Groupon Scandal 2:30 Pavlo, Walter. "Groupon Accounting Scandal, and We're Surprised?" Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 03 Apr. 2012. Web. 03 Feb. 2013. Groupon went public for the first time on November 4, 2011 and was a big hit. They quickly surged from $20/share to $31/share. It was not more than 4 months until an accounting scandal arose with much controversy. After this first day boom, investors have lost more than $9 billion in stocks. The original backers of Groupon tried to hide the scandal by
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Alexis Isbell 11/1/2012 Case Project The Enron Scandal Near the turn of the 21st century, a seemingly large Dallas-based gas company sent a shockwave around the world in what would become known as the Enron scandal. The Enron scandal would cause many people to not only lose their jobs and their ways of life, but it would also cause people to become weary of these incredibly large companies. The Early Years (1985-early 1990’s) Enron was the brainchild of Kenneth Lay, when he brought
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accountant requires; 2) The role of the forensic accountant in the courtroom; 3) The legal responsibilities of the forensic accountant; and lastly, 4) The role of the forensic accountant in a couple of major accounting fraud scandals. The world of Accounting has seen several major scandals since the early 1990s. These include major accounting failures such as Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia, Tyco, Phar-Mor, Cendant, Computer Associates, AOL, Freddie Mac, ImClone, Qwest Communications, Royal Ahold, Health South
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Business Research Ethics RES/351 Business Research Business Research Ethics The trust instilled in a company that is being considered to provide support is immense. There are key factors that a company looks for when choosing. These factors could include integrity, reliability, honesty, responsibility, and prestige just to name a few. Enron and Arthur Andersen auditors had such a partnership where Arthur Andersen auditors provided accounting support. There were unethical practices that lead
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POL 241 – American Government Group Assignment 03 Suranga Sarukkali #1093 The Watergate Scandal from the media angle Introduction The Watergate scandal was a political scandal during the 1970s in the United States resulting from the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex inWashington, D.C. Effects of the scandal ultimately led to the resignation of the President of the United States, Richard Nixon, on August 9, 1974, the first and only
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Continues Since the turn of the century, many financial scandals have been discovered, such as MCI Communications Corporation (MCI). Financial scandals can be minimized by the use of effective internal controls. According to Chao and Foote, effective internal controls reasonably prevent material misstatements in financial reporting and fraud while weak internal controls have the opposite effect (2012). Extensive research about the MCI’s financial scandal has provided proof that Chao and Foote’s analogy
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History Satyam Computer services Limited an Information Technology Company was founded in 1987 by Ramalinga Raju. The company is based in Hyderabad, India and was the fourth largest software exporter in India until January 2009. As one of the largest software company, Satyam traded in the Bombay Stock Exchange, the national Stock Exchange and New York Exchange. Satyam grew rapidly with customers stretching over 66 countries and was ranked at 185th on the Fortune 500 companies list. In 2008, Satyam
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The American Institute of CPA’s The American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA) provides a Code of Professional Conduct to its members. The purposes of the Code are to protect the public and raise public confidence in the profession, to provide guidance in respecting the confidentiality of clients and employer’s, and to maintain these high standards through the sharing of information with members. Protect the Public The first purpose, protection of the public and to raise public confidence in the accounting
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4Introduction………………………………………………...…………………………………………5The importance of Ethics in Accounting…….……………………………………………………………………..6 Creative Accounting…………………………………………………………………………….…7 Accounting Scandals..……………………………………………………………………………………………………10 The Enron Scandal……………………………………………………………………………………..10 The WorldCom Scandal………………………………………………………………….…………..12The consequences of Creative Accounting……………………..…………………………………13Measures of Prevention……………………………………………………………………………………15Conclusion………………………………………………………………………
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Most Significant Events Casey Turner HIS/135 11/20/2011 I am writing this paper to reveal and describe different events that have occured over the past 50 years that have had a direct impact on the United States and affected the way we all live today. There are many economical, social, and political events that have helped shaped not only our country, but many other nations around the world as well. This paper is an attempt to reveal and speculate on some of these important events. 1950’s
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