- Inspection year
- 2019
- Report date
- 19-May-2021
- PCAOB release
- 104-2021-114
- Audits reviewed
- 2
- Audits w/ Part I.A deficiencies
- 2
- Part I.A deficiency rate
- 100%
- Part I.A deficiencies
- 2
- Part I.B deficiencies
- 1
- Report
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Deficiencies (2)
Grouped by issuer and in the same order as the PCAOB report, so each item ties back directly to the source.
Issuer A1 deficiency
| # | Area | Deficiency | Standard | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revenue | One of the issuer's categories of revenue consisted of transactions with an entity that was indirectly owned by a member of managements immediate family and other unrelated parties. The firm did not perform procedures to evaluate whether the revenue constituted related party transactions and If so were property disclosed in the financial statements. (AS 2410.14-.17; AS 2810.30 and .31) Financial statement audit only | AS 2410.14; AS 2410.15; AS 2410.16; AS 2410.17; AS 2810.30; AS 2810.31 |
Issuer B1 deficiency
| # | Area | Deficiency | Standard | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derivatives | The firm's approach to testing the fair value of derivatives was to develop an independent eat mate. With respect to its Independent estimate the firm did not (1) evaluate the appropriateness of the model It used given the complexity of the instruments; (2) obtain evidence to establish the reasonableness of the volatility rate used; and (3) evaluate the significant difference between the firm's estimate and the issuer's estimate because the firm's evaluation relied solely on the view that the issuer's estimate was more conservative. (AS 2502.18 and 40) Financial statement audit only | AS 2502.18; AS 2502.40 |