to do with the meltdown at Enron had no ethical standards. Enron had a lack of accounting transparency‚ which enabled the company’s managers to make their financials look much better than they actually were. I believe that Kenneth Lay got rid of several million shares of Enron stock and made over a billion dollars. While the Enron employees lost their jobs‚ the money in their pension funds as well as any money they invested into the company. Not only did Enron damage the lives of their employees
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Journal of Finance and Accountancy Arthur Anderson Auditors and Enron: What happened to their Texas CPA licenses? Daniel Edelman Texas A&M University-Commerce Ashley Nicholson Texas A&M University-Commerce ABSTRACT This article examines Arthur Andersen‚ its role with Enron‚ and what happened to some of its key players. The demise of Arthur Andersen and Enron was significant. Thousands of people lost their jobs and investments. As a result‚ new laws for publicly traded companies and auditing firms
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Feliciano Enron Corporation’s Case Analysis Reference: Auditing and Assurance Principles by Jose Ireneo‚ Shirley Ireneo and George James 1. A. Fastow is one of the most responsible because being the Chief Financial Officer or CFO of the Enron corporation‚ he had a major influence. He was guilty of fraud‚ money laundering‚ inside trading‚ and conspiracy‚ among other crimes. Due to his acts such as misleading Enrons board of directors and audit committee on risky accounting practices and
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Enron: What Caused the Ethical Collapse? Andrew Rumsey Post University Enron: What Caused the Ethical Collapse? Enron‚ a Texas based energy company‚ has improved the way that electricity and natural gas is purchased ever since its inception in 1985 when its owner‚ Kenneth Lay‚ merged his original company called InterNorth with Houston Natural Gas Company. In addition to this‚ Enron’s growth was attributed to not only the U.S. congress deregulating the sale of natural gas but its selling of electricity
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world of politics‚ sports‚ science‚ and business. In the complex world of finance and accounting‚ the importance of ethical behavior and professionalism cannot be stressed enough. The Enron Corporation evidently did not read the code of ethics or morals. Although Enron had the makings of a successful corporation‚ Enron’s unethical behavior ultimately led to its downfall. As we have learned in financial accounting‚ the income statement shows a “company’s operating performance and summarizes the profit-generating
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even forced to enter bankruptcy. Enron is one of the biggest examples of when making business ethical decisions go wrong. An American energy‚ commodities‚ and services company based in Houston‚ Texas Enron was a big deal. Employing approximately 20‚000 staff and was being one of the world’s leading electricity‚ natural gas‚ communications‚ and pulp and paper companies. Enron was a company on top on of the reason the fall was so drastic. Since Enron was the largest corporation contributor to
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Case 12-04 Hemo-Tech Inc. Part I Hemo-Tech Inc. (“Hemo”) manufactures and sells specialized medical equipment and services to physicians and hospitals. The equipment is used to extract and store blood samples from patients. Hemo is currently marketing its latest equipment model‚ BIO-07‚ which includes Hemo’s new patented technology that significantly improves sample collection efficiency and reduces contamination risk to a low level. Hemo is the only company in the United States that sells this type
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Case 12-02 To Recognize or Not to Recognize‚ That Is the Question Shakespeare Inc. (“Shakespeare” or the “Company”) is a privately held book printing and publishing company with a December 31 year-end. The summary balance sheet as of December 31‚ 2010‚ included: Current assets Noncurrent assets Total assets Current liabilities Noncurrent liabilities Total liabilities Total shareholder equity $ 6‚500‚000 28‚250‚000 $34‚750‚000 $ 4‚500‚000 13‚750‚000 $18‚250‚000 $16‚500‚000 The summary results of
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Links: 70‚000 18‚000 88‚000 80‚000 5‚590 173‚590 b(2)Prepare an income statement and a statement of cash flows for the period October 1–6‚ 2011 12-9-9 Increase in cash Cash balance‚ October 1‚ 2011 Cash balance‚ October 6‚ 2011
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1. What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron disaster? Arthur Andersen (AA) contributed to the Enron disaster when AA consulting became its own separate entity‚ named Accenture. Revenues from consulting services surpassed revenue from auditing services. A natural competitiveness grew between the two rivals and this is where the problems began to start. Management held maximinizing revenues as their primary focus of success and promotions/bonuses were based on this factor. The CEO of AA‚ Joe
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