Discussion Topic #1 The fraud Triangle is a very important tool in seeking to understand why people commit fraud. In the examination of any fraud case according to the Fraud triangle there are three major elements‚ pressure‚ opportunity and rationalization. To illustrate the relevance of these three factors we can examine a recent fraud case i.e. the South Carolina Hospitality Association. In this case Rachel Duncan was the accountant for South Carolina Hospitality association‚ she is charged with
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auditors be held more accountable in uncovering financial fraud? Table of Contents Introduction Currently in the United States‚ the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) the International Auditing and Assurance Board (IAASB) are the most influential accounting standard boards able to influence fraud detection standard setting in financial reporting. In recent years‚ there has been a growing trend in financial scandals such as WorldCom‚ Enron and Madoff that
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case of a financial (personal) loss. The insured receives a contract‚ called the insurance policy‚ which details the conditions and circumstances under which the insured will be financially compensated. 1.2 History of insurance In some sense we can say that insurance appears simultaneously with the appearance of human society. We know of two types of economies in human societies: natural or non-monetary economies (using barter and trade with no centralized nor standardized set of financial instruments)
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FRAUD In criminal law‚ fraud is the crime of deliberately deceiving another person or company in order to damage them‚ usually for personal gain. Defrauding people of money is the money is the most common type of fraud. Some types of fraud include false accounting‚ check fraud‚ and Internet fraud. Accounting fraud or scandals are business scandals that come from the tampered reports‚ usually by long time employees or trusted executives in either a large corporation or small business. In order
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Financial Statement Relationship Accounting and financial statements are the language of business. Financial statements provide information to help users such as managers and investors analyze accounting data to help make decisions‚ manage risk‚ and predict future outcomes. This week’s paper Team B will discuss how the statement interact with one another‚ how changing one affects other statements‚ and the importance to understand the relationship between the statements. Financial statements
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MARIJUANA I. Introduction Everybody knows what marijuana is‚ we know it by different names. A. Greeting-I’ll be talking about the legalization of marijuana B. Attention getter-sing a part of “I want to get High” by Cypress Hill C. Credibility statement-Marijuana has good benefits they’re not all bad like people make it seem. D. Central Idea-for my audience to have a different perspective of marijuana not just negative stuff. Transition-According to Bloomberg.com Marijuana is going through a legal
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Financial Statements Paper Your Name Principles of Accounting – ACC/280 Date Instructor Name Financial Statements Paper The purpose of accounting is to provide a means of reporting‚ recording‚ summarizing‚ and interpreting economic data within an organization. Accounting is used by everyone in one form or another. Everyone should have a basic understanding of accounting as it could be extremely beneficial to everyone. Within every company there should be an accounting department
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COMMON-SIZE FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS When all the items of a financial statement are expressed on a common basis‚ it is known as a common-size financial statement. Common-sizing of balance sheet is done generally by expressing its all items as a percentage of its total assets or total equities. Similarly‚ income statement is common-sized when its all items are expressed as percentage of total sales. PROCEDURE OF COMMON SIZING In preparing common-size income statement‚ the following procedure
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Ratio and Financial Statement Analysis July 25‚ 2013 MGMT640 Executive Summary In corporate finance‚ both ratio and financial statement analysis are important tools that can be used in order to assess a company’s strength financially. They can be used in order to forecast a business’ prospective cash flow and ability to grow in the future‚ as well as a company’s strengths and weaknesses. Income statements‚ balance sheets‚ the statement of retained
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Conservation of Wildlife In 1936 Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling stood in Washington DC. in front of President Franklin D. Roosevelt with the idea of organizing a national wildlife conservation group. With the idea to help regulate wildlife game hunting and fishing in the United State‚ Mr. Darling convinced President Roosevelt and the General Wildlife Federation‚ later changed to the National Wildlife Federation‚ was born. Their idea was “uniting sportsmen and all outdoor and wildlife enthusiasts
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