An auditor happen to discover an error in the human resource system that allowed an employee to hack into the company human resources record systems and change their base salary rate an received a pay raise on two paycheck. The employee was able to eavesdrop on the network using IP spoofing technique to hijack a trusted host on the network and hide their identity in the process. The technique allowed the hijacker to steal and alter sensitive data such as payroll records . The employee also monitor
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big energy company which headquarters is located in Houston‚ the bankruptcy of the company drew lots off attentions from business world. Questions were asked and lots of financial misstatements were revealed and Arthur Andersen – Enron’s external auditing and accounting firm in Houston‚ was involved. Stephens (2002) stated‚ Arthur Andersen who were responsible for managing Enron’s audits‚ had illegally destroyed paper and electronic documents related to their representation of Enron (p.24). The case
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Revenue Recognition Revenue is the electricity that drives business. Revenue has been the starting point on every income statement generated‚ every sales meeting conducted‚ and is on every entrepreneur’s wish list. The basic concept for revenue recognition is that revenue should not be recognized until it is realized or realizable and earned. There are also four criteria must be met in order to recognize revenue: 1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists: Consider the substance of the transaction
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are two independent situations: A. Grinner and Greeter‚ CPAs‚ were engaged to perform an audit of the financial statements of Happy‚ Inc. Happy’s management would not allow Grinner and Greeter to confirm any of the accounts receivable. All other auditing procedures were performed as considered necessary by Grinner and Greeter and no problems were found. However‚ Grinner and Greeter were unable to satisfy themselves with regard to the balance in the accounts receivable. B. Tick and Tie‚ CPAs‚ were
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Full Disclosure Dena Hawkins ACC/421 October 8‚ 2012 Kimberly Barnett Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to Answer Question 2 in chapter 24 of Intermediate Accounting; explain the need for full disclosure in financial reporting and to identify the possible consequences of failing to properly disclose certain items in financial statements. Full Disclosure Paper Ch. 24 – Question 2 “What is the full disclosure principle in accounting?” According to our text‚ “the full disclosure
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Solutions manual to Auditing and Assurance Services 12 th by: Alvin A Arens‚ Randal J Elder‚ Solutions manual to Auditing and Assurance Services 12 th by: Alvin A Arens‚ Randal J Elder‚ Source: http://sci.tech−archive.net/Archive/sci.math/2009−01/msg01710.html • From: sendsolutions • Date: Thu‚ 15 Jan 2009 07:14:06 −0800 (PST) solutions manual (To search click in keyboard Ctrl+F) Solutions Manuals in Electronic (PDF)Format! Just contact with ‚ sendsolutions (at) hotmail.com (my email
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Auditing‚ Attestation‚ and Assurance Services Paper Jane Johnson Contemporary Auditing I ACC/491 Auditing‚ Attestation‚ and Assurance Services Paper Introduction Auditing is a subset of attestation‚ which is a subset of assurance. These services‚ which are governed by several organizations‚ are unique in their own way. Because of the constantly changing role of the auditor‚ particularly since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002‚ different types of services have become necessary. In this
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Anonymous Caller Case Study 1 a) What would you recommend to the caller if you were Dr. Mitchell? Since it appears that the firms top executives are all apart of the fraud and don’t plan on correcting their unethical action. I recommend that the anonymous caller completely remove himself/herself from the situation by resigning or by reporting the situation to the firm’s board of directors or a governmental agency. b) What are the risks of continuing to work with the company? There
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Chapter Fourteen Review Questions: 1. Bill of Lading- Is a written contract between the carrier and the seller. It is prepared at the time of shipping goods to a customer. On the Bill of Lading one will find a description of the goods‚ quantities shipped‚ and any other relevant data. Once goods have been shipped‚ the bill of lading generates related sales invoices as well as the entry in the sales journal. An original copy of the bill of lading is sent to the customer while the rest are retained
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Accounting Importance of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) Miriam Manjarres November 18‚ 2012 Abstract The Generally Accepted Auditing Standards are standards that were developed through the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as a foundation in conducting an audit in its reasonable accuracy. There is a need for auditors to follow the standards provided to be able to render a report of the financial statements audited stating that it is free from any misstatement
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