And the Fraud Continues Tiketa Heard Strayer University Forensic Accounting & Fraud Examination ACC571 Professor Timothy Brown [pic] 1.) Discuss the Internal control weaknesses that existed at MCI that contributed to the commission of this fraud: MCI biggest internal control weaknesses at was Pavlo. Pavlo was able to manipulate MCI account receivable system which he helped to create and develop. When the same employee is able to receive and update payments
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Nature of Auditing and the Public Accounting Profession 1. Auditing neither creates goods nor adds utility to existing goods and therefore does not add value to business. Auditing exists only because it has been legally mandated. Auditing exists because it is needed by the company. It is beneficial to users who need assurance if their financial statements reflect economic conditions that occurred in a period. Without reliable information‚ companies might make less effective decisions which
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Accounting for Pending Litigation and a Verdict Overturned on Appeal Our team is given the task to account for a pending litigation. We are to determine how pending litigation should be reported on the current and future financial statements. M Corporation was sued for patent infringement and we will present whether M Corporation should accrue a liability‚ disclose a liability‚ do both‚ or do nothing. The case accounting for the litigation and the subsequent overturned verdict was ongoing for
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1. a. To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of L Inc.: We have audited L Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31‚ 2012‚ based on control criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of Treadway Commission (COSO). L Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting‚ and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
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Fannie Mae’s Fraud 1. Fannie Mae was established in 1938 as a federal charter under President Franklin Roosevelt as a secondary market to expand the flow of mortgage money under any economic condition because millions of Americans could not become homeowners before Fannie Mae. In 1968 Fannie Mae was rechartered by congress as a shareholder owned company‚ funded solely with private capital raised from investors. The charter is directed to increase the availability and affordability for homeownership
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Sales at Miniscribe Corp. grew from just over $5 million in 1982 to approximately $114 million in its fiscal year ended in 1985. The 1986 and 1987 annual reports talked enthusiastically about new manufacturing initiatives. MiniScribe’s success continued well into the first half of 1988‚ when the company seemed to be the only disk drive manufacturer in the industry to buck another slump. The improved financial results of the company were mostly fabricated‚ including fictitious shipments to boost
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responsibility for audited financial information to the auditor in order to lower the expected loss from litigation or related settlements. This describes which theory of auditing? a. explanatory. b. agency. c. information hypothesis. d. insurance hypothesis. 5. Which of these actions is most likely to remove the audit expectation gap? a. improving auditing standards b. educating of audit users about what are reasonable expectations
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AUDITING CHAPTER-HEADS Chapter 1 : INTRODUCTION Chapter 2 : TYPES OF AUDIT Chapter 3 : INTERNAL CONTROL AND INTERNAL CHECK Chapter 4 : VOUCHING AND VERIFICATION Chapter 5 : AUDIT PLANNING AND DOCUMENTATION Chapter 6 : COMPANY AUDITOR Chapter 7 : COMPANY AUDIT Chapter 8 : TYPES OF REPORT UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION Q1. Define an ‘Audit’ and state the various objects of an audit. Or ‘Two main objects
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CHAPTER AUDIT PLANNING AND ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES THE FALL OF ENRON: DID ANYONE UNDERSTAND THEIR BUSINESS? 8 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to 8-1 Discuss why adequate audit planning is essential. Make client acceptance decisions and perform initial audit planning. Gain an understanding of the client’s business and industry. Assess client business risk. Perform preliminary analytical procedures. State the purposes of analytical procedures and the timing
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Summer 2010 Update for Auditing Assurance Services: An Integrated Approach 13th Edition and Alvin A. Arens Randal J. Elder Mark S. Beasley We are committed to providing students and faculty up‐to‐date content for use in the classroom and are pleased to provide this newsletter highlighting recent events affecting the audit and assurance profession. Pearson Prentice Hall SUMMER 2010 UPDATE AUDITING AND ASSURANCE SERVICES: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH‚ 13TH EDITION
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