he used his high position of power in sales to coerce clients into boosting sales earnings by quarter. This led to "overly aggressive accounting practices" to boost their reported earnings. Evidence supported that the managerial use of discretion to greatly influence reported earnings was not only used by Richards', but it had become a company-wide practice. This naturally drew the attention of the DOJ and the SEC as they investigated the potential wrongdoings. Investigators found enough evidence to
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Security Management Act- This act was passed in 2002 as part of the title 3 of the E-Government Act. Its purpose is to ensure that federal agencies protect their data. It gives specific responsibilities for federal agencies. They are responsible for protecting the system and data, complying with all elements of FISMA and integrating security in all processes. Gramm-Leach Bliley Act also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999. This act protects your private financial information
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Reporting Practices and Ethics HCS/405 Introduction Planning, controlling, organizing and decision making make up the four elements of financial management Baker (2011). Standards and guidelines of financial reporting are known as generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) ("Accounting Principles & General Financial Ethical Standards", 2014). Financial ethics and standards determine the success of an organization. The VA is accused of the death of over 1000 waiting for care and budget
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located in the province of Pampanga and Bulacan. Majority stockholder is the Arroyo Family Group owning 99.7 percent of the voting stock. The Bankis classified as “Very High Risk” considering its extremely unsound financial condition and the various unsafe and unsound banking practices noted in the previous and latest general examination. Conservatorship under Section 29 of R.A. No. 7653 (The New Central Bank Act) can no longer be considered an option for XYZ, since its liabilities exceeded its realizable
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General Ideas An accounting estimate is an approximation of a financial statement element, item, or account in the absence of exact measurement. In other words, it refers to items/account balances that are subject to management judgments, appraisals and management assumptions. Accounting estimates are made based on management’s knowledge and experience of past and current events. Meaning to say, management is responsible for establishing the process and controls for preparing accounting estimates
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