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and planned results, which means that risk levels used in ex post decision making may be different from planned levels …. Contrasts a conventional strategy — which is to fix the risk of incorrect acceptance at a planned level and to ignore the risk … of incorrect rejection or to accept the minimum available level of that risk which is consistent, after the fact, with …
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In A Conceptual Framework for Auditing (Pratt & Van Peursem, 1993) it was argued that audit risk, materiality and … judgement are fundamental auditing concepts which should form a part of any conceptual framework. However, it was identified … issues. This paper compares the different positions in respect of audit risk, materiality and judgement that have been …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the antecedents of environmental uncertainty in management using a … a better understanding is developed of the main challenge facing researchers and practitioners – uncertainty. Design …/methodology/approach – The antecedents of uncertainty in management are explored using a historical framework. This enables the generation of …
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financial statements do not conform to the UK GAAP, and gives an example: the Butt Mining Company and auditing firm Ernst and …
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Purpose – To discuss the theoretical framework for involvement of supreme audit institutions (SAIs) in anti‐corruption struggle and their contributions in practice. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a theoretical and practical discussion on both direct and indirect...
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the auditing of these enterprises had failed, the large public accounting firms sought to re‐engineer the audit. A …
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The purchasing function is particularly vulnerable to fraud. Recent research revealed a number of blind spots in the audit process: collusion between buyer and seller, suppliers taking advantage of incompetent purchasing staff and fraudulent activities by the buyer. A check‐list is provided to...
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Services Board and the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions. Regulatory topics of particular …
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Ethics, of late, had aroused significant interest amongst practitioners and academics alike. The collapse of Enron, the largest energy‐trading company in the US had jolted the profession out of its complacency and serves a warning that all is not well with the profession. It is under scrutiny!...
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The merger of PriceWaterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand marked another historical event in the accounting and auditing …
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