Analyze the requirement for the profession of auditing

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Assignment - Madoff Securities

Review the attached - The Madoff Securities Case 3.1 and The Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme - how it worked.

Write a five to six page paper in which you:

1. Determine the regulatory oversight that was in place while the Ponzi scheme was operating, and speculate on the main reasons why they did not discover the scheme.

2. Assume you are an auditor for a firm that had $10 million dollars invested in Madoff Securities.

3. Determine the fundamental audit procedures that you should have applied to this investment.

4. Predict the way in which a peer review of Friehling and Horowitz would have uncovered the scheme related to Madoff Securities.

5. Pretend you are Harry Markopolos and suggest one strategy, different from that of the case study, to expose the potential fraud. Provide a rationale to support the suggestion.

6. Analyze the role of the audit committee for Madoff Securities in regard to the discovery of Ponzi scheme, and suggest one (1) action the audit committee could have taken in order to prevent or detect the fraud. Provide a rationale to support the suggestion.

7. Use at least three quality academic resources in this assignment.

NOTE: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the requirement for the profession of auditing and the integral role that independence assurance plays within the economy.
• Examine the corporate governance of audits including the professional, regulatory, and corporate managerial requirements.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in auditing.
• Write clearly and concisely about auditing using proper writing mechanics.

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