No. 2 May 2003 pp. 137ñ173 The Tallahassee BeanCounters: A Problem-Based Learning Case in Forensic Auditing Cindy Durtschi ABSTRACT: You are auditing the books of the Tallahassee BeanCounters (TBC)‚ a minor league baseball team in Tallahassee‚ Florida. During your audit the teamís owner‚ Franklin Kennedy‚ approaches you and offers an additional fee if you will quietly investigate the possibility of fraud within the firm. Mr. Kennedy reports that he received an anonymous tip and‚ based on that
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Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited are a) To maintain all types of deposit accounts. b) To make investment. c) To conduct foreign exchange business. d) To extend other banking services. * The special feature of the investment policy of the Bank is to invest on the basis of profit-loss sharing system in accordance with the tenets and principles of Islami Shari’ah Earning of profit is not the only motive and objective of the Bank’s investment policy rather emphasis is given in attaining social good
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SHAKESPEARE IS A FRAUD January 25th 2012 Shakespeare is a Fraud One cannot write thirty-six plays‚ one hundred and fifty-four sonnets and two long narrative poems if they were ordinary. But unbelievably‚ William Shakespeare did just that from 1564 – 1616. People have questioning how Shakespeare achieved writing such great pieces of literature‚ when the behind the scenes story does not add up. There are no records to prove he wrote anything and there is proof
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The Philippine Stock Exchange‚ Inc. ("PSE" or the "Exchange") is a private organization that provides and ensures a fair‚ efficient‚ transparent and orderly market for the buying and selling of securities. PSE traces its roots from the country’s two former bourses: the Manila Stock Exchange ("MSE") and the Makati Stock Exchange ("MkSE"). Founded in March 1927‚ the MSE was the first stock exchange in the Philippines and one of the oldest in Asia. Originally housed in downtown Manila‚ the MSE moved
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Strident Company Case Problem being faced by Strident Strident is a company which underwent a transition in its top management. The company was previously managed by Bernie Jacob‚ who was the founder‚ but later‚ his son Alex Jacob took over the leadership of the enterprise. When Alex took over‚ the company was still successful‚ but because of increased competition from other property management companies‚ Strident found itself struggling to keep up with the high standards. There was also a lack
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AEGISPEOPLESUPPORT CASE STUDY AT Aegispeoplesupport‚ corporate social responsibility defines everything that they stand for and do. They actively implement programs for improvement of society and the environment. Every year‚ they better their contribution to the environmental and social causes both financially and with respect to corporate social responsibility. They support social causes around the globe and encourage its employees to contribute towards the communities they live in. They support
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Profitability and Earnings In the competitive environment‚ there is a strong prediction in economic theory that profitability is mean reversion both within and across industries. For instance‚ under competition‚ firms will leave relatively profitless industries and turn into relatively high profitable industries. Some companies introduce new products and technologies that bring more profitability for an entrepreneur. Otherwise‚ the expectation of failure which makes companies with low profitability
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757–787 Real and Accrual-Based Earnings Management in the Pre- and Post-Sarbanes-Oxley Periods Daniel A. Cohen New York University Aiyesha Dey University of Chicago Thomas Z. Lys Northwestern University ABSTRACT: We document that accrual-based earnings management increased steadily from 1987 until the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) in 2002‚ followed by a significant decline after the passage of SOX. Conversely‚ the level of real earnings management activities declined prior to SOX and
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A Critical Analysis of: Investor Irrationality and Self-Defeating Behavior Introduction For many years‚ finance traditionalists have held on to the theory that markets are efficient and that prices correctly reflect the information available to the market as a whole. This has come to be known as the efficient market hypothesis which was originally postulated by Eugene Fama in 1965. After a thorough statistical study of the movements of investment prices Fama concluded that
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giving legal advice or presenting cases in court. As a paralegal‚ frequently doing the research required for a case‚ investigating all judicial decisions in previous court cases‚ finding appropriate laws and legal articles to ensure all relevant information is gathered. You are typically responsible for organizing and analyzing the information gathered and then preparing reports used by the attorneys‚ for deciding the most effective course of action in a particular case. There is always a plus side
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