Audit case You are the engagement partner in a firm of chartered accountant and are reviewing the audit fire of a client ABC ltd. the audit manager has recommended that the audit option is qualified because he is in dispute with the directors of ABC ltd. The audit manager wishes the directors to create a large doubtful debts provision against a major debtor that is over six months old. The directors do not witch to alarm the public about the current liquidity problems of their major costumer because
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1. Analyze the changes that Al Dunlap had initiated at Sunbeam after being hired from a strategic perspective. Did the changes started by Dunlap allow him opportunities to manage earnings? Following are the changes that Al Dunlap initiated after being hired by Sunbeam Inc and the probable opportunities that Dunlap used to manage earnings: Fired the existing set of senior managers of Sunbeam and appointed his close friends and lieutenants in those positions. Opportunity: Picked a close set of
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Case 1.2 1. Revenue recognition principle under GAAP determines the specific conditions under which income becomes realized as revenue. Generally‚ revenue is recognized only when a specific critical event has occurred and the amount of revenue is measurable. For public company‚ performance of financial statement can have significant impact on stock price. It is essential for the users of financial statements to know that the real revenues are recorded and disclosed and not fraudulent revenues.
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Case Study “Al Dunlap at Sunbeam” Response to Dunlap’s view of shareholder privacy I don’t agree with Dunlap’s view that shareholders are the only constituencies about which corporate directors and executives should be concerned. In light of agents’ obligations to principals‚ managers are supposed act in the best interest of the company’s shareholders‚ the major capital providers‚ when making decisions; however‚ as shareholders and stakeholders interests are to a large extent compatible‚ especially
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Journal of Business Case Studies – January/February 2010 Volume 6‚ Number 1 Sunbeam Corporation: A Forensic Analysis Patricia Hatfield‚ Ph.D.‚ Bradley University‚ USA Shelly Webb‚ Ph. D.‚ Xavier University‚ USA ABSTRACT The members of the Board of Directors at Sunbeam were completely bewildered. Al Dunlap‚ Sunbeam’s highly successful but controversial CEO was threatening to resign after almost two years of leading Sunbeam successfully out of a slump that had threatened the long-term
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corporations in financial crisis and Albert so-called turnover the companies back to financially strong terms. Moreover‚ the ethical issues raised quickly while Albert Dunlap was in full control of Sunbeam Corporation establishment. Albert Dunlap actions were from consequential ethics perspective that leads Sunbeam Corporation to inflated the organization for only one year. Therefore‚ it has taken one year or several more years either or the spam was about to be exposed‚ or the explanation rise of the impossible
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Example auditing case 1)” Based on the information given in this case and your knowledge of auditor’s reports‚ identify the deficiencies in the draft of the proposed report. Do not redraft the report‚ but provide justification or explanation for each of the deficiencies you identify” (Pany‚ Auditor’s Report‚ 2010). A. In the Introduction paragraph it states “As discussed in Note K to the financial statements‚ the Company has properly disclosed a subsequent event dated March 14‚ 20x9” (Pany‚ Auditor’s
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is not an instrument of shareholders‚ but a coalition between various resource suppliers‚ with the intention of increasing their common wealth and hence is contradictory to Mr Al Dunlaps view of share holder primancy. Through out his tenure at Sunbeam‚Al Dunlap’s advocated profit by firing many employees and shutting down many factories.If we look at it in the short term ‚this approach seems very attractive as it brings in quick short term gains.In the long term ‚however‚ such a decision would
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investors’ next step was to sue the auditors of Stanford Financial Group. BDO‚ the accounting firm that was responsible for auditing Stanford’s financial statements‚ is currently the target of a major lawsuit. BDO did not act in accordance with the responsibilities of an auditor and thus led to audit risk‚ lack of independence‚ and various violations of the PCAOB’s auditing standards regarding investment securities. BDO consistently issued unqualified reports when there were material misstatements
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3 Restructures in Sunbeam 3 Turnaround at Sunbeam 5 Accounting Practices at Sunbeam Corporation 5 Accusations 5 Key Players in Sunbeam’s Scandal 6 Unethical Behaviours 7 Ethical Analysis 7 Stakeholder Theory 7 Deontological Theory 7 Shareholder Theory 7 Utilitarianism Theory 7 Reference 9 Executive Summary This report is based on Sunbeam Corporation and Albert Dunlap
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