Download or read book PROGRESS UPDATE written by NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE. and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Timeliness of Local Auditor Reporting written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Timeliness of Local Auditor Reporting written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Audit and Compilation Report Timeliness in Local Governments written by Corey S. Cagle and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For governmental audit and compilation reports to be relevant, they must be prepared and made available to the public in a timely manner. The purpose of this study is to identify variables that have an influence on audit and compilation report delay in governments. This research utilizes ordinary-least-squares regression to estimate the effects of several variables of interest on the time it takes to file the audit or compilation report with the Office of the State Auditor. The research also utilizes logistic regression to estimate the effects of several variables of interest on the incidence of filing the audit or compilation report after the state-mandated filing deadline versus filing on time. Data were gathered from audit and compilation reports of Mississippi counties and municipalities for fiscal-year 2007. The research questions addressed in this study were chosen based on the anticipated impact on audit timeliness of (1) report message content and managerial competency, (2) accountability, and (3) the audit environment. The results of the study indicate that the areas of report message content and managerial competency as well as the audit environment both play an important role in audit report and compilation report timeliness. The government's level of accountability was found to be less associated with report timeliness. A higher number of audit findings was found to be associated with longer audit report delay and longer compilation report delay as well as with late audits and late compilations. Entities receiving an adverse or qualified opinion were significantly associated with longer audit report delay as well as with late audits. The travel distance between the auditor's office and the audit client's office was also found to play a role in audit and compilation report timeliness. For full-scope audit engagements, a greater travel distance was associated with late audit filings, particularly when entities that represented their audit firm's only governmental attestation client were removed from the sample. Travel distance played a more important role with compilation engagements, as it was significantly associated with compilation report delay and was associated, to a lesser degree, with late compilation reports. A greater amount of long-term debt carried by the governmental entity was not found to be associated with shorter audit delays but was found to be somewhat associated with audits filed within the state-mandated one-year window. Overall, these results provide useful information for both small and large governmental entities that wish to improve the timeliness of their financial reporting.
Download or read book Auditor Client Geographic Proximity and Audit Report Timeliness written by Bei Dong and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While investors and regulators value the timely release of audited financial information, recent changes in the regulatory environment have increased the difficulty of providing timely audited financial information. In this paper we examine the association between auditor-client geographic proximity and external audit report delay, since identifying the factors that influence audit delay remains an important issue. We find strong evidence that audit reports are more timely for geographically proximate auditors and clients. Further, we show that the improvement in audit report timeliness is more pronounced for non-accelerated filers relative to accelerated filers. These results are robust to controls for potential self-selection bias.
Download or read book Auditor Going Concern Reporting written by Marshall A. Geiger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Auditor reporting on going-concern-related uncertainties remains one of the most challenging issues faced by external auditors. Business owners, market participants and audit regulators want an early warning of impending business failure. However, companies typically do not welcome audit opinions indicating uncertainty regarding their future viability. Thus, the auditor’s decision to issue a "going concern opinion" (GCO) is a complex and multi-layered one, facing a great deal of tension. Given such a rich context, academic researchers have examined many facets related to an auditor’s decision to issue a GCO. This monograph reviews and synthesizes 182 recent GCO studies that have appeared since the last significant review published in 2013 through the end of 2019. The authors categorize studies into the three broad areas of GCO: (1) determinants, (2) accuracy and (3) consequences. As an integral part of their synthesis, they summarize the details of each study in several user-friendly tables. After discussing and synthesizing the research, they present a discussion of opportunities for future research, including issues created or exacerbated as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. This monograph will be of assistance to researchers interested in exploring this area of auditor responsibility. It will also be of interest to auditing firms and individual practitioners wanting to learn what academic research has examined and found regarding this challenging aspect of audit practice. Auditing standard-setters and regulators will find it of interest as the authors review numerous studies examining issues related to audit policy and regulation, and their effects on GCO decisions. The examination of GCO research is extremely timely given the financial and business disruption caused by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. This unprecedented global event has caused companies, auditors and professional bodies to revisit and reassess their approach to going concern, and to think even more deeply about this fundamental business imperative.
Download or read book TIMELINESS OF LOCAL AUDITOR REPORTING ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN ENGLAND 2020 written by NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE. and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Financial Reporting Timeliness in the Local Governments of Edo State written by WOLI CHARITY T. and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic Paper from the year 2016 in the subject Economics - Finance, grade: Bsc, University of Benin, course: accounting, language: English, abstract: This research work investigates the timeliness of financial reporting in Edo State local governments. The study specifically examines the influence of the size of the local government, technology, complexity and auditor competence in relation to the timeliness of financial reporting in the local government. A total of twenty-four structured questions and eighty questionnaires are used to evaluate respondent’s perceptions. The process of getting financial information from any local government takes time because the users have to wait until the financial accounts are published in the official government gazettes. As a result, there is a possibility of lack of interest in the financial accounts of local government as any potential issues fade with the passage of time if the reporting is overly late or inexplicable, so it will lose its relevance. Some critical issues identified which are responsible for delay in reporting in local government include the current environment of across-the-board budget cuts, over bloated size of the local government, lack of technology advancement, increased number of unqualified staff resources and new accounting standards, poor internal control system, inadequate system to record account for and monitor spending in terms of legislated processes. The findings reveal that the size and the complexity of the local government have significant impact on the timeliness of financial reporting, while auditor competence has no impact on timeliness. It recommends that the local government council in Edo State should ensure that their financial statements are published at the right time of their financial year so that users of the financial statements can have access to their reports. It is concluded that the timely release of a financial report is an essential ingredient for maintaining confidence in the minds of the stakeholders, as the lengths of time in which financial statements are reported to have an impact on the progress of the local council.
