Gene is a new staff-level auditor on the audit of CalPower, a publicly traded energy and utility company

Problem 16-22 Gene is a new staff-level auditor on the audit of CalPower, a publicly traded energy and utility company. On his first day, his senior informs him that the engagement team is scheduled to have lunch with the internal auditor to discuss ways to improve this year’s audit. While Gene has heard a lot about internal auditing in school and has some friends who recently began working as internal auditors, he is unfamiliar with exactly what internal auditors do and how internal and external auditors can work together to improve the audit process. Gene decides to take a look at last, year’s internal audit report prepared by CalPower’s internal auditors. He notices that the report includes a sentence that reads, “CalPower’s Internal Audit group maintains a high level of independence from management.” Because Gene is intimately familiar with the extensive independence requirements of his own firm, he cannot figure out how CalPower’s internal audit group can possibly assert their own independence.

What is meant by independence from management for internal auditors?


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Chapman Company, a major retailer of bicycles and accessories, operates several stores and is a publicly traded company

P23-7 Chapman Company, a major retailer of bicycles and accessories, operates several stores and is a publicly traded company. The comparative statement of financial position and income statement for Chapman as of May 31, 2010, are shown on the next page. The company is preparing its statement of cash flows.

AND SO ON

The following is additional information concerning Chapman's transactions during the year ended May 31, 2010.
1. All sales during the year were made on account.
2. All merchandise was purchased on account, comprising the total accounts payable account.
3. Plant assets costing $98,000 were purchased by paying $28,000 in cash and issuing 7,000 shares of stock.
4. The other expenses are related to prepaid items.
5. All income taxes incurred during the year were paid during the year.
6. In order to supplement its cash, Chapman issued 2,000 shares of common stock at par value.
7. There were no penalties assessed for the retirement of bonds.
8. Cash dividends of $105,000 were declared and paid at the end of the fiscal year.

Instructions
(a) Compare and contrast the direct method and the indirect method for reporting cash flows from operating activities.
(b) Prepare a statement of cash flows for Chapman Company for the year ended May 31, 2010, using the direct method. Be sure to support the statement with appropriate calculations. (A reconciliation of net income to net cash provided is not required.)
(c) Using the indirect method, calculate only the net cash flow from operating activities for Chapman Company for the year ended May 31, 2010.

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