SUBJECT: Accounting fraud at WorldCom Problem Statement WorldCom penetrated the largest accounting fraud in U.S history by overstating its tax income between 1999 and 2002. The main players in WorldCom’s accounting fraud included CFO Scott Sullivan‚ the General Accounting and Internal Audit departments‚ external auditor Arthur Andersen‚ and the board of directors. While individuals did have their own sins‚ employees cowardice and self-interested‚ the board passive and ineffective‚ external auditors
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Multiple choice Ch13 Liabilities TRUE-FALSE—Conceptual 1. A zero-interest-bearing note payable that is issued at a discount will not result in any interest expense being recognized. 2. Dividends in arrears on cumulative preferred stock should be recorded as a current liability. 3. Magazine subscriptions and airline ticket sales both result in unearned revenues. 4. Discount on Notes Payable is a contra account to Notes Payable on the balance sheet. 5. All long-term
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COVENANT UNIVERSITY‚ COLLEGE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES‚ SCHOOL OF BUSINESS‚ DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING COURSE: FORENSIC ACCOUNTING COURSE CODE: ACC 416 WEEK: 10 TOPIC: FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AND FRAUD AUDITING OBJECTIVE: To acquire the knowledge and skills about forensic audit‚ its reporting and documentation. THE CONTEXT OF FORENSIC AUDITING Forensic audit encompasses the examination of evidence regarding an assertion to determine its correspondence to establish criteria carried out in a manner
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CORPORATE FRAUD & THE ROLES OF AUDITOR (BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE) Submitted To: Tahmina Ahmed Lecturer Department Of Accounting And Information Systems University Of Dhaka. Submitted By: Group No. 02 ID 18003 18051 18053 18073 18089 18200 NAME Safiqur Rahman Mahadin Anik Mahmudul Islam Arnab Kumar Chakrabartty Abdullah Al Noman Namrata Chakma Date of Submission: November 11‚ 2014. 1|Page This Report Includes The Following Contents Chapter No. Contents Page No. 01.Introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Introduction
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Legal Liability 0f Parents Parents should and should not be held legally responsible for their children ’s actions. Parents who are incompetent and parents who are in the system themselves should be held responsible for their children ’s actions. Parents who are handicapped and parents who are competent should not be held responsible for their children ’s actions. Parents that do not rear their children should be held responsible. There are parents who do not care what the child does as
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to the SEC that WorldCom had engaged in a significant corporate accounting fraud scheme which had overstated pretax income by about $7 billion since 1999. At the time‚ this was the largest deliberate misstatement in US corporate history. Although there are many interesting elements and players involved with this incident‚ for the purpose of this case study I will focus on the role played by Betty Vinson‚ the Director of Management Reporting and a key figure in enabling the type of illegal behavior
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CHAPTER 4 Legal Liability Of CPAs Review Questions 4-1 There are several reasons why the potential legal liability of CPAs for professional "malpractice" exceeds that of physicians and other professionals. One reason is the vast number of people who may sustain damages. If a physician or attorney commits a serious error‚ the number of injured parties generally is limited to one individual patient or client. When a CPA’s report is in error‚ literally millions of investors
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CASE STUDY Okay...are you ready for a CASE STUDY about GARBAGE?!? See the below case study and answer the questions at the end of this case. SMELLING SWEET SUCCESS AT WASTE MANAGEMENT By Martha Rogers‚ Ph.D. Not long ago‚ it appeared that refuse giant Waste Management was headed for the recycle bin. Accounting troubles forced the company to pay shareholders $220 million in 1998 because of overstated earnings. In 1999‚ shareholders sued after learning executives sold shares prior to an
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price lower as well. By manipulating the reported earnings‚ the managers can gain more when they exercise the options. (2) Report higher earnings. There are also three reasons for managers to report higher earnings. Firstly‚ the remuneration of management may depend on the company’s performance. In order to get more payment‚ managers often have strong incentives to report higher earnings. Secondly‚ if the company is going to issue new shares‚ managers may try to report a higher earning‚ showing
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The Bible & Accounting Fraud Liberty University Abstract Accounting is an information and measurement system used by mainly all businesses and organizations to provide relevant‚ reliable and comparable information about its business activities‚ (Wild‚ & Shaw‚ & Chiappetta‚ 2011‚ p.272). Accounting Information Systems is a fundamental part of determining the success of an organization. An effective information system provides Internal
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