Andhra High Court Ledalla Ravichandar And Another vs M/S Satyam Computer Services ... on 7 February‚ 2011 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.R.L. NAGESWARA RAO CITY CIVIL COURT APPEAL No. 259 OF 2002 07-02-2011 Ledalla Ravichandar and another M/s Satyam Computer Services Limited‚ A Public Limited Company‚ represented by Authorised Signatory Counsel for the Appellants: Ledalla Ravichandar and another Counsel for the Respondent: M/s Satyam Computer Services Limited‚ a Public Limited Company Rep
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chairman of Satyam Computer Services blew the Indian economy in general and its information technology sector in particular when he confessed fraud running into millions of dollars in a letter he wrote to the company’s board of directors (Ramachandran‚ 2009). This report is going to focus on‚ an overview of the events that happened in Satyam‚ its consequences on Satyam’s stakeholders‚ the auditors involved and their role in the scam and the current situation of those responsible for the fraud. OVERVIEW
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AFM 351: Audit Strategies Satyam Fraud: A case of India’s Enron 1. Describe the governance structure at Satyam. What was the “tone-at-the-top” at Satyam during the fraud period? • • • • • • • 2. In terms of the confirmation of cash balances‚ what deficiencies can you identify in terms of the procedures followed in the Satyam engagement? • • • • 3. Ramalinga Raju was the Chairman of the Board His brother‚ Rama Raju‚ was the Managing Director and CEO They both had direct operational
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Open Journal of Accounting‚ 2013‚ 2‚ 26-38 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojacct.2013.22006 Published Online April 2013 (http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojacct) Corporate Accounting Fraud: A Case Study of Satyam Computers Limited Madan Lal Bhasin Bang College of Business‚ KIMEP University‚ Almaty‚ Republic of Kazakhstan Email: madan.bhasin@rediffmail.com Received January 15‚ 2013; revised March 12‚ 2013; accepted March 28‚ 2013 Copyright © 2013 Madan Lal Bhasin. This is an open access article distributed
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CASE STUDY: MARCH 2012 SEMESTER I. Analyze the case and respond to the following questions: a) Discuss the earnings management techniques employed by the management of Satyam. Earning management or creative accounting is referred to the manipulation or misrepresentation of the company’s financial earnings in order to achieve stable and positive financial position. This was achieve through directly or indirectly use of the accounting methods. Even though the manipulation may follow all
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Satyam Story: Many Lessons to be Learnt Ramalingam Raju along with 2 other accused of the scandal‚ were granted bail from Supreme court on 4 November 2011 as the investigation agency CBI failed to file the chargesheet even after more than 33 months of Raju being arrested. Raju had appointed a task force to address the Maytas situation in the last few days before revealing the news of the accounting fraud. After the scandal broke‚ the then-board members elected Ram Mynampati to be Satyam’s interim
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the chairman of Satyam Computer Services admitted publicly to a fraud taking place in the company. Satyam reported in the financial statements billions of dollars in profits and cash assets that never existed. The public auditor’s responsible for auditing the financial statements of Satyam Computer Services at the time was PW India‚ an affiliate of Pricewaterhouse Coopers. The Securities and Exchange Commission determined that Satyam was able to commit the financial statement fraud due to the negligence
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Satyam was the fourth largest information technology group in Indian and won various award pertained to innovation‚ governance and corporate accountability. However‚ Satyam was involved into a massive accounting fraud. As mentioned in the case‚ corporate governance at Satyam is unsuccessful due to the lack of obligation of the company interest to serve the stakeholders. Given that the shareholders have the right to obtain key information regarding to acquisition‚ request transparency of managing
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Case 1a: Satyam Accounting Scandal Mahindra Satyam is an IT company in India that recently perpetrated a large accounting scandal. To complete this assignment‚ you should first conduct research using the Internet to better understand Satyam and its fraud. Second‚ use the Internet and your understanding of class material to answer the following questions. Questions: 1. (a) In general‚ what is the role of information asymmetry in accounting scandals? Information asymmetry generally
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Ethics Case Satyam Computer Services – The Enron of India Founded in 1987‚ Satyam Computer Services Ltd. was founded by B. Ramalinga Raju. Operating globally in 66 countries‚ Satyam had a growth of 53‚000 employees from just 200 employees. By 2009‚ it was India’s fourth largest information technology company. Services included customer service and outsourcing of accounting and finance. 185 companies of those listed‚ as the Fortune 500 including Nestle‚ General Motors and General Electric were
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