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Why an auditor should not prepare the financial statement and then express an opinion Also the standards to which this relates?
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The auditor is the person who assesses whether the financial statement has been prepared accordingly or not. Firstly it is not the role of the auditor to prepare the financial statement as the auditor has to form an independent opinion. Secondly, it would be part of internal control and corporate governance activities for the preparation of the financial statement and the audit to be conducted be two separate parties to eliminate error or fraud.
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Why an independent auditor is asked to express an opinion on the fair presentation of financial statements?
An independent auditor is asked to express an opinion on the fair presentation of financial statements because a company may not be objective with respect to its own financial statements.
Who is qualified to express an auditor's opinion about an entity's financial statements?
CPA
What is a disclaimer of opinion?
A disclaimer of opinion is issued when an auditor is unable to express an opinion on the financial statements due to significant limitations in scope or uncertainties that prevent the auditor from obtaining sufficient evidence. It indicates a lack of assurance on the accuracy or completeness of the financial information provided.
Who is the general auditor for American express company?
PwC
When was The Financial Express created?
The Financial Express was created in 1961.
Who was The Financial Express developed by?
The Financial Express was developed by Orangebd Ltd.
What financial services does financial express offer?
I'm not sure what "financial express" you are referring to. If it's the Financial Express located in Toledo, Ohio, they offer bill paying, accounting, payroll services, and tax preparation and consulting.
Is Ameriprise Financial also IDS by American Express?
In 2005, American Express Company spun-off its American Express Financial Advisors unit to to American Express shareholders. In the transaction, American Express shareholders received 100% of the common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (formerly American Express Financial Corporation) IDS Property & Casualty Insurance Company is owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
What is disclaimer audit opinion?
A disclaimer of opinion should be expressed when the possible effect of a limitation of scope is so material and pervasive that the auditor has not been able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence and is unable to express an opinion on the financial stements.
What financial services are offered by American Express?
American Express offers financial planning advice, retirement investments advice as well as brokerage and financial investment advice. These are a few of the services offered through American Express.
Does a statement have to express a complete thought?
No
What is the difference between Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and auditing procedures?
In the US, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (US GAAS) are 10 principles developed by the American Society of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).These standards provide the criteria (ground rules) for conducting every audit in such a way that the CPA conducting the audit is able to properly express an opinion on a client's financial statements and give reasonable assurance to users of those statements about whether (or not) the statements fairly present the company's financial condition in all material respects.Among other things, GAAS requires that an auditor must: have adequate technical training and proficiency, exercise due professional care, and maintain independence, in order to properly perform any audit. There are additional US GAAS standards that apply to Fieldwork (the actual planning and performance of the audit) and Reporting (statements that the auditor must include in any report the auditor issues about the audited financial statements). A more detailed statement of US GAAS principles is readily available online.Think of GAAS as the "competence/thoroughness/quality" standards that apply to every financial statement audit. For publicly-owned companies, US GAAS also includes any auditing standards issued by the SEC.Audit procedures, however, are the individual steps, the nuts-and-bolts procedures and tests used to verify account balances and other management assertions during a given audit. These procedures are planned by the auditor and outlined in an audit program, which gives the audit team a "roadmap" to follow for this particular audit.Although GAAS requires very few specific audit procedures (or else documented justification by the CPA of why any required procedure was omitted, and of what procedure was done instead to make up for it), in general, GAAS doesn't concern itself with testing what is on a given client's financial statements.That is where auditing procedures (aka audit testing procedures) come into play. Auditing procedures are those tests and procedures used to test this client's actual account balances, and/or to gain knowledge of and test the design and effectiveness of this client's internal control.In any given audit engagement, it is generally up to the auditor's professional judgment to select the most appropriate auditing procedures in order to reasonable satisfy himself that the client's financial statements fairly present the client's true financial condition. The auditor must always follow GAAS, but he has a good deal of latitude in choosing which auditing procedures he will perform.One example of an auditing procedure is a confirmationrequested from an outside party; this is used to see whether the client's records match those of an outside third party. For example, the auditor might send a confirmation form to the client's customers, asking them to verify the amounts the client says they owe. This tests the accuracy of the client's reported Accounts Receivable, and is also a way to test for possible fictitious sales reported by the client on its financial statements.A second (and very important) audit procedure is to observe the client's inventory count at the financial statement year-end date. This procedure is used to test for the existence of the inventory, and the reasonableness of the value at which the client has reported it.Some audit procedures are designed to determine those areas in which the client has a well-designed and effective internal control system over the recording of financial information in its accounting records (and therefore in its financial statements). Other audit procedures are designed to directly test the amounts on the financial statements (account balances). Still other procedures involve ratio analysis and other analytical procedures to identify unusual relationships between related account balances and reasonableness of estimated amounts. Some procedures can accomplish more than objective.
