these immense frauds from occurring in the future. As a response to these large frauds, in 2002, the US Government passed the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) issued Statement on Auditing Standards No. 99(SAS No. 99) to improve investor confidence and the auditing function’s ability to detect material frauds. The intent of this thesis was to look at the fraudulent factors associated with several recent corporate frauds and compare
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Case Study 2 ACCT504-Managerial Accounting and Finance Professor Dediemar February 10, 2014 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………3 Evaluation of Internal Controls at LBJ Company………………………..4 Efficiency of LBJ Company………..……………………………………5 Inefficient Practices at LBJ………………………………………………5 Recommendation to Purchase Indelible Ink Machine…………………….6 Conclusion……………………………………………………………….7 Work Cited...…………………………………………………………….8 To: LBJ Company President From: Duc Nguyen, Accounting
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Week 5: Case Study 2 Internal Control To: President of LJB Company, Thank you for selecting our firm to provide your company with an evaluation of your organizations internal control system. Internal control systems are vital in securing your organizations assets, it will limit the risk of fraud as well as misuse of your assets. Comprehending how to separate duties among your employees will aid in improving transparency as well as keep your company financially strong. Before the company
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Chapter 2 Who Commits Fraud and Why I, Dennis Greer, am making this statement on my own, without threat or promises, as to my activities in regard to the activity of kiting between Bank A and Bank B. As of May 19XX, I was having extreme emotional and financial difficulties. For religious reasons, I was required without notice to move out of where I was living, and I had no place to go. Also, my grandmother—the only family member I was close to—was dying. I had to live
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the main reasons for a financial audit is to ensure that the company is not making any fraud. This is why the financial auditing body should be an independent third party. AR = Audit risk: is the risk that the auditor will incorrectly issue an unqualified opinion. IR = Inherent risk: is the risk of material misstatements absent any internal controls or testing. CR = Control risk: is the risk that internal controls will fail to prevent or detect material misstatement. DR = Detection risk: is
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Case 3.1 Jessica Kelley-Seamans Acc-412 1- Identify the key objectives for a client’s payroll function. Comment on objectives related to tests of controls and substantive audit procedures. The payroll functions include * employment ( HR) * timekeeping * payroll preparation and recordkeeping * Pay distribution (Whitman, pg 626) Each of these payroll actions should be kept separate from one another, in accordance with proper segregation of duties. Segregation of duties
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Case Study 2—Internal Control ACCT 504 WK 5 Professor: Melinda Howerton Date: April 5, 2014 Table of Contents Introduction 3 New Internal Control Requirements 4 Internal Control Strengths 4 Internal Control Weakness 5-6 Recommendations and Conclusion 6-7 Works Cited
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history that has always been changing through historical events. Auditing always changed to meet the needs of the business environment of that day. Auditing has been around since the beginning of human civilization, focusing mainly, at first, on finding fraud. As the United States grew, the business world grew, and auditing began to play more important roles. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, people began to invest money into large corporations. The Stock Market crash of 1929 and various scandals made
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[pic] Case Analysis The COLLAPSE OF BARING BANK (Individual Assignment) BU 041 Why Corporate Social Responsibility Matters Name: Ou Yang Ning Xiao Term: January 2012 Lecturer: Mr. Issac Leung Due Date: 29th February 2012 Words count: 2133 words TABLE OF CONTENT Executive Summary-----------------------------------------------------Page 3 Introduction-------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 CSR Problem within the Barings Bank-----------------------------
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Case Study 2- Internal Control Improving LJB Company Internal Control ACCT 504 Felix M. Fair October 6, 2012 Table Of Contents: 1. Introduction pg. 3 2. Proper Development of Internal Control pg. 3 3. Effective LJB Practices pg. 3-4 4. Areas for Improvement
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