ATM transactions are ideal for money laundering because launderers can use an account in the U.S. to deposit funds within the U.S. and have another person withdraw (i.e. domestic terrorist) them outside the country. Risk with ATMs involves verifying the identity of an individual for customer that may be out of the financial institutions targeted area. Transactions are usually instantaneous and the destination of cash is difficult to trace‚ especially for individuals smuggling funds to offshore
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INTRODUCTION This internal assessment focuses on the impact of technology on accounting. Accounting is the systematic process of collecting‚ recording‚ classifying‚ analysing and communicating financial information. Traditionally‚ accounts were prepared manually using ledgers‚ cashbooks etc. However in recent years‚ technology has played an increasingly important role in accounting and has changed the accounting systems. This has brought with it solutions to previous problems associated with the
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Enron Questionable Transactions Question 1 The question which segment of its operations got Enron into difficulties is simple to answer‚ everything. Almost every all segments of their operation were improper. First of all‚ they practice unethical and dishonest practices which victimized workers‚ consumers‚ taxpayers and stockholders. Enron created partnerships within their own organization which led to them creating new financial instruments‚ called SPE’s (special purpose entities) which was
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Runninghead: UNIT 3 – COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS (CONTRACTS) Victor McLaurin 28 February 2010 Abstract This week’s individual project will be in the form of an executive summary. The summary will be based on a series of questions concerning 1) the city of Bigtown’s advertising campaign (courtesy of the mayor)‚ 2) possible similarities of this promotion to a court decision and 3) possible repercussions that could be encountered if not executed with caution. The court decision concerning
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chart of accounts? Chart of accounts (COA) is a list of the accounts used by an organization. The list can be numerical‚ alphabetic‚ or alpha-numeric. The structure and headings of accounts should assist in consistent posting of transactions. Each nominal ledger account is unique to allow its ledger to be located. The list is typically arranged in the order of the customary appearance of accounts in the financial statements‚ profit and loss accounts followed by balance sheet accounts. It is
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Transaction cost theory states that the goal of an organization is to minimize the costs of exchanging resources in the environment and the costs of managing exchanges inside the organization. Transaction costs are defined as the costs of negotiating‚ monitoring‚ and governing exchanges between people Transaction costs result from a combination of human and environmental factors Transaction costs result from a combination of human and environmental factors: Opportunism
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ACCOUNT BALANCES For many purposes‚ it is necessary to determine the balance in an account. This is accomplished by adding the debits‚ credits‚ and determining the difference between the two sums. An account is said to have a debit balance if the sum of the debit entries to that account exceeds the sum of the credit entries. Conversely‚ an account has a credit balance if the sum of the credit entries exceeds the sum of the debit entries. Asset accounts normally have debit balances inasmuch as
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Enron’s Questionable Transactions 1. The special purpose entities (SPEs) got Enron into trouble. 2. It is debatable whether Enron’s directors knew how profits were being made through the SPEs. Speculation is that they did have knowledge‚ but did not question the questionable procedures. Evidence that indicates the directors knew how profits were being made includes the following: • Andrew Fastow’s role in establishing the SPEs and falsely creating 3% independent investors in
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1390 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS‚ VOL. 22‚ NO. 8‚ AUGUST 2011 A Generic Framework for Three-Factor Authentication: Preserving Security and Privacy in Distributed Systems Xinyi Huang‚ Yang Xiang‚ Member‚ IEEE‚ Ashley Chonka‚ Jianying Zhou‚ and Robert H. Deng‚ Senior Member‚ IEEE Abstract—As part of the security within distributed systems‚ various services and resources need protection from unauthorized use. Remote authentication is the most commonly used
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LedgeAccount (Also known as "T" Account and Account) Having passed the double or journal entries‚ the next step is to post these double or journal entries into Ledger accounts. Ledger account or an account is simply the classification of double entries which we have made in General Journal or any other journal. In an account we bring together all similar entries in one place. For example a company has purchased goods on 4th and 7th January‚ we would put both entries in purchases account because of their similar
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