(c) Identify and discuss the ethical and professional matters raised at the inventory count of LA Shots Co.(6 marks)
(c) Identify and discuss the ethical and professional matters raised at the inventory count of LA Shots Co.
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(c) Identify and evaluate other strategic options ONA could consider to address the airline’s current financial andoperational weaknesses.Note: requirement (c) includes 2 professional marks (10 marks)
(c) Discuss the ethical and social responsibilities of the Beth Group and whether a change in the ethical andsocial attitudes of the management could improve business performance. (7 marks)Note: requirement (c) includes 2 professional marks for development of the discussion of the ethical and socialresponsibilities of the Beth Group.
(c) Discuss the ethical responsibility of the company accountant in ensuring that manipulation of the statementof cash flows, such as that suggested by the directors, does not occur. (5 marks)Note: requirements (b) and (c) include 2 professional marks in total for the quality of the discussion.
(b) During the inventory count on 31 December, some goods which had cost $80,000 were found to be damaged.In February 2005 the damaged goods were sold for $85,000 by an agent who received a 10% commission outof the sale proceeds. (2 marks)Required:Advise the directors on the correct treatment of these matters, stating the relevant accounting standard whichjustifies your answer in each case.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three matters.
(c) In August 2004 it was discovered that the inventory at 31 December 2003 had been overstated by $100,000.(4 marks)Required:Advise the directors on the correct treatment of these matters, stating the relevant accounting standard whichjustifies your answer in each case.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three matters.
(c) Mr Cobar, the chief executive of SHC, has decided to draft two alternative statements to explain both possibleoutcomes of the secrecy/licensing decision to shareholders. Once the board has decided which one to pursue,the relevant draft will be included in a voluntary section of the next corporate annual report.Required:(i) Draft a statement in the event that the board chooses the secrecy option. It should make a convincingbusiness case and put forward ethical arguments for the secrecy option. The ethical arguments shouldbe made from the stockholder (or pristine capitalist) perspective. (8 marks)(ii) Draft a statement in the event that the board chooses the licensing option. It should make a convincingbusiness case and put forward ethical arguments for the licensing option. The ethical arguments shouldbe made from the wider stakeholder perspective. (8 marks)(iii) Professional marks for the persuasiveness and logical flow of arguments: two marks per statement.(4 marks)
(iii) A statement on the importance of confidentiality in the financing of the early stage working capital needsand an explanation of how this conflicts with the duty of transparency in matters of corporategovernance. (6 marks)Professional marks for layout, logical flow and persuasiveness of the statement. (4 marks)
(iii) Identify and discuss an alternative strategy that may assist in improving the performance of CTC witheffect from 1 May 2009 (where only the products in (a) and (b) above are available for manufacture).(4 marks)
4 (a) Explain the auditor’s responsibilities in respect of subsequent events. (5 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.
(b) You are the audit manager of Jinack Co, a private limited liability company. You are currently reviewing twomatters that have been left for your attention on the audit working paper file for the year ended 30 September2005:(i) Jinack holds an extensive range of inventory and keeps perpetual inventory records. There was no fullphysical inventory count at 30 September 2005 as a system of continuous stock checking is operated bywarehouse personnel under the supervision of an internal audit department.A major systems failure in October 2005 caused the perpetual inventory records to be corrupted before theyear-end inventory position was determined. As data recovery procedures were found to be inadequate,Jinack is reconstructing the year-end quantities through a physical count and ‘rollback’. The reconstructionexercise is expected to be completed in January 2006. (6 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 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.
5 You are an audit manager in Dedza, a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants. Recently, you have been assignedspecific responsibility for undertaking annual reviews of existing clients. The following situations have arisen inconnection with three client companies:(a) Dedza was appointed auditor and tax advisor to Kora Co, a limited liability company, last year and has recentlyissued an unmodified opinion on the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2005. To your surprise,the tax authority has just launched an investigation into the affairs of Kora on suspicion of underdeclaring income.(7 marks)Required:Identify and comment on the ethical and other professional issues raised by each of these matters and state whataction, if any, Dedza should now take.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three situations.
(b) The chief executive of Xalam Co, an exporter of specialist equipment, has asked for advice on the accountingtreatment and disclosure of payments made for security consultancy services. The payments, which aim toensure that consignments are not impounded in the destination country of a major customer, may be material tothe financial statements for the year ending 30 June 2006. Xalam does not treat these payments as taxdeductible. (4 marks)Required:Identify and comment on the ethical and other professional issues raised by each of these matters and state whataction, if any, Dedza should now take.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three situations.
(c) Your firm has provided financial advice to the Pholey family for many years and this has sometimes involved yourfirm in carrying out transactions on their behalf. The eldest son, Esau, is to take up a position as a seniorgovernment official to a foreign country next month. (4 marks)Required:Identify and comment on the ethical and other professional issues raised by each of these matters and state whataction, if any, Dedza should now take.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three situations
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.
(b) Chatam, a limited liability company, is a long-standing client. One of its subsidiaries, Ayora, has made lossesfor several years. At your firm’s request, Chatam’s management has made a written representation that goodwillarising on the acquisition of Ayora is not impaired. Your firm’s auditor’s report on the consolidated financialstatements of Chatam for the year ended 31 March 2005 is unmodified. Your firm’s auditor’s report on thefinancial statements of Ayora is similarly unmodified. Chatam’s Chief Executive, Charles Barrington, is due toretire in 2006 when his share options mature. (6 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.
(c) Pinzon, a limited liability company and audit client, is threatening to sue your firm in respect of audit fees chargedfor the year ended 31 December 2004. Pinzon is alleging that Bartolome billed the full rate on air fares for auditstaff when substantial discounts had been obtained by Bartolome. (4 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.
6 Certain practices have developed that threaten to damage the integrity and objectivity of professional accountants andthe reputation of the accounting profession.Required:Explain the following practices and associated ethical risks and discuss whether current ethical guidance issufficient:(a) ‘lowballing’; (5 marks)
(d) Discuss the professional accountant’s liability for reporting on prospective financial information and themeasures that the professional accountant might take to reduce that liability. (6 marks)
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)
(b) With reference to CF Co, explain the ethical and other professional issues raised. (9 marks)
(c) Assess how the fundamental ethical principles of IFAC’s Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants shouldbe applied to the provision of a forensic investigation service. (6 marks)
(c) Identify and discuss the implications for the audit report if:(i) the directors refuse to disclose the note; (4 marks)
(c) Prepare briefing notes, to be used by an audit partner in your firm, assessing the professional, ethical andother issues to be considered in deciding whether to proceed with the appointment as auditor of Medix Co.Note: requirement (c) includes 2 professional marks. (12 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)