The Impossibility of Auditor Independence Intentional collusion of auditors and their clients is is not the major cause of Audit integrity. Most of the times‚ auditors find it difficult to become objective. In 1992‚ Phar-Mor‚ Inc. drugstore in the United States seeking a court protection from corruption failed a court case. The previous auditors‚ Coopers & Lybrand‚ Phar-Mor’s failed to state inventory inflation and manipulation of finanicial that lead to overstating of $985 million earnings
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PROCESSING APPLIED TO TRAFFIC – QUEUE DETECTION ALGORITHM [pic] ABSTRACTh This paper primarily aims at the new technique of video image processing used to solve problems associated with the real-time road traffic control systems. There is a growing demand for road traffic data of all kinds. Increasing congestion problems and problems associated with existing detectors spawned an interest in such new vehicle detection technologies. But the systems have difficulties
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Body language is a form of non-verbal communication‚ that is‚ talking without saying a word. On the other hand‚ non-verbal communication includes body movements‚ posture‚ gestures‚ facial expressions and eye movements. According to the social anthropologist‚ Edward T. Hall‚ in a normal conversation between two parties‚ he discovered that approximately 35% of interactions is actually expressed through words‚ while 65% of it is conveyed through body language. In modern society‚ more and more liars
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Influence of Fashion Magazines on the Body Image Satisfaction of College Women: An Exploratory Analysis. Adolescence. 32 (127): 603-614. Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this article is to find a relationship between the images portrayed in fashion magazines‚ and how those images affect women’s personal satisfaction about their bodies. Methodology: To complete this study‚ 49 college women were examined based off of two experimental conditions. The women were randomly
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Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 1. Fraud always involves deception‚ confidence‚ and trickery. The following is one of the most common definitions of fraud: “Fraud is a generic term‚ and embraces all the multifarious means which human ingenuity can devise‚ which are resorted to by one individual‚ to get an advantage over another by false representations. No definite and invariable rule can be laid down as a general proposition in defining fraud‚ as it includes surprise‚ trickery‚ cunning and unfair
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Abstract In light of a number of high-profile corporate failures during the first half of 2001‚ a number of studies have been performed to address the impact of mandatory rotation of audit firms to ensure the appropriate level of independence ’ of auditors. Majority of studies conclude that the detrimental effects of firm rotation on the quality of the audit work by far outweigh its positive effects as a safeguard against various independence and quality threats. Frequent changes of audit firms
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ORGANIZATIONAL FRAUD [pic] Submitted by: Amit Goel(amigoel@gmail.com) Mohit Goel Executive Summary For many organizations‚ “getting it right” or “getting it wrong” is a matter of survival. This study talks about the issues like‚ ‘organisational fraud’‚ ‘ethics’ & ‘empowerment’ in an organisation and their relation to standards of good behaviour in order to explore various ways in which occurrences of ever increasing frauds can be checked. Organisational Fraud can be perpetrated by those
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individuals faced Conspiracy to commit the following offenses‚ in violation of Title 18‚ United States Code‚ Section 371 no more than 5 years imprisonment‚ Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers Title 18‚ United States Code‚ Sections 1030(a)(2)(C) and (c)(2)(B)(i) and (iii) $2‚500 fine and or no more than 5 years imprisonment‚ Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers (unauthorized access to a protected U.S. Government computer for commercial advantage and private financial
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HealthSouth Fraud Investigation Table of Contents Table of Contents i Introduction and Background 1 Analysis 1 Why it occurred 2 Fraud Triangle 2 How it occurred 3 Red Flags of the Fraud 5 Why the Fraud Continued Undetected 6 The Auditors Roles and Responsibilities 7 Fate of Parties Involved 8 Effect of Fraud on HealthSouth 9 Conclusion 10 Appendix A 11 Appendix B 12 Appendix C 13 Appendix D 14 Appendix E 15 Appendix F 16 Works Cited 17 Introduction and
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Pros and Cons of Insurance Companies: An Exploratory Study Thesis Statement Life Insurance is not new when it comes to people who want to render themselves inside these said insurance companies because of the benefits they can get but the chances that this companies will close is nearly 50/50 which means you don’t have any assurance regarding in satisfying yourself or they could grant the said contract without any faults or problems. Insurers should know the risks/benefits they can get before
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