Background of the company Parmalat Finanziaria SpA‚ an Italian food giant started out as a family business specializing in dairy products. It was founded in 1961 by 22 year old Calisto Tanzi‚ who discontinued his studies to expand his father’s sausage and cheese shop. It began as a small pasteurization plant in Parma and further expanded into cheese‚ yoghurt‚ cookies‚ fruit juice and ready-made sauce production that are under different names in each country. They were the ones to produce the world’s
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GA-1 Prepared: JML 3/3/2013 March 5‚ 2012 Dear Mr. Lancaster: This letter will confirm our understanding of the arrangement for our audit of the financial statements of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. for the year ending December 31‚ 2011. We will audit the Company’s balance sheet at December 31‚ 2033‚ and the related statements of income‚ comprehensive income‚ stockholders’ equity‚ and cash flows for the year then ended‚ for the purpose of expressing an opinion on them. We will also audit whether Apollo
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still remain‚ Sarbanes-Oxley Act appears to alleviate some of investor’s concerns about the objectivity of CPAs (Cosgrove‚ 2006). Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires public accounting firms to register with the newly established Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). More important‚ it also significantly narrows the scope of non- audit services that can be provided to an audit client. The acts requires organizations to implement methods for the continual monitoring of the key internal controls
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Week 8 – Final Exam Cherie A. Parker University of the Potomac BUS 502 – Managerial Economics DATE \@ "MMMM d‚ yyyy" October 19‚ 2014 Professor Denise Touhey Abstract Architectural design of firm may vary among companies. There are most common categories are business environment‚ strategy‚ and organizational architecture. Business environment of Andersen includes technology that was used effectively; structure of its markets‚ regulations which helped Andersen to grow along with its reputation
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Internal Controls Your Name XACC/280 Date Instructor Name Internal Controls Internal controls are an essential asset to any company that wishes to maintain their company’s security and accuracy. These controls help to protect the assets belonging to a company from unforeseen events such as employee theft‚ robbery‚ or any sort of unauthorized use (Weygandt‚ Kimmel‚ & Kieso‚ 2008). They also create the opportunity for accounting records to be more accurate and reliable by limiting the possibility
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What happens to the good name that the Company has built through the years of good business? The reputation of a Company can also take an immeasurable toll which would mean lost sales or opportunities. There is the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board that is a private-sector‚ non-profit corporation created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act‚ a 2002 US Federal law‚ to oversee the auditors of public companies. Its stated purpose is to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest
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Ethics Considerations in Financial Management Ethics assists individuals in deciding when an act is moral or immoral‚ right or wrong. Ethics can be grounded in natural law‚ religious tenets‚ parental and family influence‚ educational experiences‚ life experiences‚ and cultural and societal expectations. The days of when people were simply trusted to always do the right thing are over with ENRON and WorldCom and the devastation that followed in the business world you are now guilty until proven
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1. Average collection period‚ inventory consumption period & average payment period are derived from _______ A. Profitability ratios B. Leverage ratios C. Liquidity Ratios D. Activity ratios 2. Ratios describing the short term solvency of the firm are also known as _____ A. Profitability ratios B. Leverage ratios C. Liquidity Ratios D. Activity ratios 3. ________ is the ratio describing the ability of the firm to meet scheduled interest & repayment obligations with respect to
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the balance sheet of Apollo Shoes as of December 31‚ 2011 and the related statements of income‚ retained earnings and cash flows for the year then ended. Our audit will be conducted in accordance with the Standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Our audit will include examining‚ on a test basis‚ evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in financial statements‚ assessing the accounting principles used ad significant judgments and estimates made by management‚ as well
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