Phar-Mor declared bankruptcy due to fraudulent financial reporting and misappropriation of assets‚ making it one of the largest frauds in U.S. history. Below‚ we will use auditing standard AU 316.85 Appendix A in conjunction with the video “How to Steal $500 million” to analyze how incentives/pressures‚ opportunities‚ and attitudes/rationalizations allowed for fraud to start and continue at Phar-Mor. Incentives/Pressures Annual reoccurring losses due to small margins put pressure on the
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The Statute of Frauds clearly identifies what contracts have to be presented in the written format in order to remain enforceable (Reilly‚ 2000)‚ therefore written agreements should be signed by all parties to be binding. The Statute of Frauds is a rule of law requiring certain kinds of written contracts‚ not oral contracts since they are vague and frequently don’t provide sufficient proof of the terms agreed upon by each parties. Oral contracts create more complications and are the main reason for
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general and its information technology sector in particular when he confessed fraud running into millions of dollars in a letter he wrote to the company’s board of directors (Ramachandran‚ 2009). This report is going to focus on‚ an overview of the events that happened in Satyam‚ its consequences on Satyam’s stakeholders‚ the auditors involved and their role in the scam and the current situation of those responsible for the fraud. OVERVIEW OF EVENTS IN SATYAM FROM 1987-2009 Raju formed Satyam in 1987
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SUBJECT: Accounting fraud at WorldCom Problem Statement WorldCom penetrated the largest accounting fraud in U.S history by overstating its tax income between 1999 and 2002. The main players in WorldCom’s accounting fraud included CFO Scott Sullivan‚ the General Accounting and Internal Audit departments‚ external auditor Arthur Andersen‚ and the board of directors. While individuals did have their own sins‚ employees cowardice and self-interested‚ the board passive and ineffective‚ external auditors
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Worker’s Compensation frauds committed by employers consist of the biggest percentage of all. According to Johnson‚ employers is the real problem behind the frauds as it is the most expensive for insurance companies. While some states like Florida‚ California‚ Texas and Ohio is fighting all types of Worker’s Compensation fraud‚ others do not. In the estimate provided by the Department of Labor‚ between 10 to 30 percent of employers misclassified some employess15. Since the premiums are extremely
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Characters: In the movie Frauds there are a few characters who play major roles. Jonathan Wheats portrayed by Hugo Weaving‚ plans a scam to claim insurance money for things that were not actual destroyed or stolen. He his married to Beth Wheats and is a very smart person but becomes paranoid very easily. Furthermore‚ Beth Wheats played by Josephine Byrnes‚ married to Jonathan‚ is a teacher and is unaware of Jonathans plans. Beth becomes annoyed and frustrated by the actions of Roland‚ due to her
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Systems Coursework Part 1: Big Data Student ID: 080010830 March 16‚ 2012 Word Count: 3887 Abstract Big data is one of the most vibrant topics among multiple industries‚ thus in this paper we have covered examples as well as current research that is being conducted in the field. This was done based on real applications that have to deal with big data on a daily basis together with a clear focus on their achievements and challenges. The results are very convincing that big data is a critical subject that
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"Data Compression and Data Processing” Please respond to the following: * Explain whether or not you believe there is a discernible difference in efficiency between compressing and decompressing audio data and compressing and decompressing image data. Provide at least three reasons for your argument. There are efficiency differences between a given compressions for audio or image‚ this is due to: 1. The difference in data‚ example bmp‚ jpg‚ gif of the same image‚ mp3‚ wav‚ ogg for
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Tanner can get his funds back Fraud. When Tanner was getting information over the hotel‚ Grano‚ the owner‚ stated that the motel netted $30‚000 during the previous year and that it will net at least $45‚000 for the next year. When Grano turns over the motel books‚ which had all the information of the motel‚ and is where Grano could have gotten the information of the numbers that he told Grano during negotiation. But‚ he committed an element of fraud which is silence because in the motel books it
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Primary Data is Original data‚ this means that it has been collected by you‚ someone who has volunteered to assist you in your research‚ or by someone who is within your employ to gather this research‚ this does not include comparing results with your peers to help evaluate the accuracy of your own results‚ as this type of data has not been gathered by you‚ or have you had any part in the gathering of this information. There are a few ways in which primary data can be obtained‚ which includes surveys
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