“Accounting did not cause the recent corporate scandals‚ unreliable financial statements were the results of management decisions‚ fraudulent or otherwise”. (Lin & Wu‚ 2006‚ para. 5) Waste Management‚ HealthSouth‚ Enron‚ Satyam and Madoff are just a few names that come to my mind when I think of fraudulent accounting. Disguised loans‚ inflated income‚ improper accounting and misstated earnings‚ different words all describing the same thing‚ FRAUD. Fraud affects the company‚ the consumers
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Expectation Gap and Corporate Fraud: Is Public Opinion Reconcilable with Auditors’ Duties? Jeffrey Cohena‚ Yuan Dingb‚ Cédric Lesagec‚* and Hervé Stolowyc b Carroll School of Management at Boston College‚ USA China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS)‚ Shanghai‚ China c HEC Paris‚ France a This draft – October 28‚ 2010 – Please do not cite or circulate without permission – Comments welcome Acknowledgments. Cédric Lesage and Hervé Stolowy acknowledge the financial support of the
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IN DEPENDENCE OF AUDITOR – ENRON AND ARTHUR ANDERSEN CASE Introduction The world economy in recent years has got some significant growth but also had quite serious scandals. They caused the shakes for many‚ both citizens and authorities. Therefore‚ it is a challenging time and it is the time for change. An absolutely necessity is to enhance the true reliable financial information because the success on the capital market depends on it. The key factor is to assure that auditors must take a completely
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that lead to the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Two investigate reports and subsequent court cases conclude that WorldCom executives were responsible for billions in fraudulent or unsupported accounting entries. How did this mammoth accounting scandal occur without anyone raising the alarm? Evidence suggests that Ebbers and Sullivan held considerable power and influence that prevented accounting staff from complaining‚ or even knowing‚ about the fraud. Ebber’s inner circle held tight control
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SimilaritiesThe late 1990s and early 2000s were full of big deceptions in the American Corporate World. It was a period of ethical wrongdoing that affected millions of people‚ including workers and investors. All of the ethical scandals we researched were related to accounting frauds; mostly falsifying records on the accounting books such as unrecorded debts and higher assets. These actions led to non-existent company profits; ultimately misleading investors to become shareholders of what they thought
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Question 1 At the time Cynthia Cooper discovered the accounting fraud‚ WorldCom did not have a whistle-blower hotline process in place. Instead‚ Cynthia took on significant risks when she stepped over Scott Sullivan’s head and notified the audit committee chairman of her findings. Discuss the key criteria for the operation of an effective corporate whistle-blower hotline. Be sure to highlight potential pitfalls that should be avoided and reference professional codes‚ legislation and academic
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HU300-01 Arts and Humanities Final Project – Time Capsule Final Project – Time Capsule Since the creation of time‚ man has been inventing creations to enhance and abet the living experience of human beings with hopes of making daily tasks (domestic or work) more manageable while exerting less physical effort or for safety measures. This time capsule has been written to share with future generations some of the creations that were made near the end of the 20th Century and the beginning of 21st
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1. Identify an accounting scandal at a corporation that has resulted in a loss of reputation to the accounting profession. Explain the crime(s) committed. In early 2008 Lehman borrowed large amounts to fund its investing in the years leading to its bankruptcy in 2008‚ “a process known as leveraging or gearing”. A large part of their investments were towards housing market‚ making it vulnerable to a downturn in that market. This firm generated large profits during the housing boom‚ this place them
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increase the companies’ profit and reputation‚ and it allows the general public to purchase its stock. In August of 2000‚ Enron reaches its peak market value of $68 Billion. By December 2001‚ Enron was in bankruptcy. Under the cloud of its financial scandals‚ the price per share plummeted from nearly $100 a share to less than 50¢ a share. On May 25‚ 2006‚ Enron was convicted of defrauding the public. Arthur Andersen‚ Enron’s auditors‚ allowed the chaos‚ and they had no paid for the responsibility of
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choose‚ either to refuse or accept‚ and he chooses to accept to make the false accounting entries. In the summer of 2001‚ David realized there was no end to the company’s woes. He became depressed and considered quitting‚ but he was afraid that the scandal would follow him because of what he had already done. Overall‚ I think David’s responsibility should not be diminished because he was asked by someone. 2． What punishment‚ if any‚ do you believe David Myers should have been given for his role in
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