Arthur Andersen: Questionable Accounting Practices 1. Describe the legal and ethical issues surrounding Andersen ’s auditing of companies accused of accounting improprieties. The legal issues that surrounded Andersen ’s audition were that there was conflict of interest and there was lack of independence on the part of Andersen. In this context‚ Andersen took up lucrative management consultancy projects for the clients of whom it was the auditor. From the deontological ethical perspective
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Internal Controls Internal controls are all the procedures and measures companies put in place in order to achieve two specific goals related to accounting (Kieso‚ Kimmel‚ & Weygandt‚ 2011). The first goal is the protection against loss of assets from various sources such as theft or accounting error (Kieso‚ Kimmel‚ & Weygandt‚ 2011). Companies‚ clients and shareholders must have assurance that there is suitable control over all business assets like inventory and bank accounts all the
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Business ethics is an area of ethics that examines ethical rules and principles within a commercial perspective using cases such as: Accounting Irregularities at WorldCom and Arthur Andersen…No More: What Went Wrong? (Business Ethics 4th Ed: Cases 5 & 6 pg.101-109)‚ both clearly present various moral and ethical problems that arise that are real life business scenarios as well as question the impact of certain ‘special’ duties/obligations that apply to particular individuals and employees who choose
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efficiently and effectively. Vineyard Vines has adopted a system of internal controls to stay on the cutting edge in the industry‚ and provide accountability‚ enabling seamless operation and management. Our process of controls is implemented to ensure integrity within our business‚ corporate governance‚ risk management and fiscal responsibility‚ while preventing fraud. and ill repute. The strong adherence to our internal controls and activities is what makes Vineyard Vines true to its mission.
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UNDERSTANDING INTERNAL CONTROLS A Reference Guide for Managing University Business Practices Understanding Internal Controls Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................................1 OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................................................................................1
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Individual Project Capstone Case Study – Arthur Andersen LLP Bus 680 – Economics for Business Decisions Summer 2013 1. Discuss the environmental‚ strategic and organizational changes that occurred over the life of Andersen in the context of figure 11.1. While Andersen started off as a stable environment‚ once changes started being made to the main focus of the company many changes were expedited. While still successful in it’s auditing business‚ other opportunities arose that allowed for quicker
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What is internal control and why is it important The American Institute of Accountants first defined the term internal control in 1949‚ followed by further clarifications in 1958 and 1972. In 1977 publicly held companies came under legislation to adequately implement controls to protect their financial information. A report by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations in 1992 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are more recent documents defining internal controls.( Bishop‚ 1991‚p.117-123; Colbert
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Chapter 7 – Internal control Internal control – steps taken by business to prevent fraud – misappropriation of assets and fraudulent financial reporting‚ COSO defines IC as means to an end Achievements of objectives in the area of financial reporting‚ operations‚ compliance with law and regulations Foreign corrupt practices act: Transactions authorized with the knowledge of and authorization of management Means of achieving internal control – preventive control – prevents fraud ex: segregation
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Chapter 5: Internal Control over Financial Reporting 1. Internal control is a process designed to guarantee the achievement of the objectives of reliable financial reporting‚ compliance with laws and regulations and ineffective and inefficient operations. FALSE 2. Auditing standards require that the auditor exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the planning and performance of the audit. TRUE 3. If internal controls are not enforced they are useless
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Internal Controls XACC/280 April 7‚2013 Axia Internal Controls Internal controls are put into place to safeguard a company’s assets and to promote the accuracy of their accounting records. There are two primary goals of internal controls. The first goal of internal controls is to safeguard it’s assets from employee theft‚ robbery‚ or unauthorized use. When there is a large some of money there is temptation from employee’s to take some of it. Many employees believe they are underpaid
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