Concepts a. (i.) According to FASB Statement of Concepts No. 6‚ paragraph 25‚ assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by a particular entity as a result of past transactions or events. They represent probable future economic benefits controlled by the enterprise. According to FASB Statement of Concepts No 6‚ paragraph 80‚ expenses are outflows or other using up of assets or incurrences of liabilities (or a combination of both) during a period from delivering or producing
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Accounting Fraud at WolrdCom Introduction WorldCom‚ US second largest telecommunication company shocked the world by filing bankruptcy at 21 July 2002. The WorldCom filing surpassed Enron and became the largest bankruptcy filing in United States history. Due to its rapid growth‚ WorldCom is also heavily in debt as they finance the company growth with debt. The collapse of WorldCom did not just affect their employees‚ retailers‚ the government but also bankers. WorldCom was a multi-billion dollar telecommunications
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CASE NAME: WorldCom: Keeping Planes In the Air 1. Briefly describe the important aspects of the situation. WorldCom had asked its accountant to make accounting entries dipping into reserves to help the company to meet its earnings target. WorldCom had been done these financial reserves for three quarters and intended to do so thereafter. The telecommunications industry was in a severe slump. WorldCom had a slow growth and rising cost. Vinson‚ who had done WorldCom’s accounting
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The Enron Case Questions: 1. Do you believe that there has been a significant shift or evolution over the past several decades in the concept of “professionalism” as it related to the public accounting profession? If so‚ explain how you believe that the concept has changed or evolved over that time frame and identify the key factors responsible for any apparent changes. a. Do you believe that there has been a significant shift or evaluation over the past several decades in the concept
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Angelica Winton Business 100 02/17/13 Enron: One of the Largest Scandals of the Twentieth Century Would you defraud millions of people and steal billions of dollars from them? The very idea likely makes your skin crawl. And yet‚ that is exactly what Enron‚ a massive power company did for many years. We shall see how their insatiable greed and lust for power was the cause of their downfall and ultimate ruin. Enron prided themselves on being ’’the smartest guys in the room.’’ The company
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Q 1 Explain the nature of accounting fraud? A1. Background: The origin of WorldCom can be traced to the breakup of AT&T in 1983. The company began as Long Distance Discount Services Inc during 1983. LDD name was changed to WorldCom in 1995. To build the economies of scale that were critical success factor in long distance market it was imperative for WorldCom to grow its available volume off bandwidth as it lowered the per unit costs. Also the Telecommunication act of 1996 permitted long
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Temuujin Enkhbold Enron Fraud Once the seventh largest company in America‚ Enron was formed in 1985 when InterNorth acquired Houston Natural Gas. The company branched into many non-energy-related fields over the next several years‚ including such areas as Internet bandwidth‚ risk management‚ and weather derivatives (a type of weather insurance for seasonal businesses). The Enron fraud case is extremely complex. Some say Enron’s demise is rooted in the fact that in 1992‚ Jeff Skilling‚ then president
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Parmalat Finanziara‚ the Italian dairy and food giant‚ is fast joining Enron and WorldCom as a household name for corporate scandal. The alleged financial fraud at Parmalat spans more than a decade and involves sums whose estimates have ballooned from EUR 4 billion to more than EUR 8 billion. Founder‚ chairman‚ and chief executive Calisto Tanzi has been ousted from the company and board and is under arrest. Enrico Bondi‚ who replaced Tanzi in December‚ has been given new authority to act as sole
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Examining a Business Failure: WorldCom WorldCom was one of several large companies that failed because of inadequate organizational leadership‚ fraud‚ conspiracy‚ falsifying documents‚ and embezzlement. WorldCom has been classified as being “one of the biggest corporate scandals in Unites States history” (Zekany‚ 2004‚ p. 101). In 2001‚ the company’s financial condition began to decline due to the slowing telecommunications industry‚ which eventually put pressure on the company’s executive
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WorldCom Failure in relation to its Organizational Behavior LDR/531 - Organizational Leadership October 7‚ 2010 WorldCom Failure in relation to its Organizational Behavior INTRODUCTION Year 2002 saw an unprecedented number of corporate scandals: Enron‚ Tyco‚ Global Crossing‚ etc. In many ways‚ WorldCom is just another case of failed corporate governance‚ accounting abuses‚ and outright greed. Many people may question if there is a secret to operating a successful business in modern times.
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