TAYLOR’S COLLEGE AMERICAN DEGREE PROGRAM FALL 2012 SEMESTER ACCT 201 – TEST 1 QUESTION 1 (10 marks) Identify by letter the assumption or characteristic of information that best represents the situation given. (One mark for each matching) A. Corporate governance F. Liabilities B. Going concern concept G. Financial Accounting Information. C. Reliability (Objectivity) Principle H. Generally accepted accounting principles D. Stable-dollar
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Based on the vertical analysis done on the income statement‚ further explanation would be needed to explain the decrease in gross profit (as a percent to sales) over the three year period while overall expenses increase each year on both a percent-to-sales and total dollar amount increment. I would also be curious to understand why cost of goods sold is increasing year-over-year – are raw materials increasing‚ are inventory levels too high and we are writing off obsolete inventory‚ is part of the
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The Fraud Examination Unit at Computers Company submits this preliminary Report of Investigation to the Chief Executive Officer about a suspected corruption scheme in the company. In the broadest sense‚ fraud can encompass any crime for gain that uses deception as its principal modus operandi (Wells‚ 2011). Therefore‚ after learning of the suspected corruption scheme in the company‚ the objectives of the Fraud Examination Unit were to determine whether a possible corruption scheme existed; identify
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Financial Research – The Xerox 1 Financial Research Xerox Financial Fraud Case Analysis This paper was prepared for Auditing Procedures Financial Research – The Xerox Abstract On April 8th‚ 2002‚ the Xerox Corporation ("Xerox") announced its willingness to accept the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reach a settlement with the conditions. Thereafter‚ its financial fraud became surfaced. On June 28th‚ Xerox Corporation in accordance with the requirements of the settlement
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And the Fraud Continues Tiketa Heard Strayer University Forensic Accounting & Fraud Examination ACC571 Professor Timothy Brown [pic] 1.) Discuss the Internal control weaknesses that existed at MCI that contributed to the commission of this fraud: MCI biggest internal control weaknesses at was Pavlo. Pavlo was able to manipulate MCI account receivable system which he helped to create and develop. When the same employee is able to receive and update payments
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Fraud Auditing and Different type of fraud Introduction Over the years‚ the role of auditors become increasingly important especially in a capitalist economy as the process of wealth creation and political stability depends heavily upon confidence in processes of accountability and how well the expected roles are being fulfilled. An auditor has the responsibility for the prevention‚ detection and reporting of fraud‚ other illegal acts and errors is one of the most controversial issues in auditing
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that almost half of the Asia-Pacific companies are confident of their internal fraud controls (Singapore Press Holdings Limited 2005). But here’s the fact: Only 16 per cent of economic crimes in the region were detected by risk-management systems. In fact‚ the vast majority of incidences of economic crime were detected by accident‚ tip-off‚ and internal and external audit (PriceWaterhouse Coopers 2003). Here in the case study of Informatics Group (Singapore) Private Limited was the 84 per cent where
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Adley – Week1 DQ1 Follow up Reply Financial reporting fraud cases typically involve “fictitious revenues‚ overstatement if assets‚ capitalized expenditures‚ misappropriation of assets‚ premature revenues‚ and understatement of expenses and liabilities‚ “according to Lawyers Connect (n.d). As a result‚ such intentional misstatements are fraudulent and illegal‚ and most likely material. Manipulation of accounting equation‚ Assets = Liabilities + Stockholder’s Equity (Rich‚ et al.‚ 2012‚ p. 9)‚ characteristically
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In December 2013‚ Target learned that hackers had entered their data system‚ gaining access to 40 million customer’s credit and debit card information. While undergoing investigation‚ Target determined that certain guest information was also stolen. The information consisted of names‚ email/mailing and phone numbers. There is much speculation and claim that Target could have prevented the cyber-security breach‚ had they not ignored the warnings. The CIA and the Pentagon has the same security system
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I D EN TI TY T HE FT AND FRAUD : THE I M PAC T O N U. S. B U S I N E S S E S A N D T HE L E G A L S YS T E M BUL 4320 Professor Wendy Gelman Fall 2013 Law Firm 6: Gricell Alvarez Melissa Castaneda Vanessa Diaz Michael Johnson Techeng Li Ania Ojeda Jose Tamayo TA B L E OF C ONTENTS I. Introduction.........................................................................................3 II. Identity Theft and Fraud.......................................................
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