certification of the financial statements and conclude whether its work is effective in preventing major scandals on the lines of Enron and Worldcom. 1.0 ABSTRACT 2.0 ENRON-CORPORATE FIASCOS 3.0 HOW DID THE AUDITORS FAIL TO CATCH PROBLEMS AT ENRON? 4.0 HOW TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF ENRON? 5.0 NEW RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUDITORS ACCORDING TO SARBANES-OXLEY ACT 2002 6.0 CONCLUSION 7.0 REFERENCES 1.0 ABSTRACT The responsibility of an auditor is to express an opinion on the financial statements
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THE ACCOUNTING REVIEW Vol. 77 Supplement 2002 pp. 175–202 Evidence from Auditors about Managers’ and Auditors’ Earnings Management Decisions Mark W. Nelson John A. Elliott Cornell University Robin L. Tarpley The George Washington University ABSTRACT: This paper reports analyses of data obtained using a field-based questionnaire in which 253 auditors from one Big 5 firm recalled and described 515 specific experiences they had with clients who they believe were attempting to manage earnings
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Martirosyan Case 1.1 Qt.1 Several parties were responsible for Enron crisis‚ including independent auditor‚ key executive officers‚ internal auditors‚ SEC and FASB. The hypocrisy‚ dishonorable actions and unethical behavior of Kenney Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling‚ Andrew Fastow led to bankruptcy. This and many other problems‚ such as loss in transactions involving the swaps stocks‚ SPE related issues and est.‚ finally contributed to crisis. As Enron executives‚ all of their concerns should have been focused
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Project Due 12/10/2012 Music Recording Contract This contract (the “agreement”) effective in the date of “0/00/0000” BETWEEN: True Records And Artist 1 ______________ Artist 2 ______________ Artist 3 ______________ Artist 4 ______________ Artist 5 ______________ Background: A. The Artist is a professional entertainer and recording artist known as “ Group” B. The Company is in the business of producing Master Recordings‚ or causing such Master Recordings to be produced as well as
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IN DEPENDENCE OF AUDITOR – ENRON AND ARTHUR ANDERSEN CASE Introduction The world economy in recent years has got some significant growth but also had quite serious scandals. They caused the shakes for many‚ both citizens and authorities. Therefore‚ it is a challenging time and it is the time for change. An absolutely necessity is to enhance the true reliable financial information because the success on the capital market depends on it. The key factor is to assure that auditors must take a completely
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What is a contract? A business contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more parties to do or not to do certain things. For example‚ a business contract could be for the sale of goods or supply of services at a certain price. There are many different types of contracts including: the sale and purchase of a business agreement; partnership agreements; leases of business premises; leases of plant and equipment; and employment agreements. The process for creating a contract generally
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1. Voidable Contract: An agreement which is enforceable by law at the option of one or more of the parties thereto‚ but not at the option of the other or others‚ is a voidable contract. A contract is voidable when one of the parties to the contract has not exercised his free consent. One of the essential elements of a formation of a contract for example‚ free consent‚ is absent. All voidable contracts are those which are induced by coercion fraud or misrepresentation. The person whose consent is
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Types of Contracts [pic] Choosing type appropriate contract type is essential to successful performance under a contract. The type of contract determines the cost and performance risks which are placed on the contractor. There are two broad contract groups--fixed price and cost reimbursement. Within each of these groups‚ there are various types of contracts which can be used individually or in combination. [pic] Firm Fixed Price Contracts [pic] This type of contract requires the contractor
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Kaplan University There are many different types of evidence that can be used in a criminal investigation. Some more valuable than others. Although the smallest piece of evidence can sometimes turn out to be the most valuable. Evidence comes in all shapes‚ sizes and forms and are crucial to any successful investigation. Finger prints are one of the most incriminating pieces of evidence. It is so significant because it can narrow down someone ’s identity and possibly link them directly to a crime
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What happened in Enron and Arthur Andersen? United States ’ seventh largest company Enron‚ with the slogan "Ask Why" was admired for its innovation‚ but it all ended up in bankruptcy and criminal matters. The company filed for bankruptcy in December 2001. This was one of the world ’s biggest corporate scandals in history. USA ’s seventh largest firm had in over sixteen years increased its assets from 10 billion to 70 billion U.S. dollars‚ and was by the stock market analysts from Wall Street
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