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Coulter & Justus, P.C.
United States
Investment Securities
Confirmations / alternative procedures
The firm sent a positive confirmation request to the issuer's investment custodian which was returned by the issuer's recordkeeper. The firm did not evaluate the relevance and reliability of the confirmation response and whether alternative procedures were necessary because the confirmation was not obtained from the intended recipient. (AS 1105.04 and .06; AS 2310.31)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 1105.4; AS 1105.6; AS 2310.31
Ernst & Young LLP
United States · Ernst & Young Global Limited
Investment Securities
Confirmations / alternative procedures
The issuer used a service organization to perform recordkeeping and processing of transactions for certain investment securities. The firm sent positive confirmation requests to the custodians for these investment securities but did not evaluate the nature of exceptions between the securities amounts included in the confirmation replies and the securities amounts that the issuer recorded. (AS 2310.33)
Both financial statement and ICFR audits · full report
AS 2310.33
Hacker, Johnson & Smith PA
United States
Investment Securities
Confirmations / alternative procedures
The issuer reported investment securities. The firm sent a confirmation to the trustee and the response was returned by email. The following deficiencies were identified: · The firm did not perform any procedures to test the fair value of investment securities. (AS 2501.07)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2501.7
Hacker, Johnson & Smith PA
United States
Investment Securities
Confirmations / alternative procedures
The issuer reported investment securities. The firm sent a confirmation to the trustee and the response was returned by email. The following deficiencies were identified: · The firm did not evaluate whether the issuer's presentation of investment securities was in conformity with GAAP including consideration of contrary evidence included in the firm's work papers. (AS 2301.08; AS 2810.03)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2301.8; AS 2810.3
Hacker, Johnson & Smith PA
United States
Investment Securities
Confirmations / alternative procedures
The issuer reported investment securities. The firm sent a confirmation to the trustee and the response was returned by email. The following deficiencies were identified: · The firm did not identify and evaluate a GAAP departure related to the issuer's omission of certain required disclosures related to these securities. (AS 2810.30 and .31)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2810.30; AS 2810.31
Hacker, Johnson & Smith PA
United States
Investment Securities
Confirmations / alternative procedures
The issuer reported investment securities. The firm sent a confirmation to the trustee and the response was returned by email. The following deficiencies were identified: · The firm did not consider performing procedures to address the risks associated with the electronic response received from the trustee such as verifying the source and contents of the confirmation response. (AS 2310.29)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2310.29
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