory agency. Apart from the fine, which has been expensed,these costs have been capitalised as improvements. (7 marks)Required:For each of the above issues:(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Lamont Co for the year ended31 March 2007.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.
4 You are an audit manager in Nate Co, a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants. You are reviewing three situations,which were recently discussed at the monthly audit managers’ meeting:(1) Nate Co has recently been approached by a potential new audit client, Fisher Co. Your firm is keen to take theappointment and is currently carrying out client acceptance procedures. Fisher Co was recently incorporated byMarcellus Fisher, with its main trade being the retailing of wooden storage boxes.(2) Nate Co provides the audit service to CF Co, a national financial services organisation. Due to a number oferrors in the recording of cash deposits from new customers that have been discovered by CF Co’s internal auditteam, the directors of CF Co have requested that your firm carry out a review of the financial informationtechnology systems. It has come to your attention that while working on the audit planning of CF Co, Jin Sayed,one of the juniors on the audit team, who is a recent information technology graduate, spent three hoursproviding advice to the internal audit team about how to improve the system. As far as you know, this advice hasnot been used by the internal audit team.(3) LA Shots Co is a manufacturer of bottled drinks, and has been an audit client of Nate Co for five years. Twoaudit juniors attended the annual inventory count last Monday. They reported that Brenda Mangle, the newproduction manager of LA Shots Co, wanted the inventory count and audit procedures performed as quickly aspossible. As an incentive she offered the two juniors ten free bottles of ‘Super Juice’ from the end of theproduction line. Brenda also invited them to join the LA Shots Co office party, which commenced at the end ofthe inventory count. The inventory count and audit procedures were completed within two hours (the previousyear’s procedures lasted a full day), and the juniors then spent four hours at the office party.Required:(a) Define ‘money laundering’ and state the procedures specific to money laundering that should be consideredbefore, and on the acceptance of, the audit appointment of Fisher Co. (5 marks)
5 You are the audit manager for three clients of Bertie Co, a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants. The financialyear end for each client is 30 September 2007.You are reviewing the audit senior’s proposed audit reports for two clients, Alpha Co and Deema Co.Alpha Co, a listed company, permanently closed several factories in May 2007, with all costs of closure finalised andpaid in August 2007. The factories all produced the same item, which contributed 10% of Alpha Co’s total revenuefor the year ended 30 September 2007 (2006 – 23%). The closure has been discussed accurately and fully in thechairman’s statement and Directors’ Report. However, the closure is not mentioned in the notes to the financialstatements, nor separately disclosed on the financial statements.The audit senior has proposed an unmodified audit opinion for Alpha Co as the matter has been fully addressed inthe chairman’s statement and Directors’ Report.In October 2007 a legal claim was filed against Deema Co, a retailer of toys. The claim is from a customer who slippedon a greasy step outside one of the retail outlets. The matter has been fully disclosed as a material contingent liabilityin the notes to the financial statements, and audit working papers provide sufficient evidence that no provision isnecessary as Deema Co’s lawyers have stated in writing that the likelihood of the claim succeeding is only possible.The amount of the claim is fixed and is adequately covered by cash resources.The audit senior proposes that the audit opinion for Deema Co should not be qualified, but that an emphasis of matterparagraph should be included after the audit opinion to highlight the situation.Hugh Co was incorporated in October 2006, using a bank loan for finance. Revenue for the first year of trading is$750,000, and there are hopes of rapid growth in the next few years. The business retails luxury hand made woodentoys, currently in a single retail outlet. The two directors (who also own all of the shares in Hugh Co) are aware thatdue to the small size of the company, the financial statements do not have to be subject to annual external audit, butthey are unsure whether there would be any benefit in a voluntary audit of the first year financial statements. Thedirectors are also aware that a review of the financial statements could be performed as an alternative to a full audit.Hugh Co currently employs a part-time, part-qualified accountant, Monty Parkes, who has prepared a year endbalance sheet and income statement, and who produces summary management accounts every three months.Required:(a) Evaluate whether the audit senior’s proposed audit report is appropriate, and where you disagree with theproposed report, recommend the amendment necessary to the audit report of:(i) Alpha Co; (6 marks)
