Q1. Does the fact that David Myers’s superior‚ Scott Sullivan‚ asked him to make the false accounting entries in WorldCom’s accounting records diminish Myers’ responsibility for his improper conduct? A1. I think Myers’ conduct towards in his professions should not be affected by anyone‚ even though making false accounting entries was Mr. Sullivan’s behest. Despite other factors‚ as a financial controller‚ integrity should plays as one of the most vital roles under any circumstance when making
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WORLDCOM‚ INC: CORPORATE BOND ISSUANCE 1. IS IT A GOOD TIME FOR WORLDCOM‚ INC. TO ISSUE? CONSIDER FACTORS IN FAVOR AND FACTORS THAT ARE NOT IN FAVOR. Personally I believe that the time is not in favor of WorldCom in undertaking one of the largest bond issues at the time. Even though there are many advantages with proceeding with the issue‚ I believe that the degree and the uncertainty raised by some of the disadvantages outweigh the advantages of going ahead with the $6Billion
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Fraud Auditing and Different type of fraud Introduction Over the years‚ the role of auditors become increasingly important especially in a capitalist economy as the process of wealth creation and political stability depends heavily upon confidence in processes of accountability and how well the expected roles are being fulfilled. An auditor has the responsibility for the prevention‚ detection and reporting of fraud‚ other illegal acts and errors is one of the most controversial issues in auditing
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capitalize the interest costs associated with the construction of your new manufacturing facility‚ and if you are obligated to do so. After extensive research‚ and by examining the procedures for capitalizing interest laid out by the Federal Accounting Services Board (FASB)‚ ARC can capitalize the interest‚ and is most likely required to do so. Capitalization of Interest Interest on an asset must meet various criteria to be eligible for capitalization. First‚ the asset must require a period
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Insurance Fraud A gang of Russian crooks ran a record-setting‚ $279 million fraud that exploited New York’s “no-fault” auto –accident law‚ authorities said 2/29/12. The gang worked with corrupt doctors to set up more than 100 phony medical clinics across the city. There‚ they generated fake bills for the treatment of “injuries” that “ranged from wild exaggerations to outright fabrications‚” Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara said. The fraudsters took advantage of the “patient-friendly provisions”
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OUTLINE 1. INTRODUCTION (FEMI) 2. BACKGROUNDS OF TWO COMPANIES (FEMI) 2.1 HUGO BOSS 2.2 LAURA ASHLEY 3. PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS 3.1 VERTICAL AND HORIZONAL ANALYSIS (BOYE) 3.1.1 HUGO BOSS 3.1.2 LAURA ASHLEY 3.2 RATIOS ANALYSIS (HANH & ANDREA) 3.2.1 PROFITABILITY (HANH) 3.2.2 LIQUIDITY (HANH) 3.2.3 EFFICIENCY (ANDREA) 3.2.4 CAPITAL STRUCTURE (ANDREA) 3.2.5 INVESTOR (ANDREA) 4. RECOMMENDATION (BOYE) --CHOOSING HUGO BOSS 5. LIMITATION OF THE ANALYSIS (BOYE) -- RELIES ON SLIDES 54 PAGE 54 6. CONCLUSION
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Corporate Fraud I. Introductions a. Fraud in the accounting environment is on the increase. b. Fraud takes place in different forms in the accounting environment. II. The growing risk of fraud and corruption a. Local problems‚ global pain b. Awareness is crucial c. Tailoring efforts to avert damage III. Preventing Fraud a. Background checks and enhanced due diligence b. Monitoring and evaluating preventive controls c. Continuous controls monitoring IV. Can we eliminate fraud and corruption
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Ayusarita Satriani 311368 – IUP BUSINESS UGM Financial Management ENRON Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron_scandal ; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/1780075.stm; http://finance.laws.com/enron-scandal-summary Enron is an energy company that successfully grew from nowhere to be America’s seventh largest company‚ which has 21‚000 staff in more than 40 countries in 15 years. It was one of the world’s leading electricity‚ natural gas‚ communications‚ and pulp and paper companies
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Enron’s Questionable Transactions 1. Which segment of its operations got Enron into difficulties? * The fact that Kopper was appointed to Fastow and he was an employee at Enron was the first thing that got them into trouble. Another reason was that over 11 million was invested and it ended up not being invested at all. I believe these two situations ended up being the start of Enron’s problems. Enron also was not reporting the revenue for service correctly and his stock was paid
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Coding Fraud Michael Anastasio Ultimate Medical Academy Before answering the questions “what are my responsibilities for billing on a procedure that was not performed but asked to do so anyway”‚ Let me explain a little on Medical Billing Fraud? It is an attempt to fraudulently obtain payments from insurance carriers. Fraud in medical billing cost tax payers and medical providers millions of dollars annually (all-things-medical-billing.com). In 1996‚ HIPPA established the Health Care Fraud and
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