to commit fraud. If the purpose of the earning management is to benefit the organization and the stakeholders and it is done correctly without false intentions‚ I do not feel that it is unethical. However‚ in most cases earning management is really just a manipulation of the results in an attempt to make the company look better than it really is and basically to deceive the stakeholders. In this case‚ I strongly feel that it is unethical because it is done in an attempt to commit fraud. 2.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001303/ Causes‚ incidence‚ and risk factors No one knows exactly what causes the sacs‚ or pouches of diverticulosis to form. Eating a low-fiber diet is one of the most likely causes. People who eat mostly processed food‚ as many Americans eat‚ do not get enough fiber in their diet. Processed foods include white rice‚ white bread‚ most breakfast cereals‚ crackers‚ and pretzels. As a result‚ constipation and hard stools are more likely to occur - causing
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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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HealthSouth Fraud Case Review Michelle F. White June 6‚ 2012 HPA 726 Intro to HealthSouth Fraud Case Review In 2003‚ HealthSouth was accused of one the largest accounting fraud cases in healthcare history and those involved are still being tried today‚ nine years later. HealthSouth was founded in Birmingham‚ Alabama in the year 1984 by a respiratory therapist name Richard
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AUDIT EVIDENCE Audit Evidence Definition : All the information used by the auditor in arriving at the conclusions on which the audit opinion is based. This includes the information contained in the account records underlying the financial statements and other information. Additionally‚ audit evidence should be persuasive‚ rather than convincing. There are different levels of reliability of audit evidence‚ some providing more evidence than others. There are nine types of audit evidence
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technology to improve internal audit communications in the Banking Sector Background Internal auditing has come a long way over the last two or three decades. In the past‚ internal auditing was seen as a mechanism to double-check the thousands of financial transactions that were posted to the accounts each week. Today an internal auditor facilitates the development of suitable controls as part of a wider risk strategy‚ and provides assurances on the reliability of these controls with the use of effective
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IRS. Read more: http://www.investorwords.com/324/audit.html#ixzz2YHSqnwZ5 What does a bank auditor do? A bank auditor monitors the operations of her bank to ensure its compliance with industry guidelines and adherence to measures that deter fraud. Her job generally requires she establish and follow a schedule to regularly check the appropriateness of all business activities. She may work in a large or small financial institution. In an industry frequently considered highly competitive‚ a bank
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as part of their work in both the commercial and public sectors. They should also be of benefit to organisations considering establishing an internal audit function. Internal auditors should read these guidelines in conjunction with the Approved Auditing Standards contained in the Members’ Handbook and the Institute’s By-Laws (On Professional Ethics‚ Conduct and Practice) [Issued January 2007] and any requirements regarding internal audit set out in the relevant statutes or regulations. These guidelines
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Medicaid Fraud HCS/545 July 9‚ 2012 Medicaid fraud comes in many forms. A provider who bills Medicaid for services that he or she does not provide is committing fraud. Overstating the level of care provided to patients and altering patient records to conceal the deception is fraud. Recipients also commit fraud by failing to report or misrepresenting income‚ household members‚ residence‚ or private health insurance. Facilities have also been known to commit Medicaid fraud through false billing
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JB Accounting Fraud‚ the Investor and the Sarbanes Oxley Act Throughout the past several years major corporate scandals have rocked the economy and hurt investor confidence. The largest bankruptcies in history have resulted from greedy executives that “cook the books” to gain the numbers they want. These scandals typically involve complex methods for misusing or misdirecting funds‚ overstating revenues‚ understating expenses‚ overstating the value of assets or underreporting of liabilities
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