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2. ACC 491 Academic professor/tutorialrank ACC 491 Entire Course ACC 491 Week 1 DQ 1 ACC 491 Week 1 Individual Assignment Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Paper (UOP Course) ACC 491 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP Course) ACC 491 Week 1 DQ 2 (UOP Course) The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) have positioned the auditing professions to become “assurance professions.” What is the difference between assurance services, attestation services, and auditing service

3. ACC 491 Academic professor/tutorialrank ACC 491 Week 1 DQ 2 ACC 491 Week 1 Individual Assignment Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Paper he ten Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) provide the foundation for all other auditing standards and interpretations. What is the definition of the standard of “due professional care”, and how might a court decide whether an audit firm met the standard? Why is independence often considered the cornerstone of the auditing profession? Why were independence issues a primary concern of Congress when they developed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you explain the nature and functions of auditing. Relate your explanation to the audit functions in your organization, or an organization with which you are familiar. In your paper, be sure to address the following:

4. ACC 491 Academic professor/tutorialrank ACC 491 Week 2 DQ 1 ACC 491 Week 2 DQ 2 What is the purpose of engagement planning? What critical information should the auditor consider during engagement planning? How will this information affect What are the components of the audit risk model? How does the audit risk model impact an audit plan?

5. ACC 491 Academic professor/tutorialrank ACC 491 week 2 Individual Assignments From the Text ACC 491 Week 2 Team Assignment Auditing Resource:Modern Auditing: Assurance Services and the Integrity of Financial Reporting Prepare written answers to Chapter 1: Comprehensive Question 1-23 – Organizations associated with the public accounting profession. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you compare and contrast auditing, attestation, and assurance services. In your paper, be sure to include the following:

6. ACC 491 Academic professor/tutorialrank ACC 491 Week 3 DQ 1 ACC 491 Week 3 DQ 2 How are analytical procedures used in an audit engagement? What premise underlies the use of analytical procedures in auditing? What sources of information can an auditor use to develop expectations? Give examples. Why do auditors have to consider the internal controls of the organization? What are some key elements of internal control? Which are the most important? How will the auditor have to modify the audit program if the internal controls are deemed inadequate to support management assertions?

7. ACC 491 Academic professor/tutorialrank ACC 491 week 3 Individual Assignments From the Text ACC 491 Week 3 Team Assignment Assessing Materiality and Risk Simulation Resource: Modern Auditing: Assurance Services and the Integrity of Financial Reporting Prepare written answers to the following assignments: 1. Chapter 5: Comprehensive Questions 5-30 – Assertions 2. Chapter 6: Comprehensive Questions 6-22 – Audit Evidence Resources: Assessing Materiality and Risk located on the Week Two Materials page Complete the simulation and prepare a 350-word total (not per question) response to the following questions: Why do certain accounts have to be audited 100%?  Why is materiality allocated only to those accounts that are sampled? 

8. ACC 491 Academic professor/tutorialrank ACC 491 week 3 Team Assignments From the Text ACC 491 Week 4 DQ 1 Resource:Modern Auditing: Assurance Services and the Integrity of Financial Reporting Prepare written answers to the following assignments: What are some of the different types of sampling methods that are available to the auditor? How does the auditor decide which method to use? How will the different methods affect the audit?

9. ACC 491 Academic professor/tutorialrank ACC 491 Week 4 DQ 2 ACC 491 week 4 Individual Assignments From the Text What is the importance of defining the population when performing audit procedures? How will this affect the sample size? How will incorrectly defining the population affect the sampling unit? Resource:Modern Auditing: Assurance Services and the Integrity of Financial Reporting Prepare answers to the following assignments:

10. ACC 491 Academic professor/tutorialrank ACC 491 Week 4 Team Assignment Apollo Shoes Case Assignment ACC 491 week 5 Individual Assignments From the Text Resources: Apollo Shoes Case Materials located on the Week Three Materials page Review the Planning section, with emphasis on the Apollo Accounting and Control Procedures Manual and the Apollo Shoe Minutes. Complete the Internal Control audit section of the case. Resource:Modern Auditing: Assurance Services and the Integrity of Financial Reporting Download the Adobe ® Reader ® version of Ch. 11 and 13 to complete this assignment. Click on the link for Ch. 11 of  Modern Auditing on the course website. Click  Download eBook on the left-hand side of the page.

11. ACC 491 Academic professor/tutorialrank ACC 491 Week 5 Team Assignment Audit Sampling Case Memo Resource:Modern Auditing: Assurance Services and the Integrity of Financial Reporting Prepare a 1,400- to 1,750-word memo to the Audit Partner, John Smith, summarizing your findings from the following case: Ch. 13: Case: Mt. Hood Furniture— PPS sampling problemCase 13-36 

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