Financial Institution In financial economics‚ a financial institution is an institution that provides financial services for its clients or members. Probably the most important financial service provided by financial institutions is acting as financial intermediaries. Most financial institutions are regulated by the government. Broadly speaking‚ there are three major types of financial institutions: Depositary Institutions : Deposit-taking institutions that accept and manage deposits and make loans
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Membership Fraud A specific fraud that could be committed against the YMCA is membership fraud. This fraud could be perpetrated solely by a YMCA member‚ or could be a form of collusion with a YMCA member. There are a few different ways a person could commit membership fraud against the YMCA. The current methods discussed are swiping someone else’s card and collusion involving membership age. After covering these fraud methods‚ a discussion of how to detect each of these frauds‚ as a forensic
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CHAPTER 1 FInANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ITS ECONOMIC CONTEXT ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION ID1–1 Security analysts and stockholders: These users would use financial statements to try to estimate the future earnings and cash flow potential of the company‚ which would be used to project a value for the company’s stock. Bank loan officers: These users would use the financial statements to determine the ability of a company to repay loans to the bank. A company’s
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The Regulation of Financial Reporting Contents Part 1 Financial Statement Analysis of JD Wetherspoon plc Executive summary.............................................................................4 1.1 Company profile................................................................................4 1.2 History and development...................................................................4 Introduction....................................
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ANDREW WAKEFIELD AND THE MMR AUTISM FRAUD In February 1998‚ Dr. Andrew Wakefield‚ a British gastroenterologist‚ published a research paper in which he linked autism and bowel disease to the measles‚ mumps‚ and rubella (MMR) vaccine – creating a public health crisis in England and raising questions about vaccine safety in North America. Additional studies have since shown that the data presented was fraudulent‚ and after ten years of controversy and investigation‚ Dr. Wakefield was discredited
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sales are also a source of weakness when we look at the substantial drop in sales from FY7 to FY8‚ where a 15% reduction took place. Normally this may be cause for alarm and should mandate some immediate action. According to management‚ because their product is dependent on professional riders obtaining sponsors‚ the downturned economy has cause several sponsors to stop funding riders‚ and thus affected sales. This in itself could indicate that there isn ’t enough diversification in the company ’s
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Case Study: Columbia / HCA and the Medicare Fraud Scandal Central Facts of the Case X In 1997‚ Columbia/HCA Corporation was the largest health care company in the world X In 1996‚ Columbia Hospital Corporation was named the ¡§Most Admired Company¡¨ by Fortune magazine « Clearly they were a well-respected‚ well-trusted company not too long before they were raided‚ and during a time that they were under investigation (not known to the public at the time) for fraudulent activity X Columbia
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QUESTION 1 i. Current Ratio = Current Assets/Current Liability = $ 14‚651‚000/$ 19‚639‚000 = 0.750 ii. Quick Ratio = (Current Assets – Inventory) / Current Liability = ($ 14‚651‚000 – $ 6‚136‚000) / $ 19‚539‚000 = 0.436 iii. Total Assets Turnover = Sales/Total Assets = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 108‚615‚000 = 1.540 iv. Inventory Turnover = COGS/Inventory = $ 117‚910‚000/$ 6‚136‚000 = 19.216 v. Receivable Turnover = Sales/Account Receivables = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 5‚473
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three main characteristics of accounting? Is accounting static or dynamic? Accounting collects‚ analyzes‚ measures and records financial information about an organization and reports that information to stakeholders and decision makers. Accounting has 3 essential characteristics. Accounting is the (1) identification‚ measurement‚ and communication of financial information about economic entities to interested persons. Like social sciences‚ accounting is largely a product of its environment
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