4 You are a senior manager in Becker Co, a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants offering audit and assuranceservices mainly to large, privately owned companies. The firm has suffered from increased competition, due to twonew firms of accountants setting up in the same town. Several audit clients have moved to the new firms, leading toloss of revenue, and an over staffed audit department. Bob McEnroe, one of the partners of Becker Co, has askedyou to consider how the firm could react to this situation. Several possibilities have been raised for your consideration:1. Murray Co, a manufacturer of electronic equipment, is one of Becker Co’s audit clients. You are aware that thecompany has recently designed a new product, which market research indicates is likely to be very successful.The development of the product has been a huge drain on cash resources. The managing director of Murray Cohas written to the audit engagement partner to see if Becker Co would be interested in making an investmentin the new product. It has been suggested that Becker Co could provide finance for the completion of thedevelopment and the marketing of the product. The finance would be in the form. of convertible debentures.Alternatively, a joint venture company in which control is shared between Murray Co and Becker Co could beestablished to manufacture, market and distribute the new product.2. Becker Co is considering expanding the provision of non-audit services. Ingrid Sharapova, a senior manager inBecker Co, has suggested that the firm could offer a recruitment advisory service to clients, specialising in therecruitment of finance professionals. Becker Co would charge a fee for this service based on the salary of theemployee recruited. Ingrid Sharapova worked as a recruitment consultant for a year before deciding to train asan accountant.3. Several audit clients are experiencing staff shortages, and it has been suggested that temporary staff assignmentscould be offered. It is envisaged that a number of audit managers or seniors could be seconded to clients forperiods not exceeding six months, after which time they would return to Becker Co.Required:Identify and explain the ethical and practice management implications in respect of:(a) A business arrangement with Murray Co. (7 marks)
4 You are an audit manager in Smith Co, a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants. You have recently been maderesponsible for reviewing invoices raised to clients and for monitoring your firm’s credit control procedures. Severalmatters came to light during your most recent review of client invoice files:Norman Co, a large private company, has not paid an invoice from Smith Co dated 5 June 2007 for work in respectof the financial statement audit for the year ended 28 February 2007. A file note dated 30 November 2007 statesthat Norman Co is suffering poor cash flows and is unable to pay the balance. This is the only piece of informationin the file you are reviewing relating to the invoice. You are aware that the final audit work for the year ended28 February 2008, which has not yet been invoiced, is nearly complete and the audit report is due to be issuedimminently.Wallace Co, a private company whose business is the manufacture of industrial machinery, has paid all invoicesrelating to the recently completed audit planning for the year ended 31 May 2008. However, in the invoice file younotice an invoice received by your firm from Wallace Co. The invoice is addressed to Valerie Hobson, the managerresponsible for the audit of Wallace Co. The invoice relates to the rental of an area in Wallace Co’s empty warehouse,with the following comment handwritten on the invoice: ‘rental space being used for storage of Ms Hobson’sspeedboat for six months – she is our auditor, so only charge a nominal sum of $100’. When asked about the invoice,Valerie Hobson said that the invoice should have been sent to her private address. You are aware that Wallace Cosometimes uses the empty warehouse for rental income, though this is not the main trading income of the company.In the ‘miscellaneous invoices raised’ file, an invoice dated last week has been raised to Software Supply Co, not aclient of your firm. The comment box on the invoice contains the note ‘referral fee for recommending Software SupplyCo to several audit clients regarding the supply of bespoke accounting software’.Required:Identify and discuss the ethical and other professional issues raised by the invoice file review, and recommendwhat action, if any, Smith Co should now take in respect of:(a) Norman Co; (8 marks)
