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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 Corporation, AIG, Lehman Brothers, and most recently the Olympus Corporation. Some of these have resulted in the collapse and dissolution of
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Ethical Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting Text and Cases Steven M. Mintz, DBA, CPA Professor of Accounting California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Roselyn E. Morris, PhD, CPA Chair and Professor of Accounting Texas State University-San Marcos Boston Burr Ridge, IL Dubuque, IA Madison, Wl New York San Francisco St. Louis Bangkok Bogota Caracas Kuala Lumpur Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan Montreal New Delhi Santiago Seoul Singapore Sydney Taipei Toronto
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Auditing Cases instructor resource Manual f our th e d itio n Mark S. Beasley Frank A. Buckless Steven M. Glover Douglas F. Prawitt do not coPy or redistribute Prentice hall Upper Saddle River, New Jersey ta b l e s e ct ion o f co n t e n t s 1 2 client acceptance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S o l u tionS inc lu de d in t h iS Section 1.1 Ocean Manufacturing, Inc. 3 The New Client Acceptance Decision s e ct ion Understanding
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School of Accounting and Finance AFM 311: Connections to Ethical Context Spring 2015 Course Syllabus Course Instructors: Name: | Karen Wensley | Office Location: | HH383J | Telephone: | (shared office) | Email: | kwensley@uwaterloo.ca | Office Hours: | Monday 12:00 – 1:00 or 3:00 – 3:30, Thursday 9:30 – 10:00 or 2:00 – 3:00 or by appointment, email | Name: | Krista Fiolleau | Office Location: | HH 383K | Telephone: | X38166 | Email: | k2fiolle@uwaterloo.ca | Office
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Historical Events on this Day in History Events in History for Tuesday 18th February 2014 ◀ Jan February Mar ▶ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | | All Events Birthdays | Weddings Deaths | Events 1 - 167 of 167 3102 BC - Epoch (origin) of the Kali Yuga. 1129 - Jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II 1268 - The Livonian Brothers of the Sword are defeated by Dovmont of
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1. Introduction “The only constant is change”, as Heraclitus points out (Brainyquote.com). There is no doubt that the world has changed over time physically, economically, and culturally. As the world has evolved, so has business, and as business has evolved so has auditing. The concept of auditing is as old as civilization. The need for a knowledgeable, external, third person to verify transactions or accounts and detect fraud has been present since the advent of trade and accounting. Thus the
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FRAUD BASICS WHAT IS FRAUD? Fraud, sometimes referred to as the fraudulent act, is an intentional deception, whether by omission or commission, that causes its victim to suffer an economic loss and/or the perpetrator to realize a gain. A simple working definition of fraud is theft by deception. Legal Elements of Fraud Under common law, fraud includes four essential elements: 1. A material false statement 2. Knowledge that the statement was false when it was spoken 3. Reliance on the false
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December 2015 - FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE Please verify the location of your exam below. CAREFULLY ensure that you note the correct room according to your LAST NAME ACCT Sec Title ACCT 351 001 Intermediate Financial Acct 1 ACCT 351 Time Prof. FROM Dec 21 6 pm Tsang Aaa - Zzz GYM main gym 20-30 002 Intermediate Financial Acct 1 Dec 21 6 pm Tsang Aaa - Zzz GYM main gym 20-30 ACCT 351 003 Intermediate Financial Acct 1 Dec 21 6 pm Tsang Aaa - Zzz GYM main gym 20-30 ACCT
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Module 3 1.In going through the plan it is my observation that the plan lacks in testing some areas, specifically the sales revenue and accounts receivable. Via info from the previous module we know there is no pre numbering for bills of lading and no other method to which these are accounted for. There are several things that could result from this weakness. We can conclude that there may be discrepancies in items shipped and items billed to customers. As well because of a lack of numerical reference
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