Graduate School Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 6-1-2008 Detecting financial statement fraud: Three essays on fraud predictors‚ multi-classifier combination and fraud detection using data mining Johan L. Perols University of South Florida Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Scholar Commons Citation Perols‚ Johan L.‚ "Detecting financial statement fraud: Three essays on fraud predictors‚ multi-classifier combination and
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Appendix A 2011 Financial Report Financial Review Pfizer Inc. and Subsidiary Companies INTRODUCTION Our Financial Review is provided to assist readers in understanding the results of operations‚ financial condition and cash flows of Pfizer Inc. (the Company). It should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The discussion in this Financial Review contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and
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The Consolidated Statements of Earnings or the income statement tells financial statement users that there was a decrease in gross profit and net sales for the fiscal year 2008. The Consolidated Statements of Earnings show that the closing of underperforming stores‚ removal of new store openings from the pipeline‚ and staff reductions in many Home Depot projects resulted in $951 million in pretax charges. The difference profit and net sales is also a cause of fiscal year 2008 being 52 weeks and
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Financial Statements Fraud Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1 Definition ............................................................................................................. 1 Purpose of Financial Statements Fraud ..................................................... 1 Financial Statement Fraud Schemes
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report and financial statements of the Patton-Fuller financial information. This paper will summarize the relationship between revenue sources and expenses and explain the effect of revenue sources on financial reporting and reviewing the annual reports of 2008-2009‚ and the differences between the audited and the unaudited statements‚ as well as determine how the hospital’s revenues and expenses are grouped for planning and control. How did the audited and unaudited financial statements differ?
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Running Head: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Financial Statements Paper Ricardo E Mendoza University of Phoenix Principles of Accounting Sandra Hernandez 21 January 2010 Abstract In this paper I will discuss about the definition of accounting and the different financial statements that are use to monitor all the tangibles that flows within a company and how they relate to each other to control the flow of monies on any given business. Financial Statements Paper What is the purpose of accounting
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Financial Statements Paper ACC/290 Income statements chronicle the gains or deficiencies of a company’s operations over a period of time‚ by reporting all revenues and expenses. These statements are processed each month‚ and at the end of the fiscal year. Income statements include definite expenses and revenues. Sometimes these statements are also known as P&L statements or profit and loss. The second statement is known as a retained earnings statement. This is for displaying
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Introduction‚ Review of Accounting Process & Financial Statements Part I • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or U.S. GAAP refer to the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting used in any given jurisdiction; generally know as Accounting Standards. GAAP includes the standards‚ conventions‚ and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing‚ and in the preparation of financial statements (Wikipedia‚ n.d.). Although quite
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com/college/weirich. Other excellent sources of longer and more detailed cases include the Deloitte Trueblood cases and cases provided by various other firms. Topical Index of Student Cases INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING Case 1: Reporting acquisition and repayment transactions in the Statement of Cash Flows Case 2: Recording a forfeited payment Case 3: Revenue and expense recognition associated extended warranties Case 4: Accounting for “due on demand” note payable Case 5: Purchase of a controlling interest
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parties that may ultimately rely on the client’s financial statements? Should auditors insist that audit engagement letters identify the third parties to whom the client intends to distribute the audited financial statements? Would this practice eliminate auditors’ legal liability to nonprivity parties not mentioned in engagement letters? During an audit it is the auditors responsibility to give their opinion on a company’s financial statements to its shareholders. However‚ the main purpose of
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