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    MINI CASE: THE FILURE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AT ENRON 1.Which parts of the corporate governance system‚ internal and external‚ do you believe failed Enron the most? In the evaluation of the Enron’s case; by trying to see the very big picture‚ it is not only about that the internal part of the corporate governance system was failed or but also the external part of the corporate governance system was also failed. As noted on the last paragraph of the mini case‚ many people from different positions

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    Enron Case ACC 304 1. What led to the collapse of Enron under Lay and Skilling? There were various reasons as to why Enron collapsed under Lay and Skilling. One reason Enron collapsed under Lay is because Lay simply did not practice what he preached. Lay did not live by his code of ethics and neither did his corporation. Not only that‚ but Lay and top management gave Andrew Fastow an exemption to the code of ethics to continue doing business. Another reason that Enron collapsed‚ under Skilling

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    1. Describe the situation at Lehman Brothers from an ethics perspective. What’s your opinion of what happened here? To attribute Lehman’s failure to “unprecedented adverse events in the financial markets” completely overlooks the irresponsible ethical behavior of employees and managers. Students should mention the culture of corruption that existed at Lehman’s and the lack of controls that ultimately resulted in their downfall. An interesting finding was the acceptance of a rule‚ Repo 105‚ that

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    subsequent cash receipts are included in income. The cost recovery method is used when the uncertainty of collection of the sales price is so great that even use of the installment method cannot be justified. Under the cost recovery method‚ both revenues and cost of sales are recognized at the point of sale‚ but the related gross profit is deferred until all costs of sales have been recovered. Each installment must also be divided between principal and interest‚ but unlike the installment method

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    ENRON CASE

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    Synopsis Enron was believed to be the company to take over the world in the 1990’s. The company was growing at exponential rates that were unheard of at the time. It was ranked among the 7 top corporations in the world peaking at a net worth of $70 billion. The company’s overwhelming wealth and success gave birth to some overconfident and ultimately greedy people within the company. In the end‚ Enron fell due to falsification of financial records‚ reporting profits well in excess of the actual. “On

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    determines income by subtracting expenses from revenues. As simple as this may seem‚ there are many complexities that arise when trying to implement this concept. For example‚ there are many activities and events that must take place to generate revenues. The accountant adopts the procedure of recognizing revenues at the time a certain critical event takes place. The sales (or accrual) basis is the most widely used method for recognizing revenues. Revenues are assumed to be earned at the time the sale

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    1. The Enron debacle created what one public official reported was a “crisis of confidence” on the part of the public in the accounting profession. List the parties who you believe are most responsible for that crisis. Briefly justify each of your choices. a) With Enron‚ the responsibility and blame started with Enron’s executives‚ Kenneth Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling‚ and Andrew Fastow. Their goal was to make Enron into the world’s greatest company. To make this goal a reality‚ they created a company

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    case ENRON

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    AUD610 SUMMARY OF CASEENRON” Prepared for: DR NOOR MARINI Prepared by: AFNANIN BT ABD AZIZ 2012212966 NOR IDAYU BT ISA 2012485132 SITI NORFAZILAH BT HAMIRUDDIN 2012670652 NOOR PARIHA AMIN NUDIN 2012660688 NURFARAHANIM BT MOHD SABRI 2009449842 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Without the assistance‚ cooperation and guidance of several parties‚ this assignment would not be achievable. We

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    Revenue recognition on FASB and IASB convergence process I. CONVERGENCE OF U.S. GAAP AND IFRS Since 2002‚ Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) have been working toward “convergence” of US General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). They have made significant progress in efforts to converge critical accounting standards such as those dealing with revenue recognition

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    correct decision about the revenue for the period. The percentage of completion method refers to the income earned by the contractor determined on the basis of progress of the contract. Under this method‚ current assets may include costs and recognized income not yet billed with respect to certain contracts. This method is most commonly used in the construction industry‚ where very long-term construction projects would otherwise keep a company from revealing any revenues or expenses on its financial

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