Howard Street Jewelers‚ Inc. A. Synopsis Howard Street Jewelers Inc. is a small retail business owned by Mr. & Mrs. Julius Levi for more than 40 years. Undoubtedly‚ the company had its ups and downs. It survived its previous sales slack by cutting costs. Currently‚ the business is experiencing a continuous downward spiral of its cash position notwithstanding the safety measures the company had taken. With that‚ Mrs. Lore Levi got alarmed that the jewellery company might close. Mrs. Levi
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Howard Street Jewelers‚ Inc. 1.) The Levis overlooked both Administrative control and Accounting control objectives. By allowing Betty to execute transactions without Management’s approval they did not satisfy Administrative controls. It is also unclear whether there was any formal official procedure established which Betty was required to follow. Concerning Accounting control‚ the Levis first and foremost did not ensure that transactions were recorded as necessary. Betty was apparently given
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several internal control concepts that could have prevented Betty’s embezzlement from the company. • Segregation of duties: Betty had responsibilities in too many areas. She maintained the cash‚ the cash receipts‚ and the sales records for Howard Street Jewelers. This not only provided Betty with plenty of opportunity‚ but also gave her the means to conceal the theft. • Authorization of transactions: Betty was able to put items on layaway without authorization from management. • Physical controls:
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Case Overview For forty years the Levis owned and operated a jewelry store. They had survived many financial ups and downs over the years‚ but the current declining cash position of the company was nearing critical. On more than one occasion Mrs. Levi had suspected Betty‚ a long term‚ reliable‚ employee for over twenty years‚ might be stealing from the company. Betty not only worked as a sales clerk‚ but she also handled all of the cash and bank deposits and maintained all of the sales and
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Case: Goodner and Howard Street Jewelers Cases Student Name: Shucong Li Date: 09.16.2014 I. Three conditions of Fraud Triangle: 1. Incentive or pressure to perpetrate fraud： a) Excessive pressure for management to meet third party expectations b) Financial stability or profitability is threatened c) Management’s personal financial situation is threatened 2. Opportunity to carry out the fraud a) Nature of the Industry or entity’s operations b) Complex or unstable organizational structure c) Ineffective
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Section: 4pm Howard Street Jewelers‚ Inc. 1. Identify the internal control concepts that the Levis overlooked or ignored. In the Howard Street Jewelers case‚ I strongly believe that Levis didn’t perform any internal control. According to the internal control concept‚ internal controls to work to achieve organizational objective of effectiveness and efficiency of operations‚ reliability of financial reporting‚ and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In this case‚ Levis should manage
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doesn’t have any real responsibilities to pursue the matter any further. However‚ if he suspected something was amiss he should have discussed it with the Levi’s to let them know there may be a problem. In addition to preparing tax returns for Howard Street Jewelers‚ alternately assume that the CPA (a) audited the business’s annual financial statements. If the CPA were their auditor‚ he would have a responsibility to bring any hint of fraud to the attention of the audit committee. (b) reviewed the
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physically handled all the cash that came in and had ample opportunity to skim the cash even before any transactions were recorded. c. Proper Authorizations – Betty had authority to record and authorize the transactions which should not have been the case. She should not have the authority to record sales returns‚ or having access to layaway or jewelry items. This authority should be given to a manager above her. d. Independent checks – the activity performed by Betty was never checked as there was
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Hallstead Jewelers Case Study Class: Managerial Accounting Instructor: Robert O’Haver 1. The break even point in units and sales have increased form 2003 to 2004 to 2006 due to the greater increase in fixed costs especially from expanding the business as well as insufficient average sales and unit sales to compensate these changes. The margin of safety has decreased over the years due to the increase in expenses and the lack of gross profit to compensate
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Submitted by Yellow Team Eunice King Ronda Klassen Joshua Krupnick Larry McCraw Ronald Mills BUS 5431 Managerial Accounting Professor Nancy Shoemake April 18‚ 2010 1.0 Summary Hallstead Jewelers was one of the largest jewelry and gift stores in the United States for 83 years. Customers came from throughout the region to buy from extensive collections in each department. Any gift from Hallstead’s had an extra cache attached to it as they were known for having the best. Even
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