Assignment 1: Scandals in Auditing Fortex Introduction Fortex was regarded as one of New Zealand’s top companies. They used innovative technology to add value to their product. They won awards‚ looked after employees‚ and paid suppliers well. But when the company collapsed in March 1994 it was revealed that the success was all based on false accounting. The management team was able to fool a company of respected auditors as well as everybody else for more than three years. Thousands
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In this essay I am going to look at the significance of the Watergate scandal and the effects that it had on America. I will also discuss what the importance of investigative journalism is and the role that it has in society. The chain of events known as Watergate was an American political scandal in the 1970’s which ultimately led Richard Nixon to resign as president of the United States. The effects of the Watergate scandal did not end with the resignation of President Nixon‚ the general public
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SEMESTER 1‚ 2013 SEMINAR 9 - PROBLEM QUESTIONS PROBLEM 9.1 While assessing the risk of material misstatement and determining the appropriate response with regard to the inventory of Ace Computers Ltd (Ace) for the year ended 30 June 2011 audit‚ you become aware of the following information: 1. The best-selling computer presentation package has been experiencing a high level of returns owing to suspected software problems. 2. Based on closing inventory‚ inventory turned over
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The Watergate Scandal Essay written by Unknown The Watergate Scandal was a series of crimes committed by the President and his staff‚ who were found to spied on and harassed political opponents‚ accepted illegal campaign contributions‚ and covered up their own misdeeds. On June 17‚ 1972‚ The Washington Post published a small story. In this story the reporters stated that five men had been arrested breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. The headquarters was located in
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all there business dealing was in compliance with the law. However just because a business deal is in compliance with the law does not mean it is ethical. Enron is the largest bankruptcy reorganization in American history and also the biggest audit failure of that time. With the using of accounting loopholes‚ special purpose entities‚ and poor financial reporting‚ Enron was able to hide billions in debt from failed deals and projects. Many executives at Enron were indicted for a variety of charges
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Flash Technologies‚ Inc Memo to the Planning File by Audit Manager – General Information 12/31/2008 General Background Information Emanuel “Manny” Schwimez‚ is the CEO and chairman of the board of Flash. Mr. Schwimez is originally from Tel Aviv. He has an impressive resume‚ including a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and many years of eexecutive-level experience. He has led several high technology companies in the U.S and abroad since the early 1970’s. In 1990 he became president
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Corporate Governance WorldCom Scam Introduction MCI WorldCom was one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. Bernie Ebbers founded WorldCom in 1983‚ after that WorldCom began as a re-seller of long-distance telephone services. WorldCom is located at Mississippi. After Ebbers bought around 50 other small long-distance firms‚ he set his sight on MCI. Thus MCI WorldCom would have become the second biggest telecom service provider in 1997. MCI WorldCom was formed on September-15-1998
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This paper will explain the fraudulent accounting practices that led to the collapse of Worldcom. Other objectives of this paper will be to demonstrate how these activities were able to go undetected. Also‚ what motives drove the individuals involved to commit these acts. And finally the ethical accounting issues involved. Worldcom got its start as a small discount long distance provider in Mississippi. Founded by Bernard Ebbers and a number of others the idea for Worldcom was simple‚ buy long
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Kovaleva Mary Assignment 3. Enron scandal Rise of the company Enron was an American energy company based in Houston‚ Texas. It was formed in 1985 by Kenneth Lay after merging Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth. In 1985‚ Kenneth Lay merged the natural gas pipeline companies of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth to form Enron. In the early 1990s‚ he helped to initiate the selling of electricity at market prices and‚ soon after‚ the United States Congress passed legislation deregulating the
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Insurance; later HIH admitted it paid more than it expected for FAI‚ which is estimated to be only worth $A100 million In March‚ HIH posts a 39 per cent fall in 1998 net profit at $37.6 million‚ blaming damage claims. In July‚ a routine external audit by Arthur Andersen fails to raise the alarm. The regulators and others accept the company’s declaration with $939 million in asset. Two months later‚ HIH sells part of its domestic personal lines business to German Insurance giant Allianz for about
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