MEMORANDUM TO : Pamela Ude – Audit Manager FROM : Maylinn Xu, Briceida Camacho – Audit Staff DATE : November 2, 2015 RE : Simply Soups Inc. Cash Confirmation Background – Positive Confirmations: The purpose of this memorandum is to list that key procedures have been performed, integrities have been compromised, and professional standards were applied through the confirmation process. Positive confirmations send to and received by Simply Soups Inc. on November 2, 2015. These positive confirmations provide evidence to us when response is obtained from the recipient. The purpose of applying positive confirmation in this case is that contacting third party directly helps us to access outside party records …show more content…
Due to this, the confirmation process has become of high risk. Third party intermediaries have been established to assist in this process by securely transmitting information to the bank and validating the authenticity of the respondent. The use of third-party intermediaries makes it more difficult for anyone to alter confirmation requests. There are risks that come with the use of third party intermediaries because the intermediary’s control weaknesses or deficiencies fall on the auditors as well when relying on confirmations received through them. Auditors must assess that the intermediary’s system of internal control has been designed and is operating effectively to meet the PCAOB …show more content…
The hired firm then presents its findings in a Service Organization Controls (SOC) report, which allows the auditor to determine whether or not the intermediary’s controls can be relied upon. A SOC 3 Seal of Assurance was given to certify that the edu.confirmation.com website has been examined by an independent accountant. This report is based on management’s assertions that the entity’s business is in conformity with the applicable Trust Services Principles and Criteria. The principles that must be met in order to earn the Seal are security, availability, processing completeness, confidentiality and privacy. Certain criteria must be met also in order to display the Seal, which are the following: objectivity, measurability, completeness, and
Electronic confirmations are often used to verify bank balances, but they can also assist in the verification of a company’s vendors. Therefore, I am going to request confirmations from Wayland Manufacturing Company’s vendors after the client accepts my request. The electronic confirmations will prove each vendor’s existence as well as the accuracy of the accounts payable subsidiary ledger balances. Evidence collected from third-party sources must remain confidential and I maintain my integrity by only seeking evidence I am authorized to review. If I decide to request Cash electronic confirmations without consent, I am violating integrity, confidentiality, and professional due care (AU Section 330-The Confirmation Process 1998) (Arens, Elder, & Borsum 2013) (AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
During the Simply Soups, Inc. audit, we were responsible for confirming the balances for each of the company’s bank accounts. The purpose of sending confirmations is to obtain a reasonable expectation that the balances presented on the books reflect the actual values recorded by the banks, addressing any issues of existence. In addition to providing validation from a reliable source, confirmations also allow us to reconcile any issues concerning money in transit.
Senior Management of PepsiCo is evaluating the potential acquisition of two companies – Carts of Colorado and California Pizza Kitchen – in order to expand the company’s restaurant business. If indeed PepsiCo decides to pursue the acquisition of one or both, they must decide how to align each of these business units in its historically decentralized management approach and how to forge relationships between the acquired business units and existing business units. In their evaluation, Senior Management is faced with the question of whether the necessary capital investment in order to purchase one or both of the businesses can be profitable for each of the acquired business units, but must also take into consideration that the additional business units will not hinder the profitability of the existing business units.
Vision: “Together we will build the world’s most extraordinary food company by nourishing people’s lives everywhere, every day”
Whole Foods Market, Inc. is not only well known as a successful organic food-selling grocery store, but also famous as its high quality standards and its great employment practices. In the Whole Foods Case, it talks about how Whole Foods Market became the nation’s largest natural foods retail chain and how it became the fastest growing company in the competitive grocery market (Whole Food Course pack). The company started with a small store and it acquainted many other existing nature foods retailers to enlarge the market. The expansion of Whole Food Market is really remarkable, and the company also led the organic foods from movement to mainstream. Therefore, it’s obvious that with such a great achievement, the company and executive members
Considering the above mentioned auditor’s responsibilities, they seem vague. Current requirements are not sufficient to gain back the trust of public. The bankruptcies prove that the auditor...
