Use the last two years of financial statements for Amazon.com, Inc.
1. Analyze the income statement for any potential risk factors and compliance issues with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or International Financial Recording Standards (IFRS).
2. Analyze the risk factors and compliance issues with GAAP or IFRS on the balance sheet.
3. Analyzes the cash and revenue of the company for potential risk factors using the internal control
4. Using the internal control, analyze the cash and revenue for potential risk factors:
A) What risks need to be documented?
B) How does this information compare to the company or industry averages, or the company’s past performance?
5. Explain the audit universe and how you identified it.
6. Based on your analysis of risk, devise a sampling program for the audit universe.
7. Choose the most preferable audit testing procedures that could be used in the field, based on the audit universe items sampled in this situation.