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    If a company earns net income of $25 million in Year 8‚ has 10 million shares of stock‚ pays a dividend of $1.00 per share‚ and has annual interest costs of $10 million‚ then | | |[pic]|[pic]|the company would have Year 8 earnings per share of $1.50. | | |[pic]| | |[pic]|[pic]|the company’s retained earnings for

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    Incorporated‚ a small manufacturing company. Whistle Stop also has a small service department that repairs customers’ model trains for a fee. The company has been in business for five years. At the end of the most recent fiscal year‚ November 30‚ 2011‚ the accounting records reflected total assets of $500‚000 and total liabilities of $200‚000. During the current fiscal year ending November 30‚ 2012‚ the following summarized events occurred: a. Issued additional common shares for $200‚000. b.

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    Adelphia Fraud

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    forecasts by Wall Street analysts. (2004)‚ “Corporate scandals are now staples of front-page news as shareholders demand accountability for billions of dollars lost. Still‚ the U.S. government says the Rigases ’ case is one of the worst ever of financial fraud” (para. 3). Adelphia scandal consisted of six members‚ John Rigas‚ Timothy Rigas‚ Michae; Rigas‚ James Rigas‚ James R. Brown and Michael Mulcahey. These members of the scandal committed many crimes based on selfishness‚ greed‚ and power. Their management

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    BS2003-01b Collegiate Case Study Adelphia founder‚ 2 sons‚ 2 others arrested in fraud By David Lieberman and Greg Farrell www.usatodaycollege.com Accounting fraud Part II: The results “Creative accounting” is not a new technique‚ but it can certainly be a costly one. Businesses feel the pressure to appear profitable in order to attract investors and resources‚ but deceptive or fraudulent accounting practices often lead to drastic consequences. Are these so-called creative practices

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    The Global Fraud Survey not only provides information about different types of frauds schemes and characteristics of fraud perpetrators but also provide a deep insight into the red flags associated with it. According to Survey‚ Two thirds of frauds were committed by males‚ between the age of 31 and 45‚ and male perpetrators have caused twice the loss as compared to women perpetrators. According to the article‚ only 7% of fraud perpetrators had previously been convicted or charged with fraudulent

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    21. General-purpose financial statements are the product of a. financial accounting. b. managerial accounting. c. both financial and managerial accounting. d. neither financial nor managerial accounting. 22. Users of financial reports include all of the following except a. creditors. b. government agencies. c. unions. d. All of these are users. 23. The financial statements most frequently provided include all of the following

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    FRAUD AND CORRUPTION

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    BUSINESS VALUES AND ETHICS ASSIGMENT: FRAUD AND CORRUPTION TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction……………………………………………………………...3 Ethical issues………………………………………………………….....3 Impact on organization………………………………………………....3 Measures to be enforced………………………………………………..4 References………………………………………………………………6 INTRODUCTION Fraud and corruption is one of the biggest issues

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    Computer fraud is the use of information technology to commit fraud. In the United States‚ computer fraud is specifically proscribed by the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act‚ which provides for jail time and fines. 1. Unauthorized access at North Bay Abdulswamad Nino Macapayad‚ a former accounts payable clerk for North Bay Health Care Group‚ admitted to using her computer to access North Bay’s accounting software without authorization‚ and in turn issued various checks payable to herself and others.

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    Tax Fraud

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    topic of tax fraud. We will begin by introducing the basic concepts of tax fraud. Secondly‚ this paper will also delve into some of the laws that have been passed as punishment for those parties that decide to commit tax fraud. We will also highlight some of the more current examples of tax fraud that have been committed and the details that lead to the perpetrators being caught. Lastly we will discuss the role that criminal investigators have in the realm of tax fraud. Tax fraud can be stated

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    Frauds in Insurance

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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY “Rising frauds lead to greater operational threat.” Insurance is one of the tools for risk management that aims at reducing the risk on the day-to-day life of individuals‚ organisation and society. At the same time‚ it should also be appreciated that insurance cannot be utilised as a risk free tool for all types of situations. Insurance provides risk management solutions to many situations that fall within the competence of human judgement and managerial skills. Insurance is

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