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<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>All</strong> <strong>Week</strong> <strong>Discussions</strong><br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 1 Discussion 1<br />
Compare and Contrast Standards (graded)<br />
Let's begin our discussion by identifying what the differences and similarities are, in audits of financial statements,<br />
compliance audits, and operational audits.<br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 1 Discussion 2<br />
Beekman Office Supply—Making Ethic Decisions (graded)<br />
Read the facts relating to the Beekman Office Supply case, which are presented in the<br />
attached.next.ecollege.com/ec/courses/58092/CRS-zzz-4755<strong>444</strong>/Documents/iep_beekman_script.rtf">script. Will Gail<br />
be in danger of a violation of the code of professional responsibility if she agrees to proceed as directed by the<br />
engagement partner?<br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 2 Discussion 1<br />
Basis of Claims against Auditors (graded)<br />
Please review Case 5-27, Part 1 (Whitlow & Company) in your textbook. Based on the facts outlined in the case, what<br />
liability, if any, does Mitchell & Moss have if Thaxton brought suit based on the Securities Exchange Act of 1934?<br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 2 Discussion 2<br />
Identifying Risk Factors (graded)<br />
Please review Case 11-33 (Kent, CPA) in your textbook. Refer to Table 11-2 on page 340. Identify facts that you believe<br />
may present a risk of fraud at SCS.<br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 3 Discussion 1<br />
Audit Evidence (graded)<br />
Please review Case 7-38 (Grande Stores) in your textbook. Identify the management assertions related to each of the<br />
fictitious supplier credits and unrecorded amounts in accounts payable using the facts presented.<br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 3 Discussion 2<br />
Risk and Materiality (graded)
Discuss the steps involved in setting the preliminary judgment about materiality. Class, the concept of materiality is<br />
important in the context of auditing. Materiality is a function of the time, the situation, and the people involved. What is<br />
material from the point of view of a bank that lends money to the firm?<br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 4 Discussion 1<br />
Evaluating Internal Controls (graded)<br />
Please review Case 10-42 (Lady’s Fashion Fair) in your textbook. What are the sales-related audit objectives relative<br />
to this client?<br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 4 Discussion 2<br />
Controls in an Automated Environment (graded)<br />
Please review Case 12-30 (Jacobsons Inc.) in your textbook. How effective are the environmental controls currently in<br />
place at Jacobson's, the client described in the case?<br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 5 Discussion 1<br />
The Audit Program (graded)<br />
Please review Case 13-35 (Gale Brewer, CPA) in your textbook. In this case, we are going to find weaknesses in the<br />
design of an audit program. What are the major deficiencies in the audit, and why did they take place? Do you see any<br />
ethical issues with the auditor's behavior?"<br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 5 Discussion 2<br />
Audits of the Sales Cycle (graded)<br />
Please review Case 14-33 (Meyers Pharmaceutical Company) in your textbook. This case requires us to document the<br />
controls over our client's sales process, to describe tests of controls, to do substantive tests, and finally, to design the<br />
audit program. What are the internal controls over sales for each of the six transaction-related audit objectives?<br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 6 Discussion 1<br />
Audit Sampling (graded)<br />
Please review Case 15-34 (Carbald Supply Company) in your textbook. In this case, we are performing our audit tests<br />
of the sales process, and in reviewing the required procedures, we determine that we will need to decide if the use of<br />
sampling is appropriate to accomplish our audit objectives. Considering what you have learned from your eBook<br />
reading, course lecture, and Becker material, choose one of the procedures listed in the case, and discuss whether<br />
audit sampling for exceptions would be conveniently used to test that procedure.<br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 6 Discussion 2<br />
Audit of Sales (graded)<br />
Please review Case 16-34 (Small town Regional Hospital) in your textbook. In this case, we are auditing the sales and<br />
collection cycle of a nonprofit hospital. Just because it is a nonprofit organization, that does not eliminate the need for<br />
the auditors to assess risk. What are the major factors affecting client business risk and acceptable audit risk for this<br />
audit?<br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 7 Discussion 1
Smackey Dog Food (graded)<br />
This week, we will be using the You Decide Activity (located under its own tab this week) as a focus of this discussion<br />
topic. First, we will begin with a quick review of audit reports and what you learned from your eBook reading, course<br />
lecture, and Becker material. What five circumstances are required for a standard, unqualified opinion to be issued?<br />
Please respond to the You Decide Activity questions as requested by the instructor.<br />
<strong>ACCT</strong> <strong>444</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 7 Discussion 2<br />
Contingent Liabilities (graded)<br />
Class, let's discuss the final work needed to complete the audit. In completing the audit, the auditor reviews potential<br />
contingent liabilities. What is a contingent liability? Describe the three ranges of loss contingencies outlined in SFAS<br />
No. 5, including a brief summary of the accounting and disclosure requirements. Later in the week, we will take a look<br />
at Problem 24-27.