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Cpa Client Tax Letter, January/February/March 2002, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

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Use Of Audit Firm For Non-Audit Services: Is Independence Impaired?, Mary Ellen Oliverio, Bernard H. Newman

Faculty Working Papers and Articles

Public accounting firms have increased their scope of services during the final two decades of the 20th century. The Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed July 2000 Revision of the Commissions' Auditor Independence Requirements included scope of services as related to non-audit services provided to audit clients. This is the subject which is the focus of this paper. A survey to secure opinions related to the non-audit services identified in Revision of Independence Requirements and to company policies was designed. A letter, memorandum, and questionnaire were mailed personally to the CEOs of 470 of the Fortune 500 companies. Usable responses were …

Omnibus Statement On Auditing Standards--2002; Statement On Auditing Standards, 098, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Executive Committee

Statements on Auditing Standards

Amendment to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 95, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 150.05; amendment to SAS No. 25, The Relationship of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards to Quality Control Standards, AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 161.02 and.03; amendment to SAS No. 47, Audit Risk and Materiality in Conducting an Audit, AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 312.34-.41; amendment to SAS No. 70, Service Organizations, AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 324, and rescindment of Interpretation No. 6, "Responsibilities of Service Organizations and Service Auditors With Respect to Subsequent Events in …

Auditor Industry Specialization And Fraudulent Financial Reporting; Discussant’S Response: “Auditor Industry Specialization And Fraudulent Financial Reporting”, Joseph V. Carcello, Albert L. Nagy, Audrey A. Gramling

Proceedings of the University of Kansas Symposium on Auditing Problems

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Impact Of Fraud Risk Assessments And A Standard Audit Program On The Planning Of Fraud Detection Plans (Abstract); Discussant Comments On “The Impact Of Fraud Risk Assessments And A Standard Audit Program On Fraud Detection Plans”, Stephen K. Asare, Arnie Wright, Karla M. Johnstone

Proceedings of the University of Kansas Symposium on Auditing Problems

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Detecting Financial Statement Fraud: Proposed Sas 82 Revision, Dacid L. Landsittel

Proceedings of the University of Kansas Symposium on Auditing Problems

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Audit Policy Implications Of Academic Research On Fraudulent Financial Reporting; Comments On Academic Research And Auditors’ Detection Of Fraudulent Financial Reporting: Audit Policy Implications, T. Jeffrey Wilks, Mark F. Zimbelman, Selvoy J. Boyer, William F. Messier Jr.

Proceedings of the University of Kansas Symposium on Auditing Problems

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Deductive Method Of Fraud Detection; Discussant Comments For The Deductive Method Of Fraud Detection, Conan C. Albrecht, W. Steve Albrecht, J. Gregory Dunn1

Proceedings of the University of Kansas Symposium on Auditing Problems

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Proceedings Of The 2002 Auditing Symposium Xvi: Deloitte & Touche/University Of Kansas Symposium On Auditing Problems, James A. Heintz, University Of Kansas. School Of Business, Deloitte & Touche

Proceedings of the University of Kansas Symposium on Auditing Problems

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Financial Statement Fraud - Today’S Challenge, John Fogarty

Proceedings of the University of Kansas Symposium on Auditing Problems

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2001-2002 Financial Summary, Morehead State University. Budget & Financial Planning Office.

Morehead State University Financial Summaries Archive

2001-2002 Financial Summary of Morehead State University.

Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Synthesis Of The Empirical Audit Committee Literature, F. Todd Dezoort, Dana R. Hermanson, Deborah S. Archambeault, Scott A. Reed

Accounting Faculty Publications

The empirical audit committee literature is both diverse and expansive, with rapid growth in recent years based on increased concerns about corporate governance and the quality of financial reporting. Our objective in this paper is to synthesize empirical literature on audit committee effectiveness to guide future thinking and research on audit committees. To organize our review, we focus on four components that we believe contribute to audit committee effectiveness (ACE) - audit committee composition, authority, resources, and diligence.