5 You are the manager responsible for the audit of Blod Co, a listed company, for the year ended 31 March 2008. Yourfirm was appointed as auditors of Blod Co in September 2007. The audit work has been completed, and you arereviewing the working papers in order to draft a report to those charged with governance. The statement of financialposition (balance sheet) shows total assets of $78 million (2007 – $66 million). The main business activity of BlodCo is the manufacture of farm machinery.During the audit of property, plant and equipment it was discovered that controls over capital expenditure transactionshad deteriorated during the year. Authorisation had not been gained for the purchase of office equipment with a costof $225,000. No material errors in the financial statements were revealed by audit procedures performed on property,plant and equipment.An internally generated brand name has been included in the statement of financial position (balance sheet) at a fairvalue of $10 million. Audit working papers show that the matter was discussed with the financial controller, whostated that the $10 million represents the present value of future cash flows estimated to be generated by the brandname. The member of the audit team who completed the work programme on intangible assets has noted that thistreatment appears to be in breach of IAS 38 Intangible Assets, and that the management refuses to derecognise theasset.Problems were experienced in the audit of inventories. Due to an oversight by the internal auditors of Blod Co, theexternal audit team did not receive a copy of inventory counting procedures prior to attending the count. This causeda delay at the beginning of the inventory count, when the audit team had to quickly familiarise themselves with theprocedures. In addition, on the final audit, when the audit senior requested documentation to support the finalinventory valuation, it took two weeks for the information to be received because the accountant who had preparedthe schedules had mislaid them.Required:(a) (i) Identify the main purpose of including ‘findings from the audit’ (management letter points) in a reportto those charged with governance. (2 marks)
(ii) From the information provided above, recommend the matters which should be included as ‘findingsfrom the audit’ in your report to those charged with governance, and explain the reason for theirinclusion. (7 marks)
The finance director of Blod Co, Uma Thorton, has requested that your firm type the financial statements in the formto be presented to shareholders at the forthcoming company general meeting. Uma has also commented that theprevious auditors did not use a liability disclaimer in their audit report, and would like more information about the useof liability disclaimer paragraphs.Required:(b) Discuss the ethical issues raised by the request for your firm to type the financial statements of Blod Co.(3 marks)
听力原文：Typical foreign exchange transactions involve trades of one currency for another in the spot or cash market, or forward transactions.(3)A．Forward transactions is not of typical foreign exchange transactions.B．Typical foreign exchange transactions occur in the spot or cash market.C．Forward transactions don't occur in the spot or cash market.D．Typical foreign exchange transactions occur only in the spot market.
Consider the MySQL Enterprise Audit plugin, You add the following lines to the my.cnf configuration tile: [mysqld] Plugin-load=audit_log.so Audit-log=FORCE_PLUS_PERMANENT You attempt to start up the MySQL service and notice that it fails to start.Which two statements would explain why the service did not start?（）A.FORCE_PLUS_PERMANENT is not valid for the audit-log optionB.The audit_log.so library does not existC.The audit_log.so library is in a location that is different from that defined by the plugin_dir optionD.The audit plugin must be loaded dynamically by using the INSTALL PLUGIN commandE.The audit log file does not exist in which to write audit eventsF.The audit_log.so library is not an executable file
Following a competitive tender, your audit firm Cal Co has just gained a new audit client Tirrol Co. You are the manager in charge of planning the audit work. Tirrol Co’s year end is 30 June 2009 with a scheduled date to complete the audit of 15 August 2009. The date now is 3 June 2009.Tirrol Co provides repair services to motor vehicles from 25 different locations. All inventory, sales and purchasing systems are computerised, with each location maintaining its own computer system. The software in each location isthe same because the programs were written specifically for Tirrol Co by a reputable software house. Data from each location is amalgamated on a monthly basis at Tirrol Co’s head office to produce management and financial accounts.You are currently planning your audit approach for Tirrol Co. One option being considered is to re-write Cal Co’s audit software to interrogate the computerised inventory systems in each location of Tirrol Co (except for head office)as part of inventory valuation testing. However, you have also been informed that any computer testing will have to be on a live basis and you are aware that July is a major holiday period for your audit firm.Required:(a) (i) Explain the benefits of using audit software in the audit of Tirrol Co; (4 marks)(ii) Explain the problems that may be encountered in the audit of Tirrol Co and for each problem, explainhow that problem could be overcome. (10 marks)(b) Following a discussion with the management at Tirrol Co you now understand that the internal audit department are prepared to assist with the statutory audit. Specifically, the chief internal auditor is prepared to provide you with documentation on the computerised inventory systems at Tirrol Co. The documentation provides details of the software and shows diagrammatically how transactions are processed through the inventory system. This documentation can be used to significantly decrease the time needed to understand the computer systems and enable audit software to be written for this year’s audit.Required:Explain how you will evaluate the computer systems documentation produced by the internal auditdepartment in order to place reliance on it during your audit. (6 marks)
