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Kreit & Chiu CPA LLP
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified characteristics of potentially fraudulent entries or adjustments for testing. However the firm did not determine whether any journal entries met those characteristics and instead limited its testing to haphazardly selected journal entries. (AS 2401.61)
Both financial statement and ICFR audits · full report
AS 2401.61
L J Soldinger Associates, LLC
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
L J Soldinger Associates, LLC
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not consider the characteristics of potentially fraudulent journal entries when identifying and selecting journal entries for testing. Further the firm did not examine the underlying support for the journal entries selected for testing. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
L J Soldinger Associates, LLC
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not consider the characteristics of potentially fraudulent journal2501 entries when identifying and selecting journal entries for testing. Further the firm did not examine the underlying support for the journal entries selected for testing. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
L&L CPAS, PA
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing for evidence of possible material misstatement due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
LaPorte, A Professional Accounting Corporation
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified characteristics of potentially fraudulent entries or adjustments for testing determined that certain journal entries met those characteristics but limited its testing to haphazardly selected journal entries. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
Liebman Hymowitz, LLP
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing to address the potential for material misstatements due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
Liebman Hymowitz, LLP
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing to address the potential for material misstatements due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
M&K CPAS, PLLC
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified fraud criteria for journal entries. The firm did not apply the criteria to the entire population of journal entries to identify all journal entries that met the criteria. Further the firm limited its testing of journal entries to a haphazard selection. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
M. S. Madhava Rao
India
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing to address the potential for material misstatement due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
M. S. Madhava Rao
India
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing to address the potential for material misstatement due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
M. S. Madhava Rao
India
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing to address the potential for material misstatement due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
MANCERA, S.C.
Mexico · Ernst & Young Global Limited
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified journal entries that met certain risk criteria but did not examine the underlying support for the journal entries. (AS 2401.61)
Both financial statement and ICFR audits · full report
AS 2401.61
Incorrect opinion
MJF & Associates, APC
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not perform any procedures to identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
Manohar Chowdhry & Associates
India
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing to address the potential for material misstatement due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
Manohar Chowdhry & Associates
India
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
For certain of the issuer's subsidiaries the firm did not perform any procedures to identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing without having an appropriate basis for excluding those subsidiaries. (AS 2401.61)
Both financial statement and ICFR audits · full report
AS 2401.61
Marcum LLP
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified a fraud risk related to the potential for management to override controls including recording unsupported journal entries. The firm did not perform any substantive procedures to test journal entries to address this risk at certain business units. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
Incorrect opinion
Marcum LLP
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm's internal inspection program inspected this audit and reviewed the Inventory and Journal Entries areas but did not identify the deficiencies below. The firm identified a fraud risk related to the potential for management to override controls including recording unsupported journal entries. The firm did not perform any substantive procedures to test journal entries to address this risk at certain business units. (AS 2401.58)
Both financial statement and ICFR audits · full report
AS 2401.58
Marcum LLP
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
To identify and select journal entries for testing the firm identified fraud characteristics and obtained a list of all journal entries with these characteristics. The firm did not perform sufficient procedures to test those journal entries because it examined the underlying support for only certain journal entries without having an appropriate rationale for limiting its testing to those certain journal entries. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
Marcum LLP
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
For one business unit the firm did not perform any procedures to identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing without having an appropriate basis for excluding this business unit. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
MaughanSullivan LLC
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not perform any procedures to identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
Meaden & Moore, Ltd.
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
To identify and select journal entries for testing the firm identified fraud characteristics and obtained a list of all journal entries with these characteristics. The firm did not perform sufficient procedures to test those journal entries because it examined the underlying support for only certain of the journal entries without having an appropriate rationale for limiting its testing to those certain journal entries. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not perform any procedures to identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified journal entries and other adjustments for testing. The firm did not perform any procedures to test these journal entries and other adjustments. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not perform any procedures to identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing to address the potential for material misstatement due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not perform any procedures to identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing to address the potential for material misstatement due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
Moore MSLL Lima Lucchesi Auditores e Contadores Ltda.
Brazil
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and test any controls over journal entries and other adjustments made in the period-end financial reporting process. (AS 2201.39)
Both financial statement and ICFR audits · full report
AS 2201.39
Moore MSLL Lima Lucchesi Auditores e Contadores Ltda.
