ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION Vol. 18‚ No. 2 May 2003 pp. 137ñ173 The Tallahassee BeanCounters: A Problem-Based Learning Case in Forensic Auditing Cindy Durtschi ABSTRACT: You are auditing the books of the Tallahassee BeanCounters (TBC)‚ a minor league baseball team in Tallahassee‚ Florida. During your audit the teamís owner‚ Franklin Kennedy‚ approaches you and offers an additional fee if you will quietly investigate the possibility of fraud within the firm. Mr. Kennedy reports that he received
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In the case of Mary‚ Existential therapeutic approach focuses on the way of thinking or attitude (Corey‚ 2017). Mary feels like everyday is a struggle‚ and she feels like a bad mother‚ because she does not know what to do with her son’s behavior. She has no motivation to do her job‚ gain a sense of what Mary is going through in her life. The Gestalt therapeutic approach focuses on being aware of the current situation. That past situations are effecting the way an individual
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Chapter 7 Case – 7-54 "Going Concern" Please respond to the following: From the e-Activity‚ analyze the auditor’s responsibility to determine if a company can continue as a going concern. From your analysis‚ propose at least two (2) key factors that the auditor should consider when determining an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. Provide a rationale to support your proposal. SAS 59‚ The Auditor’s Consideration of an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (AICPA‚ Professional
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[pic]Accounting 408 Test 2 Review 1. An auditor obtains knowledge about a new client ’s business and its industry to a. Make constructive suggestions concerning improvements in the client ’s internal control structure. b. Develop an attitude of professional skepticism concerning management ’s financial statement assertions. c. Evaluate whether the aggregation of known misstatements causes the financial statements taken as a whole to be materially misstated
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Agency Problems‚ Auditing‚ and the Theory of the Firm: Some Evidence Author(s): Ross L. Watts and Jerold L. Zimmerman Source: Journal of Law and Economics‚ Vol. 26‚ No. 3‚ (Oct.‚ 1983)‚ pp. 613-633 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/725039 Accessed: 29/06/2008 23:14 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms and
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Auditing Introduction Letter Lareina Mirabella ACC/546 November17‚ 2014 Kelly Oleary Auditing Introduction Letter November 17‚ 2014 Larry Lancaster President and CEO Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. Shoe town‚ Maine Dear Larry Lancaster Based on the accounting department meeting below is an outline of the primary assurance and attestation services offered by Mirabella Auditing Firm. This outline will provide the company with additional information regarding key distinction between these services offered as
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There are various characteristics and styles of leadership; the emphasis of the style approach is the focus on the actions and behavioral characteristics of the leader. There are two behaviors of the style approach that researchers have observed‚ task behaviors and relationship behaviors (Northouse‚ 2013). People who are in roles of leadership should acquire both behaviors to be successful in their position and maintain motivation and the quest for achievement in their subordinates. Task behaviors
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........................................ OTHER NAMES......................................................... STUDENT NUMBER................................................. MOCK FINAL EXAMINATION SEMESTER 2‚ 2009 PAPER A Unit: ACCG340 Auditing and Assurance Services Time Allowed: 2 hours plus 10 minutes reading time Total Number of Questions: FIVE (5) Instructions: Answer question 1 on the computer marking sheet provided. Answer questions 2 to 3 in the space provided in
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Homework #1 Bonne Consulting Group Based on the information giving‚ the internal controls missing in Helen’s company is the separation of duties. This company should have in place internal controls where a person works with consultant‚ another person or department initiate the payment process someone else authorize payments and accounting should disburse payments. Also the fact the company merge with a bigger company and no one controlled other accounts such as the Jackson & Company shows the
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Auditing Introduction Letter Leslie Brian ACC/546 August 6‚ 2012 Eddie Loussararian Auditing Introduction Letter Greetings! To start off‚ I would like to introduce myself; my name is Leslie Brian‚ and I am a lead auditor for Nortex‚ Inc. Our organization is a leading firm in the industry‚ with offices in more than 20 states. We appreciate your company’s interest in our services. I have taken the opportunity to outline the following: the services we offer and their benefits
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