accounting for subsequent events is important because investors’ opinions could be dramatically altered by the events and transactions that occur after year end. If subsequent events are not given proper consideration‚ the financial statements that are issued at year-end may be misleading. Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 855 provides guidance on the proper accounting for and disclosure of subsequent events. Due to the potential impact subsequent events may have on the financial statements‚ accountants
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management team who at one point just lost control of the business. The company stopped doing what it was known for doing best‚ energy generations‚ and began exploring and operating in a new and unknown business segment and a new industry. The standard setting process was indeed effective; however management kept finding ways to go around the system. Finally‚ the collapse can also be attributed to management integrity and Andersen’s failure to detect accounting irregularities. Auditors should have looked
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Paper What Management and Auditors can do to Help Prevent Fraud‚ Errors and Illegal Acts Fraudulent‚ erroneous‚ and illegal acts committed by a public company‚ usually at a managerial or executive level‚ have been a very serious problem for many years and have prompted development of strict and updated regulations‚ such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act‚ in an attempt to prevent these occurrences. Unfortunately‚ these new or updated regulations are not enough to prevent these acts from happening‚ thus not
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Effectiveness of Internal Auditor in Controlling Fraud and Other Financial Irregularities in Private Universities in South-West‚ Nigeria. ADETOSO‚ Jonathan Adegoke1 OLADEJO‚ Kayode Samson2 AKESINRO‚ Abayomi Sunday3 Department of Accounting‚ Joseph Ayo Babalola University‚ P.M.B 5006 Ikeji-Arakeji‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria. Email of the corresponding Author: gokeadetoso@yahoo.com‚Kay_oladejo83@yahoo.com sunkesh75@yahoo.com Abstract The study examined the effectiveness of internal auditor in controlling fraud
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I - A. " Representational faithfulness is accomplished when transactions and events affecting the entity are presented in financial statements in a manner that is in agreement with the actual underlying transactions and events" (CICA‚ Financial statement Concepts 1000.21 (a)‚ 2003). It means that all of information in the financial statement such as numbers and descriptions must be factual. The independent auditors checked the computer ID tags on each piece of equipment to confirm the actual numbers
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Australia Addressing Unit 3BACF Accounting & Finance The role and function of external auditors charteredaccountants.com.au The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia Government and the community The role and influence of governments and other bodies The role and function of external auditors Financial statements are used for a variety of purposes and decisions. For example‚ financial statements are used by owners to evaluate management’s stewardship‚ by investors for making decisions
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ACCT304 1. Who are the firm’s auditors? Do they provide a clean opinion on the financial statements? On page 53 of the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters‚ Inc 10-K Annual Report‚ they state that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP‚ an independent registered public accounting firm‚ has audited the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. They provide a clean opinion on the financial statements. On page F-2‚ the auditor had written a note stating‚ “In our opinion‚ the accompanying
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Current issue of offshore banking Illegal (criminal) financial transactions Most of the illegal financial transaction in offshoring is related to underground economy activity. The illegal economy includes all sorts of criminal activities‚ which are in conflict with the legal system. According to Siska (1999)‚ drugs‚ violence‚ nightmare‚ weapon‚ economy and property is the main field of organized crime. A person in a country A will move the fund abroad by contact underground banker and deposit a
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ABC SDN. BHD. (Incorporated in Malaysia) REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 December 2010
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MWANSA QUOATATION A formal statement of promise (submitted usually in response to a request for quoatation) by potential supplier to supply the goods or services required by a buyer‚ at a specified prices‚ and within a specified period. It’s a document that explains about a project and its requirements to the intending bidders. Sent by the supplier to the buyer INVITATION TO TENDER A request to tender is a document that invites offers from suppliers to provide a specified good or service
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