One of your audit clients is Tye Co a company providing petrol, aviation fuel and similar oil based products to the government of the country it is based in. Although the company is not listed on any stock exchange, it does follow best practice regarding corporate governance regulations. The audit work for this year is complete, apart from the matter referred to below.As part of Tye Co’s service contract with the government, it is required to hold an emergency inventory reserve of 6,000 barrels of aviation fuel. The inventory is to be used if the supply of aviation fuel is interrupted due to unforeseen events such as natural disaster or terrorist activity.This fuel has in the past been valued at its cost price of $15 a barrel. The current value of aviation fuel is $120 a barrel. Although the audit work is complete, as noted above, the directors of Tye Co have now decided to show the ‘real’ value of this closing inventory in the financial statements by valuing closing inventory of fuel at market value, which does not comply with relevant accounting standards. The draft financial statements of Tye Co currently show a profit of approximately $500,000 with net assets of $170 million.Required:(a) List the audit procedures and actions that you should now take in respect of the above matter. (6 marks)(b) For the purposes of this section assume from part (a) that the directors have agreed to value inventory at$15/barrel.Having investigated the matter in part (a) above, the directors present you with an amended set of financialstatements showing the emergency reserve stated not at 6,000 barrels, but reported as 60,000 barrels. The final financial statements now show a profit following the inclusion of another 54,000 barrels of oil in inventory. When queried about the change from 6,000 to 60,000 barrels of inventory, the finance director stated that this change was made to meet expected amendments to emergency reserve requirements to be published in about six months time. The inventory will be purchased this year, and no liability will be shown in the financial statements for this future purchase. The finance director also pointed out that part of Tye Co’s contract with the government requires Tye Co to disclose an annual profit and that a review of bank loans is due in three months. Finally the finance director stated that if your audit firm qualifies the financial statements in respect of the increase in inventory, they will not be recommended for re-appointment at the annual general meeting. The finance director refuses to amend the financial statements to remove this ‘fictitious’ inventory.Required:(i) State the external auditor’s responsibilities regarding the detection of fraud; (4 marks)(ii) Discuss to which groups the auditors of Tye Co could report the ‘fictitious’ aviation fuel inventory;(6 marks)(iii) Discuss the safeguards that the auditors of Tye Co can use in an attempt to overcome the intimidationthreat from the directors of Tye Co. (4 marks)
You are the audit supervisor of Maple Co and are currently planning the audit of an existing client, Sycamore Science Co (Sycamore), whose year end was 30 April 2015. Sycamore is a pharmaceutical company, which manufactures and supplies a wide range of medical supplies. The draft financial statements show revenue of $35·6 million and profit before tax of $5·9 million.Sycamore’s previous finance director left the company in December 2014 after it was discovered that he had been claiming fraudulent expenses from the company for a significant period of time. A new finance director was appointed in January 2015 who was previously a financial controller of a bank, and she has expressed surprise that Maple Co had not uncovered the fraud during last year’s audit.During the year Sycamore has spent $1·8 million on developing several new products. These projects are at different stages of development and the draft financial statements show the full amount of $1·8 million within intangible assets. In order to fund this development, $2·0 million was borrowed from the bank and is due for repayment over a ten-year period. The bank has attached minimum profit targets as part of the loan covenants.The new finance director has informed the audit partner that since the year end there has been an increased number of sales returns and that in the month of May over $0·5 million of goods sold in April were returned.Maple Co attended the year-end inventory count at Sycamore’s warehouse. The auditor present raised concerns that during the count there were movements of goods in and out the warehouse and this process did not seem well controlled.During the year, a review of plant and equipment in the factory was undertaken and surplus plant was sold, resulting in a profit on disposal of $210,000.Required:(a) State Maples Co’s responsibilities in relation to the prevention and detection of fraud and error. (4 marks)(b) Describe SIX audit risks, and explain the auditor’s response to each risk, in planning the audit of Sycamore Science Co. (12 marks)(c) Sycamore’s new finance director has read about review engagements and is interested in the possibility of Maple Co undertaking these in the future. However, she is unsure how these engagements differ from an external audit and how much assurance would be gained from this type of engagement.Required:(i) Explain the purpose of review engagements and how these differ from external audits; and (2 marks)(ii) Describe the level of assurance provided by external audits and review engagements. (2 marks)
