research is done about the inventory internal control system in Burger King outlets located in Portmore. Companies should store inventory in secure spacious warehouses so that inventory is not stolen or damaged. Goods and resources of similar type should be kept in the same general area of the warehouse to minimize confusion and to ensure accurate counts. In an aid to control stock most companies use physical inventory counts which are a way of ensuring that a company's inventory management system
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Data Mining for Fraud Detection: Toward an Improvement on Internal Control Systems? Mieke Jans, Nadine Lybaert, Koen Vanhoof Abstract Fraud is a million dollar business and it’s increasing every year. The numbers are shocking, all the more because over one third of all frauds are detected by ’chance’ means. The second best detection method is internal control. As a result, it would be advisable to search for improvement of internal control systems. Taking into consideration the promising success
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other professional services must comply with standards: Auditing standards board and PCAOB (Issue statements on auditing standards) -Rule 203 Accounting Principles- A member shall not express an opinion or state affirmatively or negatively that financial statements are presented in conformity with GAAP if there is any departure from an accounting principle that has material effect on the financial statements. -Rule 301 Confidential Client Information- A member in public practice shall not disclose
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case is about the dilemma of an auditor, Mr. Chuah Mun Soong who has found suspicious issues that may lead to fraud upon auditing Flat Cargo Berhad (FCB). He was supposed to report to the audit committee of FCB regarding the audit outcomes. However, Mr. Chuah needed to inform the managing partner of his firm with regards to the findings on the inconsistencies of accounts in FCB. Company Background FCB Cargo Berhad (FCB) was established in 1997 operating primarily as an air cargo carrier. FCB providing
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts ACCT 6334. Taiwan – Auditing Fall 2013 Class Research Project STUDENT: Chien-Yun Tseng UTD ID# 2021195349 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION................................................................ 3 CHAPTER1. THE CLIENT ACCEPTANCE /CONTINUATION PROCESS, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING AN UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CLIENT ... 4 CHAPTER2. OBTAINING AN
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organizations should: Clearly specify objectives to allow the identification and assessment of risks related to those objectives, Identify and analyze risks to the achievement of its objectives to determine how they may be managed, Consider potential fraud
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Introduction & Objectives Accounting has many elements to producing an annual statement each fiscal year; these different elements have regulations in which organisations have to abide by. Regulations have three categories; legislation, accounting standards and stock exchange regulations (Melville, 2008). Legislation can differ from country to country, which is the same for accounting standard board as each country has individually developed their own standards (Accounting Standards Board for the UK
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Governance and Performance of Saudi Arabia Listed Companies Yahya Ali Al-Matari Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia matariyahya@yahoo.com Dr. Abdullah Kaid Al-Swidi College of Arts & Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia swidi@uum.edu.my, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Faudziah Hanim Bt Fadzil Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia fhanim@uum.edu.my Abstract: This study aims to provide a concise view of the background of Saudi Arabia‟s legal system, important regulations and
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television showcased Tyco International’s former chief executive officer (CEO) L. Dennis Kozlowski and former chief financial officer (CFO) Mark H. Swartz in handcuffs after being arrested and charged with misappropriating more than $170 million from the company. They were also accused of stealing more than $430 million through fraudulent sales of Tyco stock and concealing the information from shareholders. The two executives were charged with more than thirty counts of misconduct, including grand larceny
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Research Study INTRODUCTION Accounting scandals in business firms arise with the disclosure of financial misdeeds by trusted executives of corporations. Examples of Accounting Fraud: • Merging short and long term debt into one amount to improve the perceived liquidity of the company • Failing to disclose risky investments or “creative” accounting practices • Over-recording sales revenue • Under-recording expenses (i.e. depreciation expense) Accounting fraud leads to many serious problem
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