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    of theft/fraud. According to last year the loss of money for businesses and financial institutions are in the billions and with consumers out of pocket expenses has been about 5 billion dollars. "Identity theft" refers to crimes in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data (i.e.‚ name‚ date of birth‚ social security number‚ driver’s license number‚ and your financial identity— credit card‚ bank account and phone-card numbers) in some way that involves fraud or deception

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    | |[pic] |Government Authorized Accounting Procedures | |[pic] |Generally Applied Accounting Procedures | |[pic][pic] |Generally Accepted Accounting Principles | The total equity of Timberlake

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    between accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting? The variation between accrual basis accounting and cash basis accounting‚ is how cash is documented. Cash basis is an accounting basis that is used when expenses and revenue are paid out or received. This is when the transaction will be recorded. In accrual-basis accounting‚ transactions are recorded when they actually happen. Payment does not need to be made for the transaction to be recognized in accrual-basis accounting unlike cash-basis

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    Fraud Risk Memorandum This memo is to determine potential fraud risks that may exist within our client‚ Apollo shoes. There are reasons to believe that potential fraud risks do exist‚ however these risks are only hypothetical‚ but will be tested to assure users that Apollo’s financial statements are fairly stated. First‚ the client’s prohibition of contacting the predecessor auditor is considered a red-flag. The importance of the predecessor’s working papers and comparative work would make completing

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    Nature of Accounting and the Accounting Standard Background Accounting is an important part for business and it is dubbed “language” of business activities conducted by firms. People think it is used to communicate business transactions per se to all stakeholders. However‚ some people argue that the functions of accounting are not that easy. Except the communication tool‚ accounting acts as many other difference roles in business. When doing accounting‚ different standard may be used. There are

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    ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING Presented by: Rojina Sapkota Abhilasha Thapa Pooja Shah Sandeep Gautam Mendhala Lama Gurung AND THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION What is ETHICS? -All about making right choices and producing good behavior What is ETHICS in ACCOUNTING? -Being responsible enough to behave as a TRUSTWORTHY accountant. ROLE/IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING  To provide true knowledge of the financial transactions taking place.  To ensure correct decision making . WHAT IS AN ETHICAL DILEMMA

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    Car insurance fraud is of late becoming a very big problem not just in US but also in countries like Britain and those in the European Union. The sad thing is that most of these insurance fraudsters are becoming more and more cunning and creative with each passing day which makes it very difficult to nail them. It is now not surprising for insurance buyers to stage car accidents and then make claims for either personal injury or car compensation. Someone may also be cunning enough to craft out a

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    A Case Study of Interstate Business College Three Men and A lady 1. Based on the information you have gathered during your first task‚ what discrepancies/irregularities exist in Shawn Davidson’s file? * Signatures on Enrollment Agreement do not seem to be the same (pg. 507) * 1st Enrollment Agreement Total should equal $9995.00 (508) Total Tuition 8750.00 Textbooks (approx.) 970.00 Application Fee 0.00 Lab Fee 200.00 General Fee 75.00 TOTAL DUE 9‚995

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    Careers in Accounting Accounting is a very diverse career field. It continues to rank among the top chosen career paths in many universities. As one of the most successful careers in the business field‚ accounting has recently thrived on a continually growing demand. If need for education and skill are met‚ the result is a rewarding and enjoyable work experience. Accounting is the financial information system that provides insights into how organizations are funtioning financially. There

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    Question 1: Name two cases in which companies have committed frauds by misstating inventory. Crazy Eddie and Goodner Brothers case are the good example for the inventory fraud cases. Question 2: What makes the intentional misstatement of inventory difficult to detect? When you have the most senior management of the company‚ particularly its financial management‚ consciously setting out to fool the auditors‚ to hide information from them‚ as they testified in the Monus trial‚ it’s very hard to

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