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    1.0 SUMMARY OF FACTS OF THE CASE STUDY After understanding the overall of case study‚ Arthur Andersen: Questionable Accounting Practice‚ we have identified a few facts. The following subsection will present the facts. 1.1 ARTHUR ANDERSEN Arthur Andersen LLP was founded in Chicago in 1913 by Arthur Andersen and partner Clerence DeLeny. Over a span or nearly 90 years‚ the Chicago accounting would became known as one of the “Big Five” largest accounting firms in the United States together

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    in 2001. In early‚ 2002 criminal investigation was open by US department of Justice into Enron’s collapse. The Security exchange commission (SEC) also opened the investigation into Arthur Andersen as well because they destroy and hide evidence of Enron’s financial statement. The role of the auditing giant Arthur Andersen in the collapse of Enron is incomprehensible to some. The accounting firm overlooked significant debts that are not the Enron’s financial statement. US department of justice found

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    corporate fraud. The first to publicly disclose Enron’s financial fallout was Daniel Scotto who in August 2001 issued a report telling investors to sell Enron stocks and bonds at any and all cost. The Enron Corporation and its accounting firm Arthur Andersen that was revealed in late 2001. After a series of revelations involving irregular accounting procedures began throughout the 1990s‚ Enron was on the brink of bankruptcy by November 2001. A rescue attempt was made by a smaller energy company‚ Dynegy

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    Work‚ Education and Training Requirements‚ Getting the Job - StateUniversity.com http://careers.stateuniversity.com/pages/191/Auditor.html#ixzz22dStnaBa “10 Scandals That Rocked the Accounting World.” HubPages. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2012. . “Arthur Andersen LLP: Administrative Proceedings.” U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. N.p.‚ 19 June 2001. Web. 25 Feb. 2012. . Creswell‚ Julie. “Scandal Hits–Now What? Before Enron there was Waste Management. Here’s how it came back from the brink. .” CNNMoney

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    organizations may have to unethical behavior.  Previous to its collapse‚ Enron was an energy giant based in Texas with Arthur Andersen as their auditor. Enron violated accounting standards by manipulating the mark-to-market accounting method so their earnings would appear inflated‚ thus making it seem that they are financially stable and successful (Cunningham & Harris‚ p.40). When Arthur Andersen audits Enron‚ they are supposed to give an objective evaluation‚ however‚ the audit team ignored many pressing

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    Infosys: The Challenge of Global Branding by Jeff Saperstein‚ Padmini Murty‚ Viren Desai  Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation  28 pages.  Publication date: Jul 18‚ 2005. Prod. #: 905A01-PDF-ENG Information technologies outsourcing is one of the emergent fast-growth industries in the global high-tech economy. India is the leading country for IT outsourcing and Infosys is the largest Indian company in this sector. The branding challenge for Infosys is to leverage its reputation for

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    Accenture: History

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    History Initially called Andersen Consulting‚ Accenture was formally established in 1989 when a group of partners from the Consulting division of the various Arthur Andersen firms around the world formed a new organization focused on consulting and technology services related to managing large-scale systems integration and enhancing business processes. Accenture changed its name from Andersen Consulting in 2001 after severing ties from its parent company Arthur Andersen. The company went public

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    AFM 201 – Part 1 Auditing Fall 2007 Group Assignment 2 Publicized Cases of Alleged Audit Failures Involving Large Public Companies 1) Ten Publicized Audit Failures i. Parmalat (2003) - Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu /Grant Thornton Misleading investors with “Brazen Fraud” was what the United States (US) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had sued Parmalat for in 2003. It all began when Parmalat defaulted on a bond payment worth $185 million. This raised a flag for auditors and banks

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    Bigger Than Enron Transcript

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    score on corporate America and make sure the market is honest. The trail leads also to Washington‚ where Congress weakened the protections and tied the hands of regulators‚ making it easier for aggressive companies like Enron to push the envelope. ARTHUR LEVITT‚ SEC Chairman (1993-2001): [Senate committee hearing] Enron’s collapse did not occur in a vacuum. Its backdrop is an obsessive zeal by too many American companies to project greater earnings from year to year. When I was at the SEC‚ I referred

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    Lesson Learn From Enron and Arthur Anderson The story of Enron and Arthur Anderson is a tale of great dishonest within the American Global financial system. Arthur Anderson L.L. P once one the highest paid accounting firms in the U.S now in shamble after a U.S. lawsuit. Enron once named “America’s Most Innovative Company” by Fortunes magazine. Two or the countries best companies‚ now the country most well know financial debacle The lesson that was learned in Arthur Anderson and Enron financial

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