Practice Alert 2002-3: Reauditing Financial Statements, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Issues Task Force

Newsletters

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United States Gaap Versus International Accounting Standards: Convergence Or Divergence. Evidence From Form 20-F, Kendra Jo Huff

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

Numerous accounting standards and practices affect the financial statements analyzed by investors and creditors thus bringing into question the comparability of such statements. Firms operating internationally often apply accounting methods and practices accepted by other global firms and investors. Comparability increases, or harmonization occurs, as firms converge toward a few accepted methods or when the number of methods applied decrease. This study analyzes the comparability of profits based on U.S. principles versus International Accounting Standards and other foreign accounting principles. The data for the analysis consisted of the reconciliation items and profits reported in Form 20-F filed by foreign corporations …

Brief 11: Partnering For Accountability: The Role Of The Chief Financial Officer At An Academic Institution, New England Resource Center For Higher Education, University Of Massachusetts Boston

New England Resource Center for Higher Education Publications

There is rarely a perception in colleges and universities that everyone owns the financial plan. Deans, department chairs, and division heads are most concerned with their own budgets, rather than the aggregate. Mythologies about how the academic and financial sides of the house operate create artificial divisions and compromise the development of shared responsibility. Driven by myth, each side tends to view the other as a threat to its values and priorities. These views often stereotype the other in ways that become self-fulfilling prophesies. For example, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) believe that academics are inefficient and that CFOs, with their …

Business Valuation In Bankruptcy : A Nonhauthoritative Guide; Consulting Services Practice Aid, 02-1, Grant W. Newton, Paul N. Shields, James F. Hart

Newsletters

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Journal Of Actuarial Practice, Volume 10, 2002, Colin Ramsay , Editor

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

ARTICLES

Communicating Effectively with Words, Numbers, and Pictures: Drawing on Experience • Karolina Duklan and Michael A. Martin

Unearned Premiums and Deferred Policy Acquisition Expenses in Automobile Extended Warranty Insurance • Joseph Cheng

Can Utility Maximization Models Assist With Retirement Planning? • Zaki Khorasanee

Dynamic Funding and Investment Strategy for Defined Benefit Pension Schemes: A Model Incorporating Asset-Liability Matching Criteria • Shih-Chieh Chang, Cheng-Hsien Tsai, Chia-Jung Tien, and Chang- Ye Tu

Model Risk and Surplus Management Under a Stochastic Interest Rate Process •Jennifer L. Wang and Rachel J. Huang

Some Comments on the Pricing of an Exotic Excess of …

Improving Mortality: A Rule Of Thumb And Regulatory Tool, John H. Pollard

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

We develop a simple exact formula for determining cohort life expectancies under constant continuous uniform improvement in mortality using only a cross-sectional (period) Gompertz life table for the lives concerned and a simple approximation applicable to all life tables. The present values of annuities for such lives can be determined simply and accurately across the whole age span.

Modeling Size-Of-Loss Distributions For Exact Data In Winbugs, David P.M. Scollnik

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

This paper discusses how the statistical software WinBUGS can be used to implement a Bayesian analysis of several popular severity models applied to exact size-of-Ioss data. The particular models targeted are the gamma, inverse gamma, loggamma, lognormal, (two-parameter) Pareto, inverse (two-parameter) Pareto, Weibull, and inverse Weibull distributions. It is possible to implement additional size-of-Ioss models (including those for truncated data) using methods analogous to those described herein.

Model Risks And Surplus Management Under A Stochastic Interest Rate Process, Jennifer L. Wang, Rachel J. Huang

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

This paper uses simulations to explore the effects of incorrectly identifying the underlying interest rate process on assets, liabilities, and surplus levels. We show that mismodeling the interest rate (called model risk) could not only lead to a misstatement of the company's surplus, but could also cause a mismatch between the company's assets and liabilities. Our simulations demonstrate that three aspects of interest rates affect model risk: (i) volatility, (ii) level of long-term interest rate, and (iii) the speed at which the drift rate adjusts. We conclude that asset-liability managers should not ignore the impact of the model risks, regardless …

Unearned Premiums And Deferred Policy Acquisition Expenses In Automobile Extended Warranty Insurance, Joseph Cheng

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

A prorata formula is commonly used to calculate unearned premium reserves in property-casualty insurance. I believe, however, that an exposure-adjusted formula is more appropriate in automobile extended warranties. This paper describes the exposure-adjusted approach to calculate the unearned premium reserves of an automobile extended warranty insurance program, to test the adequacy of the calculated reserves, and to determine the allowable deferred policy acquisition expenses from an insurance company's perspective.

