Financial Statement Restatement Paper ACC537 April 13, 2015 Financial Statement Restatement Paper Most companies in the world use accounting principles to help them manage their cash flows that occur on a daily basis. It would be impossible for large companies to function without having an accounting department that measures all the data and ensures the company is profitable. Every transaction that occurs in the company needs to be recorded in an appropriate account to reflect everything that
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Financial Statement Restatement Paper Abstract Restatement of the financials for a company can affect a company tremendously, when it comes to the validity of the company’s financial success. A study was conducted on the company IEC and its financials. For the fiscal year of 2012, the company announced their restatement of their financials. The aftermath of the announcement are discussed. Also, the financial standing, prior to the restatement, is examined. The effects the error had on
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Financial Statement Restatement Paper Justina Kabanuk University of Phoenix ACC/537 Financial Accounting Steven Hall July 5, 2010 Financial Statement Restatement Paper Financial statement users depend on accurate financial statements from
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Restatement of the Company Zynga is a social gaming company. Many of their games are seen on social media networks such as Facebook, or Google+. On August 11, 2011, Zynga restated their first quarter revenue to reflect an accounting error in their initial IPO (initial public offering) registration. Their second quarter revenue report was increased by 3% over what was reported in first quarter. The error was due to a previous policy estimate (Primack, August, 2011). Accounting Principles Involved
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ASSIGNMENT 1 ACC 573 Week 3 Assignment 1 - Financial Statement Restatement and Ethics Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you: 1. Assess the factors that contributed to the financial statement restatement, signifying the executive management team’s attitude toward the restatement. Suggest how the restatement may have been avoided during the initial reporting process. 2. Explain the impact to the company’s stock price when the restatement was released and to future earnings forecast
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Running head: FINANCIAL STATEMENT RESTATEMENT Financial Statement Restatement Paper Financial Statement Restatement Paper Companies must often restate their financial statements to address certain issues that have occurred within the company including changes in accounting principles, changes in accounting estimates, changes in the reporting entity, and errors in their financial statements. “The FASB classifies changes in these categories because each category involves different methods of
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Financial Statement Restatement Paper ***** ****** ACC/537 January 13, 2014 Financial Statement Restatement Paper MicroStrategy, Inc. went public in June 2008. It is a software company that had been identified as, “a successful, growing company with positive net income” (Krishnan & Mintz, 2007). Like many managers, the managers at MicroStrategy, Inc. wanted to make a quick profit by using aggressive accounting techniques that artificially boosted revenues, inflated earnings, and raised
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Financial Statement Restatement Financial Accounting/ ACC537 Myrtle Clark Sheila Haskins April 14, 2014 In this paper I will discuss the restatement of Diamond Food Inc.’s financial statements. The errors in accounting principles involved and what effect it had on financial statements. How changes affected the stockholders. In February 2012, Diamond Foods Inc., issued a statement that they have to restate the financial statements for 2010 and 2011. Diamond Foods Inc., was forced by the
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Financial Statement Restatement Paper – Citizens First Bancorp, Inc. In 2009 Citizens First Bancorp, Inc. was forced to restate their earnings in the first and second quarters. The first quarter was revised due to “an accounting error on a $7.5 million impairment of its deferred tax valuation allowance” (Barba, R. October 20, 2009). The second quarter revision was a regulatory action by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which involved allegations of “inappropriate behavior at the company
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Page 7-8 VIII. Restatement Page 8-12 IX. Business Risks: The Company Page 12-13 X. Accounting Policies and Disclosure Practices Page 14-16 XI. Financial Statement Analysis Page 16- 18 XII. Conclusion Page 18-19 XIII. Exhibits Page 20 XIV. Reference Page 21 Executive Summary VeriFone Systems, Inc. is a company who was involved in fraudulent financial accounting. After examining their financial statements and other public information
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