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Yes pre audit is the responsibility of internal audit department as external auditors are only auditing the activities after end of fiscal year when everything is complete.
The two pieces of legislation that have probably had the greatest effect on internal audit are the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, which changed the reporting relationships and authority of internal audit and Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 which requires certain tests be performed on publicly traded companies. Both have changed the function of internal audit. Many other pieces of legislation also affect internal audit, some are industry specific some are more broad based.
The internal audit function is to ensure that an organization meets its objectives through a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance
Cost Accountant can very well do the internal audit of the company. Since internal audit is the 'seeing us inside' and also the scope is the operations and compliance part of the activities, cost accountants have expertise in conducting the same. They are the 'most fit' professionals for conducting internal audit of manufacturing operations, processes and activities and assessing the risk involved in each area. The new Companies Act, as such, recognises cost accountants along with other finance professionals for award of internal audit assignment. And internal audit has been made mandatory for certain class of companies. But, the cost accountants who are engaged in cost audit assignment of the company cannot be engaged for internal audit of the same company as the engagement would affect objectivity and there may be conflict of interest.
Internal audits help businesses track their revenue. A disadvantage of an internal audit is the fact that it requires human resources businesses can't really afford to dedicate to audits.
Internal audits help businesses track their revenue. A disadvantage of an internal audit is the fact that it requires human resources businesses can't really afford to dedicate to audits.
The process of preparation for audit depends on the kind of audit to be performed, it's objective and scope. The scope of the audit is key to the planning process. The planning required or statutory audit is different from internal audit; it also differs from forensic audit?
External Audit means which seeks to test the underlying transactions that form the basis of the financial statements. Internal audit is a function that, although operating independently from other departments and reports directly to the audit committee.
1) An internal audit is an appraisal of activities within company areas, whereas an external audit looks at the financial statements as a whole 2) An internal report is normally given to managers, while an external report is prepared for shareholders, related companies, creditors, or government agencies.
Audit committees are required by the NYSE, American Stock Exchange (AMEX), and National Association of Securities Dealers (NASDAQ/National Market System issuers).
Distinguish between internal audit and internal control.
Robin Lewarne has written: 'An analysis of the reliability of the internal audit function'