wants to move the sale quickly. Because of storage issues by the Data Equipment, the sale will have to occur in January 2011 when the buyer will have adequate space to hold the equipment purchased. Terry wants to make the revenue at all costs and will do whatever it takes to make it happen. That type of motivation can create questionable decision making that can potentially violate laws and the AICPA Code of Conduct. Excello Legal Issues The failure to meet earnings estimates are of significant
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Reporting Practices and Ethics When writing this essay, first three articles that address financial reporting practices and ethical standards in healthcare had to be found. Finding god articles to use as reference was not an easy task. Upon reading the chosen articles, much thought about this topic began to enter my mind. The decision to keep reading even more articles and expand horizons before beginning to compose was a good choice. Because with
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Affect Being in the accounting profession for close to eight years, I have seen how large of a role ethics plays. While I have never done or been asked to do anything that could be considered unethical, I have come to realize that in accounting there is a lot of gray area. Many principles are left for interpretation and in some cases little guidance is given. In these cases ethics becomes of the upmost importance. Early in the chapter, Mark Cheffers and Micael Pakulauk raise the question of
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standards of practice. Just like physicians and nurses, financial managers of health care organization have a set of rules and ethical guidelines they must follow in their practices. In this paper, will cover the four financial management elements crucial to the health care organization. There will also be a summary of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and financial ethical standards. I will also provide examples from articles that explain how corporations comply with these standards and deal
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According to Hicks (n.d.), “An accounting department plays an enormous role within the medical office. As the backbone of the organization, the accounting department allows the organization to operate at its fullest potential. Without an accounting department, it would be impossible for any type of organization to operate in a cost effective manner” (The Role of Accounting in the Medical Office). Reporting Practices and Ethics Financial reporting and ethical standards in health care allow organizations
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For more than a decade now, there has been a movement around the world to develop a common set of high-quality accounting standards that can be applied globally. Comparable accounting around the world, if high standards are instilled and application was consistent, would make markets more efficient by letting investors compare companies from different countries. In particular, the issue of American adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is of importance because IFRS standards
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recognition principle according to GAAP guidelines and would be looked at as an earnings management tactic, which is viewed as an unethical practice by the AICPA and GAAP. The CFO approaches his accounting department with the expectation that they come up with a solution to this problem. The accounting department is well aware of the rules and guidelines in place when it comes to revenue recognition, but as a team come up with three possible scenarios. One, to transfer this order to an offsite warehouse
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ACCOUNTING CHALLENGES: A Global Perspective Amber Welch May 17, 2014 BU481 Introduction Herbie Hancock once said, “Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them. And that’s not comfortable for the average person”. Globalization pivots on the strength of the business behind it, the focused efforts by accounting and manageability of an industry of leadership, and standards that when faced
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Amans, Patrick Hilario, Kedron ACTG 6650 Dr. Ward 29 July 2015 “Ethics and Its Ties to Earnings Management” INTRODUCTION Many professionals and accounting researchers have raised the question -Is ethics directly linked to the practice of earnings management? Earnings management is defined by Beaudoin, Cianci, and Tsakumis (2012, p.507), as “the manipulation of revenues and/or expenses to obtain a desired financial reporting outcome.” He and Yang’s article offers that the definition of earnings
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corporate behaviour, ethical responsibilities, and internal controls due to the increasing number of corporate fiascos. The Arthur Andersen scandal was one of many conducted worldwide and an example of how things can go wrong in the public sector. This report will briefly describe the Arthur Andersen scandal, analyze the major failure elements that led to the scandal, and finally provide recommendations that could have been implemented to prevent these issues. Overview, Issues, and Recommendations:
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