Practices of Arthur Andersen 1.What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron disaster? Arthur Andersen contributed to the Enron disaster by failing to have Enron establish and enforce internal controls. Also by destroying Enron audit papers which covered deficiencies contributed to the Enron disaster. The formal charges and jail sentence were a result of the obstruction of justice caused by the destruction of the audit papers. 3. What was the prime motivation behind the decisions of Arthur Andersen’s
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personally saves the fate of Arthur Andersen accounting firm (Healy & Krishna‚ 2003). After that‚ according to the related media reports‚ American Arthur Andersen accounting firm claim to compensate Christian protestant Baptist Arizona foundation 217 million dollars for the audit responsibility loss‚ simultaneously prepare 800 million us dollars in order to strive for reach external audit responsibility mediation agreement of Enron event. Afterwards‚ American Arthur Andersen Company interrupted the
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References: (Accessed on 15 April 2013) Zieminski‚ N.‚ 2009‚ In Huron scandal‚ shadows of Arthur Andersen (Online) Available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/08/03/us-huron-andersen-idUSTRE57262D20090803 (Accessed on 15 April 2013) Singh S.‚ 2009‚ SEC investigating Huron for accounting errors‚ (Online) Available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/08/11/us-huron-idUSTRE57A33K20090811
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timing. "Accenture started life as the consulting arm of accounting firm Arthur Anderson In 1989‚ Anderson Consulting separated from Arthur Anderson in order to position itself against its IT services competitors" (Keller & Kotler‚ 1994/2006‚ 366). Accenture was able to take advantage of its large parent company and use its massive support to concentrate on becoming an efficient and popular name in the consulting market. Leaving Arthur Anderson before the corruption with Enron became public may have saved
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significant contributor to the lack of transparency is the role of Arthur Andersen as Enron’s auditor. The auditing firm was also involved in consulting services for Enron‚ leading to very high conflicts of interest. The auditor of Enron‚ should have been more independent in order to provide objective assessment‚ and the aforementioned parties should have been wary enough to investigate the close relationships between Enron and Arthur Andersen. Furthermore‚ the regulations in place at the time‚ which allowed
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1) Deregulation Deregulation of the U.S. energy industry made possible Enron’s emergence as a major corporation‚ but also ultimately may have contributed to its collapse. The company successfully seized the opportunity created by deregulation to create a new business as a market maker in natural gas and other commodities. Enron successfully influenced policymakers to exempt the company from various regulatory rules‚ for example in the field of energy derivatives. This allowed Enron to enter various
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question the accounting practices and activities of many corporations in the United States and was a factor in the creation of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002. The scandal also affected the greater business world by causing the dissolution of the Arthur Andersen accounting company 3- Enron Scandal/ Fraud. خلال عام 2001، بعد سلسلة من آيات التي تنطوي على إجراءات المحاسبة غير النظامية المطلة على الاحتيال التي ترتكب في جميع أنحاء إنرون التي
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CITATION Ala \l 1033 (Alan V. Funk‚ 2012)Joseph Perrone was the former executive vice president of finance and former outside auditor for 31 years with Arthur Andersen & Co. Though it is common for outside auditors to jump ship and go in-house at the companies they audit‚ Perrone ’s move was unusual because he was so highly placed at Arthur
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creatively planned accounting fraud. The scandal also brought into question the accounting practices and activities of many corporations in the United States. The scandal also affected the greater business world by causing the dissolution of the Arthur Andersen accounting company. This report will reveal the whole story of Enron scam and auditors role from the situation in more depth. It will also include the current situation of those responsible for the fraud. 2. Background of U.S in 1990s The
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ethical oversight. Even employees should have had a sense of the expected ethical values and try to maintain a strong sense of organizational culture. 2. There should have been measures in place to oversee the activities of accounting firms (Arthur Andersen)‚ as they acted as both Enron’s “Consultant” and “Accountant”. These two must be separate organizations as seen as a conflict of interest. 3. Enron should have been fair and honest to its partners and shareholders. Proper disclosures‚ accountability
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