Foundations of Decision Making The Downfall of Lehman Brothers The Downfall of Lehman Brothers Poor Decision making is a factor that can lead to bankruptcy and failure. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.‚ a major U.S investment bank‚ is an example of bad decision making because of their poor judgment‚ they have filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 15‚ 2008. A Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection is when a company‚ in this case Lehman Brother Holdings Inc. ‚ reports to the government
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Contents Executive Summary 2 Methodology 3 Introduction 4 Findings 5 A. Inventory balances and purchases transactions 5 B. Trade receivables and credit sales system 5 C. Property‚ Plant and equipment (PPE) 6 D. Trade payables transactions and balances 6 Implications 8 A. Inventory balances and purchases transactions 8 B. Trade receivables and credit sales system. 10 C. Property‚ Plant and equipment (PPE) 12 D. Trade payables transactions and balances 15 Conclusion The following conclusions
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Q1 (a) Highlight four control objectives that would be essential in a sales cycle (b) Outline three tests of control that should be performed by an auditor in each of the following areas: i. Cash receipts ii. Cash payments iii. Bank reconciliations (c) Summarize seven sources of internal control risks that have an impact on the financial reporting framework in an organization. Q2 (a) Outline four audit procedures you would carry out to verify the following items: i. Leased property
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control framework used to conduct its assessment of internal controls. Discuss the options in selecting a control framework. Regarding the control framework‚ the SEC has made specific reference to COSO as a recommended model. Furthermore‚ the PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5 endorses the use of COSO as the framework for control assessment. Although other suitable frameworks have been published‚ any framework used should encompass all of COSO’s general themes 24. Prior to SOX‚ external auditors were required
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be straightforward and honest in all the professional and business relationships. In this case‚ an auditor has to be integrity to present their honest and fair to the client. Even Game’s Limited’s managing director is unhappy with the existing auditing firm has been changed. Objective An auditor has to be objective and fair. Auditor has to be fairness and objective to provide financial report. The client’s point of view must not affect auditor’s objective. In this case‚ Games Ltd has been
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Chapter 1- Demand for Audit and Assurance Services Assurance Services- Are the independent professional services that improve the quality of information for decision makers. Individuals who are responsible for making business decisions seek assurance services to help improve the reliability and relevance of the information used as the basis for their decisions. Assurance services are valued because the assurance provider is independent and perceived as being unbiased with respect to the information
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Qiong Wu Instructor James Dutra ACC 412 March 26‚ 2014 Case 3.1 Dodgers Trolley Summary The Dodgers Trolley case is a simple problem related the internal control in auditing. Dodgers Trolley was original funded in New York‚ but Yankees performed much better. After nearly seven decades of mostly frustration on and off the baseball field‚ the Dodgers shocked the sports world by moving to Los Angeles in 1958‚ because Walter O’Malley saw the opportunity to introduce baseball to the increasing
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ignited the crisis in the United States in August 2007 and trapped the entire world by September 2008 following the collapse of Lehman Brothers. It is also dubbed as the greatest crisis in the history of financial capitalism because of the way it simultaneously propagated to other countries. The first section of the project will deal with the historical background of Lehman Brothers and the economic climate that prevailed in the years preceding the crisis followed by a detailed description of the
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Audit Documentation Purpose: 1. Main evidence of procedures‚ work performed on audit 2. Prepare sufficient & appropriate audit documentation on timely basis 3. enhance audit quality 4. facilitate effective review 5. evaluate audit evidence obtained & conclusions reached before finalizing auditor’s report 6. assisting audit team plan & perform for audit 7. assist audit team members’ supervise & direct audit work‚ discharge responsibilities (Quality Control
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Does Auditing Matter? Janice Rhodora P. Carpentero La Salle University and Eljoy Delos Santos La Salle University May 22‚ 2013 Does Auditing Matter? SUMMARY: The scrutiny auditing has received post-Enron provides compelling evidence that auditing does matter‚ to answer the rhetorical question posed by the paper’s title. What is unclear‚ however‚ is whether auditing was sufficiently “broken” in the first place to warrant the radical reforms and changes effected
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