Legality and Ethicality of Corporate Governance ETH 376 Ethics Case 3-3: United Thermostatic Controls Case The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the legality and ethicality of the corporate governance activities that occurred in an ethics case presented in the text. The paper will provide relevant details regarding the legality of the activities‚ the criteria by which Sarbanes-Oxley would apply to this case‚ the ethicality of the activities‚ whether or not the activities were equitable
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Ethics Case 3-3: United Thermostatic Controls Abstract As the case study revealed‚ United Thermostatic Controls has an ethical dilemma it is considering. United Thermostatic Controls is contemplating finagling sales number in order to meet the Southern Division’s budget. A member of this organization has pressured the accounting department to disregard the wishes of its customers‚ and deliver product before the agreed upon date so that the revenue can be recorded
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Chapter 3 – Ethics‚ Fraud‚ and Internal Control Fraud 1. Compare and contrast employee fraud vs. management fraud. a. Employee Fraud a. Nonmanagement employees convert cash or assets to direct employee benefit b. Management Fraud – Performance Fraud a. Does not involve direct theft of assets b. Fraud is perpetrated above which the internal control structure generally relate c. Use financial statements to create an illusion that an entity is healthier than it is d. Misappropriation of
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2013 - 2014 Ethical Decision-making Issue: how to resolve ethical dilemmas – two “right” values in conflict; choosing between equally unpleasant alternatives – e.g. truth and loyalty: telling the truth to a friend about a company’s intention can be construed as disloyalty to the company? Moral Philosophy: the principles and rules that are used to decide what is right or wrong; a moral philosophy states an ideal perspective that most people accept Prescriptive approach to decision making: Consequentialist/Teleological:
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Module 3 Accounting Adjustments and Constructing Financial Statements DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Q3-1. The fiscal year is the annual accounting period that a firm adopts. A firm that uses December 31 as its year-end is on a calendar-year basis. Traditionally‚ fiscal years that end in January through the end of May‚ are labeled as the prior calendar year. For example‚ a fiscal year ending January 31‚ 2010 would be labeled fiscal 2009 because the bulk of the operations occurred in calendar 2009
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Jun Yeop Han CBA 300 Professor Pia Gupta February 12‚ 2015 Homework 3 1. What are the characteristics of informal cognitive institutions and why are they of special significance to international business managers. Guanxi in China and Relationship building in Japan are examples of the informal cognitive institutions. Their characteristics are described as their concept based hence intangibility. It is significantly important to the international mangers‚ because they are what valued in the countries
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United Thermostatic Controls ETH 376 June 25‚ 2012 Susan Paris United Thermostatic Controls This paper will show the legality of the activities that happened within United Thermostatic Controls based on federal‚ state‚ and local laws. As this case is examined the Sarbanes-Oxley act will be discussed as it played a role in this case because United is a publicly owned company. Also this paper will show the ethicality‚ if the activities were equitable to internal and external stakeholders
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Case 3.1 Enron: Understanding the Client’s Business and Industry Price‚ Ria; Walters‚ Jessica 1. Inherent risk‚ a component of the audit risk model‚ refers to the susceptibility of the accounts to material misstatement‚ without regard to the systems internal controls. Inherent risk is a function of the nature of the client’s business‚ the major types of transactions‚ and the effectiveness and integrity of its managers and accountants. A clear understanding of the audit client’s business model is essential in assessing
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stfx university | Accounting For Leases | Capital Vs. Operating Leases | | 200906027 | 11/16/2010 | This paper will outline the differences in accounting treatment of and criteria for determining whether leases should be accounted for as either a capital lease or an operating lease. I will be limiting my discussion to the accounting treatment of leases by the lessee. This paper will discuss the current accounting treatment for the two types of leases according to Canadian GAAP and
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Financial accounting is one branch of accounting and historically has involved processes by which financial information about a business is recorded‚ classified‚ summarized‚ interpreted‚ and communicated; for public companies‚ this information is generally publicly-accessible (Financial Accounting Info‚ 2006). Accounting attempts to create accurate financial reports that are useful to managers‚ regulators and other stakeholders such as shareholders‚ creditors or owners (Financial Accounting Info‚ 2006)
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