Corporate Fraud I. Introductions a. Fraud in the accounting environment is on the increase. b. Fraud takes place in different forms in the accounting environment. II. The growing risk of fraud and corruption a. Local problems‚ global pain b. Awareness is crucial c. Tailoring efforts to avert damage III. Preventing Fraud a. Background checks and enhanced due diligence b. Monitoring and evaluating preventive controls c. Continuous controls monitoring IV. Can we eliminate fraud and corruption
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Insurance Fraud A gang of Russian crooks ran a record-setting‚ $279 million fraud that exploited New York’s “no-fault” auto –accident law‚ authorities said 2/29/12. The gang worked with corrupt doctors to set up more than 100 phony medical clinics across the city. There‚ they generated fake bills for the treatment of “injuries” that “ranged from wild exaggerations to outright fabrications‚” Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara said. The fraudsters took advantage of the “patient-friendly provisions”
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Tax Fraud Fraud Examination Wed. 7-10pm Millions of people all over the world pay taxes each year. These taxes could include amounts collected by the government or similar organization on behalf of the federal government‚ state government‚ local governments and even other taxing authorities. In 2009 alone‚ the Internal Revenue Service received $1.9 trillion dollars in revenue‚ and completed over 236 million returns. “The tax system in the United States depends on voluntary compliance‚ which
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Internal audit’s role in modern corporate governance Recent events have highlighted the critical role of boards of directors in promoting good corporate governance. In particular‚ boards are being charged with ultimate responsibility for the effectiveness of their organisations’ internal control systems. An effective internal audit function plays a key role in assisting the board to discharge its governance responsibilities. Yet how does the board – and its audit committee – satisfy itself that internal
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Proactive Fraud Auditing End of Chapter 4 in Albrecht FRAUD DETECTION Recognizing the Symptoms of Fraud Identify Risk Exposures Proactively Look for Symptoms & Exposures 1 2 Actg 537 Identify Fraud Symptoms for Each Exposure 3 4 Investigate Identified Symptoms Symptoms of Fraud What are some irregularities in source documents to look for? Missing Documents Payee Names & Addresses = Employee “Stale Items” on Bank Items” Reconciliation Excessive Voids or Credits
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TAYLOR’S COLLEGE AMERICAN DEGREE PROGRAM FALL 2012 SEMESTER ACCT 201 – TEST 1 QUESTION 1 (10 marks) Identify by letter the assumption or characteristic of information that best represents the situation given. (One mark for each matching) A. Corporate governance F. Liabilities B. Going concern concept G. Financial Accounting Information. C. Reliability (Objectivity) Principle H. Generally accepted accounting principles D. Stable-dollar
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Parmalat‚ Europe’s Enron of fraud‚ undermined European accounting and reporting standards. The fraud‚ totaling nearly 18 billion euros‚ brought down the Italian dairy giant and ruined investors across the globe. Such a enormous fraud‚ some would assume‚ would need to be highly complex and fully developed in plan as well as execution. However‚ as Parmalat executives began to cooperate in the investigation‚ it was uncovered how rudimentary their fraud was despite the enormity in which it occurred.
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COMPANIES: THE WORLDCOM FRAUD Introduction The purpose of this report is to investigate and discuss the accounting fraud that occurred at WorldCom in order to recommend improved strategies to Berkshire Hathaway’s management for avoiding investments in companies with fraudulent financials. Accounting fraud is a crime committed by high level employees at an organization to manipulate the organization’s financial statements and intentionally disguise company performance. The fraud is committed without
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Medical errors in the United State healthcare system Nitin samireddy Wilmington University Abstract Medical field in the United States is grandiose of all other fields. The healthcare system in the United States is the most complicated. The country spends one of the highest GDPs on health care‚ but lags behind in patient satisfaction and overall health of the population. Nationally nearly 41‚000 or 1 out of 10 patients harmed every year. Community hospital patients have a much higher
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out –that ‘letter of offer’ that can turn dreams to reality. The prospectus could thus be visualized as the envoy of the company‚ sent to elucidate detailed information to woo potential investors from the general public. Countless business legends have been created‚ entirely because companies invited the public to subscribe to their securities or trade in existing securities‚ and thereby enter into a ‘relationship’ with the company. Section 2(36) of the Companies Act‚ 1956 defines a prospectus
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