auditor is asked to express an opinion on the fair presentation of financial statements? 1) It is difficult to prepare financial statements that fairly present a company’s financial position, operations, and cash flows without the expertise of an independent auditor. 2) It is management’s responsibility to seek available independent aid in the appraisal of the financial information shown in its financial statements. 3) The opinion of an independent party is needed because a
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Corporate InformatIon Board of directors Mr. Mahesh r. shetty - Chairman and Managing Director Mr. Naarayanan iyer - Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director dr. chhaya shastri - Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director Mr. cyrus driver - Independent, Non-Executive Director* Ms. drushti desai - Independent, Non-Executive Director Mr. Yatin samant - Independent, Non-Executive Director Mr. Uday Lajmi - Independent, Non-Executive Director * Resigned w.e.f. 17 June, 2013 Ms. Drushti Desai (Chairperson)
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Accounting, Organizations and Society 38 (2013) 596–620 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Accounting, Organizations and Society journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/aos An accountability framework for financial statement auditors and related research questions Mark E. Peecher a,⇑, Ira Solomon b,1, Ken T. Trotman c,2 a Department of Accountancy, College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820, United States
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through financial intermediation between savers and borrowers. It also offers financial services and products that accelerate settlement of transactions and in the process reduce cash intensity in the financial system, encourage banking culture, and catalyses economic growth. However, for the effective functioning of the financial system, the payment systems must be safe and efficient; otherwise they can be a channel for the transmission of disturbances from one part of the economy or financial system
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assets, and fraudulent financial reporting, it appears that fraud in its various forms is a problem that is increasing in frequency and severity. KPMG’s Fraud Survey 2003 documented a marked increase in overall fraud levels since its 1998 survey, with employee fraud by far the most common type of fraud. The 2003 survey also noted that fraudulent financial reporting had more than doubled from 1998. This trend is consistent with the unprecedented recent spate of large accounting frauds (Enron, WorldCom)
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auditor or auditors.” If the auditor is not independent, the financial statements are considered unaudited for all practical purposes. In case where the SEC has found that a CPA firm was not independent, it has required that the financial statements be re-audited by another firm. A lack of independence can result in disciplinary action by regulators and/or professional organizations and litigation by those who relied on the financial statements (e.g., clients and investors). The profession,
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keen. There is an increase in the number of "religious" tax-avoidance schemes, e.g., mail order ministries, family churches, vows of poverty, etc. Congress has been investigating Reverend Moon's Unification Church and related organizations for illegal activities. The recent mass suicide at the People's Temple in Jonestown, Guyana, drew international comment and much Congressional interest. And, the press is filled with reports of "brainwashed" disciples and parents "re-kidnapping" their children
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NHBR: 30 years and counting: Tyco scandal and its aftermath By Kenny, Jack Publication: New Hampshire Business Review Date: Friday, October 10 2008 No petty thieves, Tyco International Ltd. chief executive Dennis Kozlowski and chief financial officer Mark Swartz took over $170 millions in "loans" from the company without the shareholders knowledge. A Securities and Exchange Commission investigation in 2002 also found the pair had made more than $400 million in stock sales without disclosure
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project analyzed the financial data of different Clients of Gondia district central co-operative Bank ltd (GDCC) Maharashtra. The purpose of this project is to identify the Financial position of the clients, their capability to repay the loan and the actual Credit required by them for their business. During this project another main task was to identify the Pre – Sanction and the Sanction Process of LOANS. The study is grounded on the analysis of Financial Reports of the Clients.
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or a limited term policy but it actually turns out to be a regular premium mode. And the customer has no option but to surrender the policy or stop paying the premium. According to a survey conducted by Ernst & Young, compared to different types of frauds, insurance companies are most affected by “mis-selling” due to premeditated fabrication or fraudulent
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