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Case 6.3
WorldCom
Copyright © 2014 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
PCAOB Ethics and Independence Rule 3520 “a registered public accounting firm and
its associated persons must be independent of the firm's audit client throughout the audit and professional engagement period.”
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
PCAOB AS #13 - Paragraph #7 “auditor's responses to the assessed risks
of material misstatement, particularly fraud risks, should involve the application of professional skepticism in gathering and evaluating audit evidence.”
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
PCAOB AS No. 15 – Paragraphs 13-21 Paragraph #13 classifies auditing procedures
into three categories, risk assessment procedures, test of controls, and substantive procedures. Next, paragraphs #15-21 describe a number of specific audit procedures, including inspection, observation, inquiry, confirmation, recalculation and re-performance.
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
PCAOB AS #15 - Paragraph #13 There are two primary ways of conducting
substantive tests: 1) substantive analytical review and 2) test of details.
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PCAOB AS #5 – Paragraph #14 the auditor should evaluate whether the
company's controls sufficiently address identified risks of material misstatement due to fraud and controls intended to address the risk of management override
PCAOB AS #5 – Paragraph #A8 controls over financial reporting may be
preventive controls or detective controls
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
Revenue Recognition Principle Revenue must be both earned and
realized before it is recognized. That is, the product must have been delivered or the services must have been provided to the customer. In addition, the amount of the sale needs to be fixed and determinable. And, there must be a belief that the cash will be collected from the customer in a timely manner.
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
PCAOB AS#12 – Paragraph #68 “the auditor should presume that
there is a fraud risk involving improper revenue recognition and evaluate which types of revenue, revenue transactions, or assertions may give rise to such risks”
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
PCAOB AS #5 - Paragraph #25 “because of its importance to effective
internal control over financial reporting, the auditor must evaluate the control environment at the company.” The control environment is influenced heavily by a company’s management team and is therefore often referred to as “the tone at the top.”
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
PCAOB AS #13 - Paragraph #7 “auditor's responses to the assessed risks
of material misstatement, particularly fraud risks, should involve the application of professional skepticism in gathering and evaluating audit evidence.”
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Matching Principle Costs need to be matched to the
revenues that they helped to generate. A key point is that expenses should not necessarily be recognized when the work is completed or a product is produced. Rather, the costs should be recognized when the costs can be matched to revenue that has been recorded.
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
PCAOB AS No. 5 – Paragraph A5 “Internal controls provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.”
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
PCAOB AS No. 15 – Paragraphs 13-21 Paragraph #13 classifies auditing procedures
into three categories, risk assessment procedures, test of controls, and substantive procedures. Next, paragraphs #15-21 describe a number of specific audit procedures, including inspection, observation, inquiry, confirmation, recalculation and re-performance.
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
PCAOB AS #12 – Paragraph #7 “The auditor should obtain an understanding of
the company and its environment to understand the events, conditions, and company activities that might reasonably be expected to have a significant effect on the risks of material misstatement.”
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical KnowledgePCAOB AS #13 – Paragraph #6 The auditor should determine whether it is necessary
to “make pervasive changes to the nature, timing, or extent of audit procedures to adequately address the assessed risks of material misstatement. Examples of such pervasive changes include modifying the audit strategy to: a) Increase the substantive testing of the valuation of numerous significant accounts at year end because of significantly deteriorating market conditions, and b) Obtain more persuasive audit evidence from substantive procedures due to the identification of pervasive weaknesses in the company's control environment.”
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PCAOB AS #5 – Paragraph #33 the auditor should follow Appendix B to
determine which locations need to be visited.
PCAOB AS #5 – Paragraph #B10 Must assess the risk of material
misstatement related to each location or business unit and then increase or decrease audit work depending on risk.
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical KnowledgePCAOB AS #12 – Paragraph #65 “fraud risk factors are events or conditions
that indicate (1) an incentive or pressure to perpetrate fraud, (2) an opportunity to carry out the fraud, for example, the absence of controls, ineffective controls, or the ability of management to override controls—that provide an opportunity for a fraud to be perpetrated, or (3) an attitude or rationalization that justifies the fraudulent action”
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
PCAOB AS No. 5 – Paragraph A5 “Internal controls provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.”
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
SARBOX Section 301 requires that the “audit committee of an
issuer shall be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of any registered public accounting firm employed by that issuer.”
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
AU Section 322 – Paragraph #7 makes clear that there can be relevant
activities completed by internal auditors in their work related to the internal control system.
AU Section 322 – Paragraph #8 makes clear that the external auditor may
find the work of internal auditors to be beneficial on the audit.
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WorldCom CaseRelevant Technical Knowledge
PCAOB AS #5 – Paragraph #18 “the auditor should assess the
competence and objectivity of the persons whose work the auditor plans to use to determine the extent to which the auditor may use their work. The higher the degree of competence and objectivity, the greater use the auditor may make of the work.”
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PCAOB ET #102 - Paragraph #1 “in the performance of any professional
service, a member shall maintain objectivity and integrity, shall be free of conflicts of interest, and shall not knowingly misrepresent facts or subordinate his or her judgment to others.”
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Epilogue - WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers sentenced to
25 years in prison
CFO Scott Sullivan pardoned from paying $13 million settlement due to having no significant assets remaining after selling $11 million mansion and surrendering his IRA
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Epilogue - WorldCom SEC set up a $150 million fund to
compensate investor losses
WorldCom emerged from bankruptcy as MCI, which was later bought by Verizon Communications
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