If the value associated with the expenditure will be used up in the current period, the expenditure is expensed. 17. Hard assets are assets such as the factory and machinery—they are tangible and identifiable. Soft assets are assets such as software, research and development efforts, and intellectual capital—they are more intangible in…
|Initials |Comments | | |Objectives | | | | |Discuss the type, scope, and timing of the audit with the owner/manager, board | | | | | |of directors or, if applicable, the audit committee. Also, discuss adequacy of| | | |…
The Independence requirements in this section that apply to a Network Firm apply to any entity, such as a consulting practice or professional law practice, that meets the definition of a Network Firm irrespective of whether the entity itself meets the definition of a Firm. 290.14 To enhance their ability to provide Professional Services, Firms frequently form larger structures with other Firms and entities. Whether these larger structures create a Network depends on the particular facts…