Page 1 FOCUS - 1 of 3 DOCUMENTS Mondaq Business Briefing November 7, 2006 Canada: Why Bernie Ebbers is Serving a 25-Year Jail Sentence BYLINE: By Garfield Emerson LENGTH: 6613 words 1. Background On September 26, 2006, Bernard J. Ebbers ("Ebbers"), the former Chief Executive Officer of WorldCom, Inc. ("WorldCom"), reported to a federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana, to begin serving his 25-year jail sentence from his conviction by a jury on nine counts of conspiracy, securities fraud
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CHAPTER 9 Production Cycle LEARNING OBJECTIVES | | | | | |Review |Exercises, Problems, and | | |Checkpoints |Simulations | |
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To: Outside CPAs From: CPA Date: November 12, 2012 Subject: Professional responsibilities as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), difference between a review and an audit; explanations regarding deferred tax methods, accounting changes and error corrections, and establishing a subsidiary as a corporation. CC: manager It has come to my attention that my expertise is warranted for the explanations on the following
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the Enron Corporation, an American energy company based in Houston, Texas, and the de facto dissolution of Arthur Andersen, which was one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the world. In addition to being the largest bankruptcy reorganization in American history at that time, Enron was attributed as the biggest audit failure. Enron was formed in 1985 by Kenneth Lay after merging Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth
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CHAPTER 6 Audit Planning, Understanding the Client, Assessing Risks, and Responding Review Questions 6–1 In their investigation of a prospective client, the CPAs should assess the backgrounds and reputations of the prospect and its major shareholders, directors, and officers. Thus, inquiries are made of underwriters, bankers, and attorneys that conduct business with the prospective client. Also, the CPAs are required to make inquiries of the prospect’s predecessor auditors
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CHAPTER 6 Audit Planning, Understanding the Client, Assessing Risks, and Responding Review Questions 6–1 In their investigation of a prospective client, the CPAs should assess the backgrounds and reputations of the prospect and its major shareholders, directors, and officers. Thus, inquiries are made of underwriters, bankers, and attorneys that conduct business with the prospective client. Also, the CPAs are required to make inquiries of the prospect’s predecessor
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potential investors and creditors can look at financial statement to decide whether to invest in a business o not - important as it also protects the public from scams and corrupt business procedures d) Financial Audits,Compliance Audits, Information Technology Audits, Departmental Audits e) – duty to carry out
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------------------------------------------------- Smackey dog food Auditing [Date] tamucc [Company address] [Date] tamucc [Company address] Smackey Dog Food is a family owned and operated company that began as a dream of two sister’s and its meager beginnings were established in the kitchen of their home. The business has become more profitable and thus the sisters have a need to expand the business into a larger facility. There was a need to hire additional employees in order to meet the demand for
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new environment. You earn a great salary, pay exorbitant rent for a tiny apartment, and are on the audit team for one of the leading banks in the U.S. You couldn’t sleep because of the traffic noise last night, so you stayed up far too late reading the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations’ (COSO) Internal Control-Integrated Framework and tried to figure out how it relates to your first real audit. “Please sit down,” Ms. Rise continues. “How has your first
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result, the agent agrees to be monitored as part of his/her employment contract. Auditing appears to be a cost-effective form of monitoring. The empirical evidence suggests auditing was demanded prior to government regulation such as statutory audit requirements. Additionally, many private companies and other entities not subject to government auditing regulations also demand auditing. 1-3 The agency relationship between an owner and manager produces a natural conflict of interest because
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