山东2022ACCA考试报名时间及注意事项

(ii) Evaluate the relative advantages and disadvantages of Chen’s risk management committee being

non-executive rather than executive in nature. (7 marks)

17 A company sublets part of its office accommodation. In the year ended 30 June 2005 cash received from tenants

was $83,700.

Details of rent in arrears and in advance at the beginning and end of the year were:

In arrears In advance

$ $

30 June 2004 3,800 2,400

30 June 2005 4,700 3,000

All arrears of rent were subsequently received.

What figure for rental income should be included in the company’s income statement for the year ended 30 June

2005?

A $84,000

B $83,400

C $80,600

D $85,800

4 At an academic conference, a debate took place on the implementation of corporate governance practices in

developing countries. Professor James West from North America argued that one of the key needs for developing

countries was to implement rigorous systems of corporate governance to underpin investor confidence in businesses

in those countries. If they did not, he warned, there would be no lasting economic growth as potential foreign inward

investors would be discouraged from investing.

In reply, Professor Amy Leroi, herself from a developing country, reported that many developing countries are

discussing these issues at governmental level. One issue, she said, was about whether to adopt a rules-based or a

principles-based approach. She pointed to evidence highlighting a reduced number of small and medium sized initial

public offerings in New York compared to significant growth in London. She suggested that this change could be

attributed to the costs of complying with Sarbanes-Oxley in the United States and that over-regulation would be the

last thing that a developing country would need. She concluded that a principles-based approach, such as in the

United Kingdom, was preferable for developing countries.

Professor Leroi drew attention to an important section of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to illustrate her point. The key

requirement of that section was to externally report on – and have attested (verified) – internal controls. This was, she

argued, far too ambitious for small and medium companies that tended to dominate the economies of developing

countries.

Professor West countered by saying that whilst Sarbanes-Oxley may have had some problems, it remained the case

that it regulated corporate governance in the ‘largest and most successful economy in the world’. He said that rules

will sometimes be hard to follow but that is no reason to abandon them in favour of what he referred to as ‘softer’

approaches.

(a) There are arguments for both rules and principles-based approaches to corporate governance.

Required:

(i) Describe the essential features of a rules-based approach to corporate governance; (3 marks)

Which of the following statements relating to internal and external auditors is correct?

A.Internal auditors are required to be members of a professional body

B.Internal auditors’ scope of work should be determined by those charged with governance

C.External auditors report to those charged with governance

D.Internal auditors can never be independent of the company