Which of the following would be a red flag that indicates the possibility of inventory fraud?
I. The controller has assumed responsibility for approving all payments to certain vendors.
II. The controller has continuously delayed installation of a new accounts payable system, despite a corporate directive to implement it.
III. Sales commissions are not consistent with the organization's increased levels of sales.
IV. Payments to certain vendors are supported by copies of receiving memos, rather than originals.

A chief audit executive (CAE) suspects that several employees have used desktop computers for personal gain. In conducting an investigation, the primary reason that the CAE would choose to engage a forensic information systems auditor rather than using the organization's information systems auditor is that a forensic information systems auditor would possess:

What is the most important risk in determining the validity of construction delay claims?

Which of the following actions has the least influence on the chief audit executive's development of an audit plan?

An organization has a large number of vendors supplying goods to its various branches across the region. The code of conduct statements signed by the employees specify that the employees or their families will not sell goods to the organization. However, during the internal audit of a branch, the internal auditor suspected that some of the employees may be supplying goods to the organization contrary to the code of conduct. The chief audit executive has requested that a thorough review be completed to identify the potential employee vendors. Of the following tests, it would be least useful to compare [List A] with [List B].
[List A]
[List B]