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Enhanced Formal Communications
Communications 530
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Overview New Statement of Accounting
Standards
• Rules Auditors must observe:
SAS No. 112 Changes SAS No. 115 Definitions SAS No. 115 Requirements SAS No. 115 Clarification
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Changes from SAS No.112
New Definitions
Significant deficiencies and material weaknesses is required to be encoded
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SAS No. 115 New Definitions Material Weakness
Significant Deficiency
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Clarifications from SAS No. 115Indicators of Material Weaknesses
•Deceit
•Summarization of formerly gathered financial records to radiate the adjustment of a material misrepresentation
•Recognition of misrepresentations
•Useless foresights
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Requirements of SAS No. 115
Examine control deficiencies• Significant deficiencies• material weaknesses
The deficiencies and weaknesses must be transmitted by letter• Communications is required to be encoded
Analyze if authorities with the identical knowledge will conclude the identical result.
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Summary New Standard SAS No. 115
• Overrides SAS No. 112
• Deeply analyze guidelines
• Aids in transmission information about intrinsic checking.
• Compare and analyze information about material weaknesses and significant deficiencies
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References American Institute of CPAs. (2010, July 14). Catalogs.
Retrieved April 28, 2012, from http://www.AICPA.org/_catalogs/masterpage/search.aspx?S=sas+112.
American Institute of CPAs . (2010, September 28). Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center. Retrieved April 28, 2012, from http://www.ALCPA.org/interestareas/employeebenefitplanauditquality/resources/accountingandauditingresourcecenters/downloadabledocuments/summary_of_sas_no_115.pdf.
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