Case study on WorldCom THE WORLDCOM FRAUD:- Presented By: Pratik WorldCom’s Background • Awoke the sleeping giant by leading the telecom industry into profitability in the 90’s. • During the 1990’s‚ WorldCom was deeply involved in acquisitions and completed several “mega-deals” • Purchased over 60 firms in 2nd half of the 90’s • WorldCom moved into Internet and data traffic • Handled 50% of US Internet traffic • Handled 50% of e-mails worldwide WorldCom’s Background (cont.) • Purchased MCI for
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Creative accounting refers to accounting practices that seem to follow the letter of the applicable accounting standards but deviate from the spirit of those standards. It is the use of accounting methods to hide aspects of a company’s financial dealings in order to make the company appear more or less successful than it is in reality. In other words‚ Creative accounting is the transformation of financial accounting figures from what they actually are to what preparers desire by taking advantage
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References: WorldCom profits scandal shakes stock markets‚ The Telegraph‚ 27 Jun 2002 (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1398577/WorldCom-profits-scandal-shakes-stock-markets.html) Haywood‚ Elizabeth M.‚ Dorothy A. McMullen‚ and Donal E. Wygal‚ 2004‚ Behind closed doors at WorldCom: 2001‚ Accounting Education‚ 19‚ 101-118. Wearing R.‚ Cases in Corporate governance (2005)‚ Sage Publications
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Wan-Ting Shao * Ananya Chandra * Niteesh Chinta * Shraddha Rane * Swathi Punreddy The Rise and fall of WorldCom This case study WorldCom is a telecommunications company which was led by CEO‚ Bernard Ebbers‚ and CFO‚ Scott Sullivan. In 1999‚ WorldCom was not meeting Wall Street’s revenue and earnings expectations‚ and it appeared that the coming year would produce more bad news. The CFO argued for setting realistic targets.
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Relevant Basic Definitions Trust is defined as an equitable obligation‚ binding a trustee to deal with property over which he/she has control for the benefits of beneficiaries. A trustee could be a beneficiary as long as he/she is not the only one. Trustee is the person who is the legal owner and controller of the trust property. The trustee‚ who is usually appointed in the trust deed‚ manages the trust on behalf of the beneficiaries and is held accountable by being subject to fiduciary duties.
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Basic Rules of Trusts: Property‚ Obligations and trusts 1) Equitable title exists whenever equity will require the legal owner of property to hold the property for the benefit of some other person or group of persons (which group may include the legal owner himself.) 2) Cestuis que trust=beneficiaries 3) Settlor and trustee can be the same person. 4) Settlor and beneficiary can be the same person. (Settlor can convey property to a trustee on trust for himself.) 5) Express trust as the creation
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Accounting Fraud at WorldCom LDDS began operations in 1984 offering services to local retail and commercial customers in the southern states. It was initially a loss making enterprise‚ and thus hired Bernie J. (Bernie) Ebbers to run things. It took him less than a year to make the company profitable. By the end of 1993‚ LDDS was the fourth largest long distance carrier in the United States. After a shareholder vote in May 1995‚ the company officially came to be known as WorldCom. WorldCom culture was
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CREDIBILITY has to do with the words we speak. In a sentence we might say‚ “I can trust what she says about intellectual property; she’s very credible on the subject.” RELIABILITY has to do with actions. We might say‚ “If he says he’ll deliver the product tomorrow‚ I trust him‚ because he’s dependable.” INTIMACY refers to the safety or security that we feel when entrusting someone with something. We might say‚ “I can trust her with that information; she’s never violated my confidentiality before
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What Is Trust To Me? A trustworthy person is a valuable and reliable person. They will not lie‚ steal‚ cheat‚ lose devotion in something‚ or turn their back on you over trivial matters. Doing all of these things can build an excellent reputation for yourself‚ and people will admire you. Then people will have more respect for you. Being reliable‚ honest‚ loyal‚ and having integrity will boost your self morale‚ while making you appear a person of high quality. A trustworthy person will be dependable
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