Brazil
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing to address the potential for material misstatement due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Both financial statement and ICFR audits · full report
AS 2401.58
Morison Cogen LLP
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not perform any procedures to identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
Moss Adams LLP
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
To identify and select journal entries for testing the firm identified fraud characteristics. For certain of these fraud characteristics the firm did not perform any procedures to identify journal entries that had these characteristics. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
Olayinka Oyebola & Co (Chartered Accountants)
Nigeria
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing to address the potential for material misstatement due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
Olayinka Oyebola & Co (Chartered Accountants)
Nigeria
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing to address the potential for material misstatement due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
Olayinka Oyebola & Co (Chartered Accountants)
Nigeria
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing to address the potential for material misstatement due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
PAN-CHINA SINGAPORE PAC
Singapore
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified journal entries that met certain criteria and selected certain of those journal entries for testing without having an appropriate rationale. Further the firm did not examine the underlying support for the journal entries. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
PAN-CHINA SINGAPORE PAC
Singapore
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified journal entries that met certain criteria and selected certain of those journal entries for testing without having an appropriate rationale. Further the firm did not examine the underlying support for the journal entries. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
PAN-CHINA SINGAPORE PAC
Singapore
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified journal entries that met certain criteria and selected certain of those journal entries for testing without having an appropriate rationale. Further the firm did not examine the underlying support for the journal entries. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
PKF Littlejohn LLP
United Kingdom
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified certain fraud criteria for journal entries and obtained a listing of all journal entries that met the criteria. The firm did not examine the underlying support for the journal entries. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
PKF Littlejohn LLP
United Kingdom
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified certain fraud criteria for journal entries and obtained a listing of all journal entries that met the criteria. The firm did not examine the underlying support for the journal entries. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
PWR CPA LLP
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not consider the characteristics of potentially fraudulent journal entries when identifying and selecting journal entries for testing at one of the issuer's components and instead haphazardly selected entries for testing. Further the firm did not perform sufficient procedures to test certain of the selected journal entries because it did not examine the underlying support for the entries and limited its procedures to inquiry of management for one of these entries. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
PWR CPA LLP
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not perform any procedures to identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing at another one of the issuer's components without having an appropriate rationale for excluding that component. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not select journal entries and other adjustments for testing. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
Prager Metis CPAs LLP
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified fraud criteria to identify and select journal entries for testing and obtained a listing of journal entries that met the criteria. The firm did not sufficiently test the journal entries that met the identified fraud risk criteria for evidence of possible material misstatement due to fraud because it limited its procedures to certain entries without having an appropriate rationale for limiting its testing to those journal entries. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
Prager Metis CPAs, LLC
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified fraud criteria for journal entries and obtained a listing of all journal entries that met the criteria. The firm did not perform sufficient procedures to test those journal entries because it limited its procedures to certain entries without having an appropriate rationale. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Hong Kong · PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not perform sufficient procedures to identify and select journal entries for testing to address the risks of management override identified by the firm because the firm did not use accurate information as the basis for the test. (AS 2401.61)
Both financial statement and ICFR audits · full report
AS 2401.61
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Hong Kong · PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified fraud criteria for journal entries and obtained a listing of all journal entries that met the criteria. The firm did not perform sufficient substantive procedures to test those journal entries because other than inquiries of management it limited its procedures to one journal entry without having an appropriate rationale for limiting its testing to that journal entry. (AS 2401.61)
Both financial statement and ICFR audits · full report
AS 2401.61
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
United States · PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm selected for testing a control that consisted of the issuer's review and approval of manual journal entries prior to posting them to the general ledger. In evaluating the design of this control the firm did not identify that the general ledger system allowed the control owners to modify journal entries prior to posting. (AS 2201.42)
ICFR audit only · full report
AS 2201.42
PricewaterhouseCoopers Reviseurs d'Entreprises
Belgium · PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm was instructed by the principal auditor to test two controls over manual journal entries that consisted of the issuer's review and approval of the journal entries. The firm did not sufficiently test the design and operating effectiveness of these controls because it did not test certain attributes of the controls related to (1) an additional review of journal entries created or posted by the controller and (2) the attachment of supporting documentation to all journal entry vouchers to facilitate the control owner's review of the journal entries. (AS 2201.42 and .44)
ICFR audit only · full report
AS 2201.42; AS 2201.44
RBSM LLP
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm identified fraud criteria for journal entries and obtained a listing of all journal entries that met the criteria. The firm did not perform sufficient substantive procedures to test those journal entries because it limited its procedures to certain journal entries without having an appropriate rationale. (AS 2401.61)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.61
RH CPA
United States
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing to address the potential for material misstatement due to fraud. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58
RT LLP
Singapore
Journal Entries
Journal entries / fraud procedures
The firm did not perform any procedures to identify and select journal entries and other adjustments for testing. (AS 2401.58)
Financial statement audit only · full report
AS 2401.58