Download or read book Government Auditing Standards 2018 Revision written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-24 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audits provide essential accountability and transparency over government programs. Given the current challenges facing governments and their programs, the oversight provided through auditing is more critical than ever. Government auditing provides the objective analysis and information needed to make the decisions necessary to help create a better future. The professional standards presented in this 2018 revision of Government Auditing Standards (known as the Yellow Book) provide a framework for performing high-quality audit work with competence, integrity, objectivity, and independence to provide accountability and to help improve government operations and services. These standards, commonly referred to as generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS), provide the foundation for government auditors to lead by example in the areas of independence, transparency, accountability, and quality through the audit process. This revision contains major changes from, and supersedes, the 2011 revision.
Download or read book Government Auditing Standards written by Government Accounting Office and published by www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK. This book was released on 2012 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly revised in 2011. Contains the auditing standards promulgated by the Comptroller General of the United States. Known as the Yellow Book. Includes the professional standards and guidance, commonly referred to as generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS), which provide a framework for conducting high quality government audits and attestation engagements with competence, integrity, objectivity, and independence. These standards are for use by auditors of government entities and entities that receive government awards and audit organizations performing GAGAS audits and attestation engagements.
Download or read book Audits of State and Local Governments written by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. State and Local Government Audit Guide Revision Task Force and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Association between Auditor Changes and Reporting Lags written by Kenneth B. Schwartz and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines audit report lags and earnings announcement lags for a sample of firms that switched auditors. We investigate whether audit report and earnings announcement lags are associated with the timing of auditor changes in relation to firms' fiscal year-ends. It is hypothesized that firms which replace their auditor early (late) in the fiscal year do so for positive (negative) reasons and experience shorter (longer) reporting lags. Conflicts over reporting issues can be difficult to resolve and consequently lead to reporting delays. In other cases, clients may be more concerned about adhering to customary reporting practices or improving reporting timeliness. These are likely to be considerations in auditor realignment decisions and are predictably reflected in the timing of the auditor change. The empirical findings for both audit report and earnings announcement lags are consistent with the hypotheses. Despite the increase in reporting lags for late switchers, we observe a higher incidence of switching in the fourth quarter than in any other quarter. Additionally, we detect a higher percentage of losses and modified opinions for late switchers in the year of the auditor change, which is consistent with the negative circumstances hypothesis. However, we find no evidence of a significant market reaction to announcements of early or late auditor changes. Given the importance of timely reporting, the findings suggest that the timing of an auditor change can convey distinct benefits or costs to switching firms, as measured by its effect on reporting lags. These findings also suggest that additional monitoring of auditor changes occurring around firms' fiscal year-ends can be beneficial because of their potentially negative antecedents and consequences.
Download or read book External Audit Arrangements at Central Banks written by Mr.Atilla Arda and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper takes stock of external audit arrangements at central banks. Its focus is on the annual audit of central bank financial statements, as well as legal and institutional measures that support audit quality and independence. The paper outlines good practices in these areas and provides a summary of actual practices observed based on a review of audited financial statements and central bank legislation. While the audit frameworks for central banks differ depending on their legal and institutional circumstances, central banks’ external audits increasingly follow international standards. Most of them are audited by auditors with international affiliations and embrace modern governance structures that provide for audit oversight. However, the paper also notes that a sizeable number of central banks do not publish the audit results in a timely manner, which leaves room for improvement in transparency practices.
Download or read book Internal Audit Reports Post Sarbanes Oxley written by Susan M. Switzer and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2007-04-20 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brimming with commonsense advice delivered in a conversational, easy-to-read style, Internal Audit Reports Post Sarbanes-Oxley: A Guide to Process-Driven Reporting helps you transform raw data into useable information and then translate that information into actionable messages while complying with the SOX Act.
Download or read book Improving Healthcare Quality in Europe Characteristics Effectiveness and Implementation of Different Strategies written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, developed by the Observatory together with OECD, provides an overall conceptual framework for understanding and applying strategies aimed at improving quality of care. Crucially, it summarizes available evidence on different quality strategies and provides recommendations for their implementation. This book is intended to help policy-makers to understand concepts of quality and to support them to evaluate single strategies and combinations of strategies.
Download or read book Auditing Practices in Local Governments written by Laurence Ferry and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a comparative analysis of the development of auditing practices in governments across the globe, Auditing Practices in Local Governments: An International Comparison provides a contemporary overview of public sector auditing practices at both local and state level.
Download or read book Being Accountable to the Public written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