The use of Third-Party Intermediary minimizes the risk of inaccurate confirmations. Confirmation.com is an effective website that avoids human errors due to manual reconciliation of balances. From Tenth National Bank, a confirmation response was received by e-mail from Lou Jennings, the authorized signer, stating the bank sent the confirmation directly to the clients’ office. Mr. Jennings also included auditor credentials for Tenth National Bank’s online banking. Failure to not receive the confirmation directly from the respondent violates PCAOB Auditing Standards Paragraph 22 which the violation directs us to PCAOB Auditing Standards Paragraph 33 which obliges us to obtain further evidence to support an opinion. As we examined the response
The banking system in Panama makes use of the advanced modern technologies. In Panama City, there are approximately 100 internationally renowned banks. The presence of strict regulations regarding the banking sector by the government has seen the banking sector grow tremendously (Arboleda & Martín 152). For instance, the Panamanian government has come up with strict banking rules and guidelines, to scrutinize all the banking practices so that the banks can give good banking services to all people. To ensure this occurs, the government has ordered the submission of monthly auditing reports from all the banks to the National bank of Panama and to the Panama’s National Banking Commission. All the depositors in any bank need sureties of their securities,
This case examines issues of asset control for Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc., in light of the outstanding takeover offers by Chartwell Investments, Dreyer‘s Grand, Unilever, and Meadowbrook Lane Capital in January 2000.
Whole Foods Market (WFM) was founded in 1980 as a single local grocery store by John Mackey for natural and health foods. By 1991, WFM had 10 up-and-running stores with revenues of about $92.5 million in United States Dollars (USD), and a net income of about $1.6 million in USD. In 1992 WFM became a publicly traded company with its stock trading on the NASDAQ. By 2006 Whole Foods Market had progressed into the world’s largest retail chain of natural and organic foods supermarket. As of September 2007 WFM has 276 stores up-and-running. 263 of the stores are located throughout 37 of the U.S. and the District of Columbia. 7 of the stores are in Canada and 6 in the U.K.
The audit risk is consists of three elements which are inherent risk, control risk and detection risk. The audit model is important to the audit process. The audit risk model provides the basic for the current emphasis on the risk-based audit approach and it assists the auditor in determining the scope of auditing procedures for a particular account balance or class of transactions. Based on the assessed risk, the auditor may determine whether the use of more tests of control or substantive procedures is appropriate to address the
Financial institutions are required by law to comply with several regulations which ensure protection of their client’s private information and be able to detect any risk of occurrence of identity theft or fraud. As such, auditing detects errors of both accidental and intentional nature such as fraud, incorrect input, missing figure, duplication or inconsistence. Auditing companies are complying with the laws and the changing technology in the financial institutions such as online banking by application of Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATs) like Audit Command Language (ACL), Interactive Data Extraction and Analysis (IDEA) and excel spreadsheets. Financial institutions are required to comply with the following laws.
Communication modern technological tools that have been enhanced by Information Technology are having an impact on changing the very structure and communication of banking. That is, clients are enabled to make their banking transactions whenever and wherever they want. Bank clients, by just logging on their online account, can transfer any amount of money from their account to any other account, check their last processed banking transactions and apply for loans and other banking services. According to Keyes ( 2000, p.591) 'electronic checks provide consumers with the benefits of convenience and safety while allowing billers to maintain their existing depository relationships with their banks'. Further, e-mails has enabled bank employees to notify their customers of any new enhanced bankin...
Campbell Soup Company, also known as Campbell’s, is a global food company reported to be the U.S. market leader in wet soup. Established in 1869, this company has been around for almost 150 years with products available to all U.S. States and more than 100 countries. They have annual sales of more than $8 million and employ around 20,000 employees worldwide with their main headquarters being in Camden, N.J. The Campbell’s brand itself leads sales, but the company has also extended beyond their soup and simple meals and bought out several other reputable brands such as Pepperidge Farm cookies and bread; Goldfish crackers; V8 juices; Bolthouse Arms beverages; Plum Organics premium organic baby food, Swanson broths and stock, Arnott’s, Kjedsens
Threats to Auditor Independence: The Impact of Relationship and Economic Bonds. By: Ping Ye; Carson, Elizabeth; Simnett, Roger. Auditing, Feb2011, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p121-148, 28p, 1 Diagram, 6 Charts; DOI: 10.2308/aud.2011.30.1.121