Journal Of Actuarial Practice Volume 10 (2002) -- Contents And Masthead

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

Contents

Editorial Policy: Topics suitable for this journal include AIDS, annuity products, asset-liability matching, cash-flow testing, casualty rate making, credibility theory, credit insurance, disability insurance, expense analysis, experience studies, FASB issues, financial reporting, group insurance, health insurance, individual risk taking, insurance regulations, international issues, investments, liability insurance, loss reserves, marketing, pensions, pricing issues, product development, reinsurance, reserving issues, risk-based capital, risk theory, social insurance, solvency issues, taxation, valuation issues, and workers' compensation

Review Process

Editor - Colin Ramsay, University of Nebraska

Associate Editors: Robert Brown, University of Waterloo ○ Cecil Bykerk, Mutual of Omaha ○ Ruy Cardoso, …

Can Utility-Maximization Models Assist With Retirement Planning?, Zaki Khorasanee

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

Utility-maximization models for optimizing portfolio choices can be subdivided into two classes: those based on maximizing the expected utility of lifetime consumption and those based on maximizing the expected utility of retirement wealth. It is argued that the first type of model, which optimizes both saving and investment decisions, is difficult to apply in practice because of inadequate (or unreliable) information about individual preferences. Although the second type of model only optimizes investment decisions, it is of greater practical value because fewer data on individual preferences are required. The second type of model is used to derive formulae for the …

Some Comments On The Pricing Of An Exotic Excess Of Loss Treaty, Jean-Francois Walhin

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

This paper uses a multivariate analog of Panjer's algorithm to develop a method for pricing a complex excess of loss treaty. The treaty is such that some layers inure to the benefit of other layers. The structure of this treaty is discussed. Numerical examples are provided.

Communicating Effectively With Words, Numbers, And Pictures: Drawing On Experience, Karolina Duklan, Michael A. Martin

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

In this paper, we discuss techniques for developing effective communication skills, focusing in particular on technical writing, the use of graphics, and presentation. The key principles of effective communication that we propose to actuaries are as follows:

• Identify your audience and consider their needs and abilities;

• Focus on substantive content;

• Choose appropriate communication tools;

• Use language that is simple, concrete, and familiar;

• Integrate text, numbers, and graphics;

• Respond to information complexity creatively.

We focus in particular on the use of graphics as a communications tool as they are an efficient and potentially highly effective …

Further Remarks On Risk Sources Measuring: The Case Of A Life Annuity Portfolio, Mariarosaria Coppola, Emilia Di Lorenzo, Marilena Sibillo

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

The paper considers a model that allows the actuary to measure the riskiness connected to the randomness of projected mortality tables in evaluating a portfolio of life annuities, obtaining a measure to reflect the risk associated with the randomness of the projection. The coherence of the risk parameters with the specific nature of the considered risk sources is also discussed. Numerical examples illustrate the results, showing the importance of the risk components in terms of the number of policies and comparing measure tools obtained by means of two procedures.

A Note On The Parallelogram Method For Computing The On-Level Premium, David P.M. Scollnik, Wai Man Sara Lau

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

This paper discusses the differences appearing in the descriptions of the parallelogram method for the determination of earned premium at current rate levels given by McClenahan (1996) and Brown and Gottlieb (2001). It observes that the former is consistent with the method of extending exposures while the latter is not. An illustration is provided. This paper also discusses two other approaches to the determination of the earned premium.

Dynamic Funding And Investment Strategy For Defined Benefit Pension Schemes: A Model Incorporating Asset-Liability Matching Criteria, Shih-Chieh Chang, Cheng-Hsien Tsai, Chia-Jung Tien, Chang-Ye Tu

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

This paper studies the dynamic funding policy and investment strategy for defined benefit pension plans using one of the most comprehensive dynamic pension models to date. The model includes three investable assets: one risk free and two risky. The optimal plan decisions are formulated as a stochastic control problem that is solved using dynamic programming. The objective function uses performance measures to take into account the stability and solvency of the plan. The model is then applied to a Taiwanese pension.

Aicpa Annual Report 2001-02 ; Each Day, Every Day ... Cpas Are Here, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

AICPA Annual Reports

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Banks, Credit Unions, And Other Lenders And Depository Institutions Industry Developments - 2002-03; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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