You are the audit manager of Chestnut Co and are reviewing the key issues identified in the files of two audit clients.Palm Industries Co (Palm)Palm’s year end was 31 March 2015 and the draft financial statements show revenue of $28·2 million, receivables of $5·6 million and profit before tax of $4·8 million. The fieldwork stage for this audit has been completed.A customer of Palm owed an amount of $350,000 at the year end. Testing of receivables in April highlighted that no amounts had been paid to Palm from this customer as they were disputing the quality of certain goods received from Palm. The finance director is confident the issue will be resolved and no allowance for receivables was made with regards to this balance.Ash Trading Co (Ash)Ash is a new client of Chestnut Co, its year end was 31 January 2015 and the firm was only appointed auditors in February 2015, as the previous auditors were suddenly unable to undertake the audit. The fieldwork stage for this audit is currently ongoing.The inventory count at Ash’s warehouse was undertaken on 31 January 2015 and was overseen by the company’s internal audit department. Neither Chestnut Co nor the previous auditors attended the count. Detailed inventory records were maintained but it was not possible to undertake another full inventory count subsequent to the year end.The draft financial statements show a profit before tax of $2·4 million, revenue of $10·1 million and inventory of $510,000.Required:For each of the two issues:(i) Discuss the issue, including an assessment of whether it is material;(ii) Recommend ONE procedure the audit team should undertake to try to resolve the issue; and(iii) Describe the impact on the audit report if the issue remains UNRESOLVED.Notes:1 The total marks will be split equally between each of the two issues.2 Audit report extracts are NOT required.
Consider the MySQL Enterprise Audit plugin, You add the following lines to the my.cnf configuration tile: [mysqld] Plugin-load=audit_log.so Audit-log=FORCE_PLUS_PERMANENT You attempt to start up the MySQL service and notice that it fails to start. Which two statements would explain why the service did not start?（）A、FORCE_PLUS_PERMANENT is not valid for the audit-log optionB、The audit_log.so library does not existC、The audit_log.so library is in a location that is different from that defined by the plugin_dir optionD、The audit plugin must be loaded dynamically by using the INSTALL PLUGIN commandE、The audit log file does not exist in which to write audit eventsF、The audit_log.so library is not an executable file
You have a computer that runs Windows 7. You need to record when an incoming connection is allowedthrough Windows firewall. What should you do?（）A、In Local Group Policy， modify the audit policy.B、In Local Group Policy， modify the system audit policy.C、From the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security properties， set the logging settings to Log successfulconnections.D、From the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security properties， set the Data Protection （Quick Mode）IPSec settings to Advanced.
The SAVE_AMT column in the ACCOUNTS table contains the balance details of customers in a bank. As part of the year/x7fend tax and interest calculation process， all the rows in the table need to be accessed. The bank authorities want to track access to the rows containing balance amounts exceeding $200，000， and then send an alert message to the administrator. Which method would you suggest to the bank for achieving this task？（）A、implementing valuebased auditing by using triggersB、implementing finegrained auditing with audit condition and event handlerC、performing standard database auditing to audit object privileges by setting the AUDIT_TRAIL parameter to EXTENDEDD、performing standard database auditing to audit SQL statements with granularity level set to ACCESS
单选题The SAVE_AMT column in the ACCOUNTS table contains the balance details of customers in a bank. As part of the year-end tax and interest calculation process， all the rows in the table need to be accessed. The bank authorities want to track access to the rows containing balance amounts exceeding $200，000， and then send an alert message to the administrator. Which method would you suggest to the bank for achieving this task？（）Aimplementing value-based auditing by using triggersBimplementing fine-grained auditing with audit condition and event handlerCperforming standard database auditing to audit object privileges by setting the AUDIT_TRAIL parameter to EXTENDEDDperforming standard database auditing to audit SQL statements with granularity level set to ACCESS