The development of fraud examiner/forensic accounting profession since the 2001 Enron Fraud After the Enron and WorldCom business climate‚ there came a new US federal law called Sarbanes – Oxley Act. The SOX contains 11 titles that describe specific mandates and requirements for financial reporting. It makes corporate executives more accountable for their actions. Companies invested a tremendous amount of resources‚ time‚ and effort in order to comply with the requirements. It clearly improved the
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textbook explains fraud invalidates a contract. “The presence of fraud affects the authenticity of the innocent party’s consent to a contract. When an innocent party is fraudulently induced to enter into a contract‚ the contract usually can be avoided because she or he has not voluntarily consented to the terms. Normally‚ the innocent party can either cancel the contract and be restored to her or his original position or enforce the contract and seek damages for harms resulting from the fraud (Miller 281)
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1) Corporate Ethics - The broad area dealing with the way in which a company behaves towards‚ and conducts business with‚ its internal and external STAKEHOLDERS‚ including employees‚ investors‚ creditors‚ customers‚ and regulators. In certain national systems minimum standards are required or recommended in order to eliminate potential conflicts of interest or client/employee mistreatment. 2) Board of Directors (BOD) - An appointed or elected body or committee that has overall responsibility
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Financial Research – The Xerox 1 Financial Research Xerox Financial Fraud Case Analysis This paper was prepared for Auditing Procedures Financial Research – The Xerox Abstract On April 8th‚ 2002‚ the Xerox Corporation ("Xerox") announced its willingness to accept the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reach a settlement with the conditions. Thereafter‚ its financial fraud became surfaced. On June 28th‚ Xerox Corporation in accordance with the requirements of the settlement
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Comment on the 10 major steps in the fraud risk model 1. Understand the nature of fraud by identifying the factors associated with fraud that are outlined in the fraud triangle. The factors include rationalization‚ opportunity‚ and incentive (ROI). Incentive/pressure to commit fraud Fraudulent financial reporting Management compensation schemes Financial pressures to improve company’s earnings and balance sheet Personal wealth tied to either financial results or survival of company Defalcation
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Corporate Culture & Ethics Loblaw Companies Limited and its subsidiaries and divisions are committed to upholding the highest standards of ethical conduct and good corporate citizenship. All Loblaw employees‚ officers and directors are expected to conduct themselves ethically‚ lawfully and professionally and in compliance with the letter and spirit of the Loblaw Code of Business Conduct (Corporate Policy‚ 2011). Employees are expected to act in Loblaw’s best interests on its missions and values
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Verbal Abuse Is Still Abuse “Choke” is an ad made by the Euro RSCG Chicago for the Juvenile Protective Association. This ad comes from a campaign to stop verbal abuse of children. “These disturbing PSA ads by Juvenile Protective Association visually illustrate that ’Verbal abuse is still abuse. ’ And unlike physical abuse which leaves visible marks on the outside‚ you are leaving wounds with your words that may take a young kid a lifetime to heal” (Sleepless in Amman). The key elements that
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and Management Sciences (JETEMS) 3(3):191-195 (ISSN:2141-7024) The New Fraud Triangle Model 1 Rasha Kassem and 2Andrew Higson 1 British University in Egypt Cairo-Suez Desert Road‚ El Sherouk City 2 School of Business and Economics‚ Loughborough University‚ Loughborough‚ LE11 3TU‚ UK Corresponding Author: Rasha Kassem ___________________________________________________________________________ Abstract Fraud in corporations is a topic that receives significant and growing attention
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Ethics is a challenging concept for many businesses‚ both domestic and international. It is not a “one size fits all” idea. While one culture may perceive certain actions as ethical‚ another may not agree. Some cultures incorporate ancient traditions into their “code of conduct” of business. In China‚ the saying of “I scratch your back‚ you scratch mine” is part of their business ethics. In Japan‚ one must be careful when expressing certain idioms or respecting certain cultural norms‚ such as
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What is Ethics Is the set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior. It is certainly a subject that is used in discussions about how we should live‚ what is right and wrong and what we mean when we use words like right and wrong‚ good and bad. Ethical Behavior – conforms to the generally accepted social norms‚ many of which are almost universal. A persons opinion of what represents an ethical behavior is strongly influenced by a combination of: 1. Family influences
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