Write a two to three page discussion paper ABC Corporation is a large multinational audit client of your CPA firm. One of ABC's subsidiaries, XYZ, Ltd. is a successful electronics assembly company that operates in a small Caribbean country. The country in which XYZ operates has very strict laws governing the transfer of funds to other countries. Violations of these laws may result in fines or the expropriation of the assets from the company. During the current year, you discover that $50,000 worth
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Prescription Drugs Introduction The purpose of this ethical paper is to investigate the marketing tactics being used by pharmaceutical companies and discuss the ethical issues involved. The primary source of information discussed in this paper was gathered from analysis of business and scholar journals, case studies, and current news articles. The main focus of my research was placed on the unethical practices of pharmaceutical companies and the current marketing regulations in the United States. The
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How important are personal and organizational values in business? And what impact do each set of values have on one another? In this paper I will elaborate on these very questions. Values outline and give a framework of an individual or an organizations’ belief system or corporate culture, respectively. They (the values) are often used by outsiders as indicators to determine whether the outsiders wish to associate themselves with the individual or organization in question. Individuals within
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Ethics and Compliance Paper FIN/370 Ethics and Compliance Paper In today’s business world, all businesses, organizations, and corporations must conduct business with the utmost honesty and in an ethical manner. This paper has been designed to discuss the Walmart Corporation, its role of ethics and compliance, the procedures used to ensure ethical behavior, the processes Walmart uses to comply with SEC regulations, and a review of Walmart’s financial performance over the last two years
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1. Clearly define the ethical problem. I see the ethical problem as a twofold issue here. The first being SFC Sharp has failed in some form ensure that those pages were properly destroyed as he had previously certified there proper disposal. The second is SGT Day’s misguided loyalty towards the apparent security infraction that SFC has intentionally or unintentionally created. I must speak to someone now about what I have discovered and to address SGT Day’s response to what has happened. I would
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10 Ethical Issues in Accounting By: Ernest Boentaran 1. Introduction 1.1 Bacground CFO today needs to be able to evaluate business through ethical perspectives to avoid and minimise ethical issues in Accounting, in order to remain competitive and survive in the industry especially since there are cases like Enron, which makes the public more critical about the issues. 1.2 Purpose The purpose of this report is to provide the CEO with a report that outlines the relevant ethical considerations
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* BYP 1-7 Ethics Case Paper * University of Phoenix This case’s purpose is fully to examine how Ethics plays a vital role in the decision-making process within the given scenario. First of all, the stakeholders in this situation need to be defined before examining the issues. Next, the examination of the ethical issues involved within the context of the given scenario needs to be looked at. Finally, an analysis of what ethical actions I would have taken if I
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insisted that his clients adopt that same attitude when preparing and issuing their periodic financial statements. Arthur Andersen’s auditing philosophy was not rule-based; instead he invoked a substance-over-form approach to auditing and accounting issues. He avidly believed that the primary role of the auditor was to ensure that clients reported fully and honestly to the public, regardless of the consequences for those clients. Ironically, Arthur Andersen & Co.’s dramatic fall from eminence
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have led to the ethical dilemma and current-day social issue of racism seen in profiling. Racial profiling has been abused and implemented in many different situations and
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Ethical Organization Profile University Of Phoenix Angel L. Medina MGT/216 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility October 15, 2010 Dr. Steven Englehart Large companies have formal performance management systems with a matrix process on every employee that is held every 6 months or once a year. The matrix is a sort of a syllabus for measurements of job performances. The written appraisals will have an influence on any salary adjustment, promotion, upgrades, transfers and positions
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