BF3394 – AUDITING AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS Module Number: Module Title: BF3394 AUDITING & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS 10 credits Number of Aston Credits: Total Number of ECTS Credits: 5 credits (European Credit Transfer) Staff Member Responsible for the Module: Dr Melina Manochin Finance and Accounting Group ABS Building‚ Room 410‚ Extension 3732 m.m.manochin@aston.ac.uk Availability: Please see office hours on door or group administrator‚ Ms Rosaleen Shirley‚ ABS 404‚ Extension 3238 Other Staff
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Importance of Accounting Accounting is important because it manages the checkbooks of company which are important to analyses and determine the success of the business by looking through the different account statements and translating the company documents. An accountant or accounting firm starts and maintains auditing of a company. Accounting is also important because it offers a great assistance in planning the future investments as well as being able
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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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The Enron Kaiwing Ho Ethics‚ Governance & Accountability BU.135.301.U2.FA12 Professor Crain November 21‚ 2012 Enron Since Enron Corporation has been bankrupt there were 20‚000 employees lost their jobs‚ medical insurance and average severance pay was only $4500. However‚ the top executives were paid bonuses totaling $55 million. In 2001‚ employees lost $1.2 billion in retirement funds and retirees lost $2 billion in pension funds. Yet‚ Enron’s top executives cashed in $116 million
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Arthur Anderson & Co. was also to blame as they were the accountants for Enron. They were the ones with the expertise who should have known better and looked to fully explain and disclose what they knew. Anderson’s commitment is to the shareholders‚ not to their client and they needed to act in a way and present the statements fairly so that a user could make an informed decision and that the statements presented fairly. Enron is also to blame. They were focused on profits – which is not necessarily
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April 3‚ 2013 Assignment 1 Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Generally Accepted Auditing Standards | Action by Jones Resulting in Failure to Comply with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards | The auditor must have adequate technical training and proficiency to perform the audit. | Jones‚ CPA hired to students that did not have any experience. | The auditor must maintain independence in mental attitude in all matters relating to the audit. | Arthur Jones
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Enron – The Ken Lay Indictment Questions/Answers for Discussion: 1. Is there sufficient evidence of fraudulent intent to convict Ken Lay for stock manipulation "beyond a reasonable doubt"? Why or why not? If we are answering the question with the given facts presented in this case study‚ there are only allegations. To convict Ken Lay for stock manipulation ’beyond a reasonable doubt’ means that a trial must happen and both sides: Prosecutor and Defense will present a case to convince the jurors
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Running head: CASE STUDIES: ENRON’S FALL AND TYCO INTERNATIONAL’S LEADERSHIP CRISIS Case Studies: Enron’s Fall and Tyco International’s Leadership Crisis Grand Canyon University BUS 604 November 4‚ 2009 Case Study: Enron’s Fall and Tyco International’s Leadership Crisis The tight Federal regulations now governing businesses and their accounting practices came about because one corporation‚ Enron‚ took risks their company could not withstand without taking some rather extreme measures in
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Enron Case Study XXXXX XXXXXXXXX State College Enron Case Study Enron was a corporation founded in 1985‚ when a merger combined Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth (Thomas‚ 2002). Throughout the first five years of Enron’s existence‚ they had many struggles. According to Salter (2005)‚ the first years had many “near death” experiences. Eventually Enron was able to prevail over their many “near death” experiences. In 1989‚ “Enron locked in its first fixed price contract to supply natural
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The Enron Controversy: Techno-Economic Analysis and Policy Implications Girish Sant and Shantanu Dixit PRAYAS Subodh Wagle CEEP‚ University of Delaware‚ USA The Enron Controversy‚ Prayas‚ Sept. 1995 4 Ÿ The Enron Controversy Contents Summary 1. Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Between Dabhol Power Company and Maharashtra State Electricity Board: Structure and Implications 2. The Enron Deal: Why the First Stage Should Be Cancelled 3. The Enron Controversy: Alternative Options For
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