Report: Balance Sheet and Risk Essay examples

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Audit
Planning Memo
Prepared by: Group Red
Robert Mumford
Zhenwei (Wayne) He
Danning (Emily) Luo
Daljinder Kaur
Simran

Contents
Gaining an Understanding of the Client – Prepared by Robert ................................................................. 1
Entity Level ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Level ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Economic Level................................................................................................................................... 2
Business Risks of the Entity – Prepared by Daljinder ............................................................................... 3
Three Significant Audit Risks – Prepared by Wayne & Emily .................................................................. 4
Fraud Risk Assessment – Prepared by Simran.......................................................................................... 5
Risk of Material Misstatement – Prepared by Simran ............................................................................... 6
Materiality – Prepared by Daljinder ......................................................................................................... 7
Planning Analytics Conclusion – Prepared by Wayne .............................................................................. 7
Corporate Governance – Prepared by Wayne ........................................................................................... 8
Five Areas of Inherent Risk – Prepared by Robert.................................................................................... 9
Going concern risk – Prepared by Emily ................................................................................................ 11
Assertions Most at Risk for Contingent Liabilities – Prepared by Daljinder ............................................ 12
Appendix ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Risk Factors Table – Prepared by Simran ............................................................................................ 13
Planning Analytics for the Income Statement – Prepared by Robert ................................................... 14
Planning Analytics for the Balance Sheet – Prepared by Robert ......................................................... 15
Planning Analytics Ratios - Prepared by Robert .................................................................................. 16
Materiality Calculations – Prepared by Daljinder................................................................................ 16
Going Concern Calculations – Prepared by Emily ............................................................................... 16
Works Cited........................................................................................................................................... 17

Gaining an Understanding of the Client – Prepared by Robert
Entity Level


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