Phase 2 Planning Due: 18 May 2013 Required: Given the details established in phase 1 (Instigation) and further details below you are required to prepare a 1-2 page document stating your investigative hypothesis and then deduce your strategy for proving/denying your hypothesis. Your deduction should include a table with three columns stating the information you propose to review‚ where the data would be found and what you are specifically looking for in analysing the data. Information – what
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TAYLOR’S COLLEGE AMERICAN DEGREE PROGRAM FALL 2012 SEMESTER ACCT 201 – TEST 1 QUESTION 1 (10 marks) Identify by letter the assumption or characteristic of information that best represents the situation given. (One mark for each matching) A. Corporate governance F. Liabilities B. Going concern concept G. Financial Accounting Information. C. Reliability (Objectivity) Principle H. Generally accepted accounting principles D. Stable-dollar
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of Committing Fraud: Position Equals Power The amount of money lost to an internal corporate fraud is most significantly influenced by the perpetrator’s position in the organization. When we look at various characteristics of those committing fraud‚ this makes sense‚ because access creates opportunity. Typically‚ the higher a person moves in a company‚ the greater access she or he is granted to information‚ assets‚ data‚ and people. That creates more opportunities to commit fraud. Men and women
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Principles of auditing are defined in the ISO 19011‚ the principles are designed to make an audit an effective and reliable tool for business performance improvements. The audit principles are also designed to achieve consistent conclusions from performed by independent auditors. There are six audit principles that are prerequisites that should be adhered with to achieve consistent audit results. The six principles are integrity‚ fair presentation‚ due professional care‚ confidentiality‚ independence
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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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In recent years‚ as the collapse of some renowned companies‚ the issue of audit independence turns to be more and more concerned by the international regulators. Independence is the cornerstone of the auditing profession‚ and auditor’s opinion is suspect if lack of independence. However‚ in some circumstances‚ some potential threats of audit independence would be generated as jointly provision of non-audit and audit services to the audit client. Although it will create threats to independence‚ some
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HealthSouth Fraud Investigation Table of Contents Table of Contents i Introduction and Background 1 Analysis 1 Why it occurred 2 Fraud Triangle 2 How it occurred 3 Red Flags of the Fraud 5 Why the Fraud Continued Undetected 6 The Auditors Roles and Responsibilities 7 Fate of Parties Involved 8 Effect of Fraud on HealthSouth 9 Conclusion 10 Appendix A 11 Appendix B 12 Appendix C 13 Appendix D 14 Appendix E 15 Appendix F 16 Works Cited 17 Introduction and
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THE NATION’S NEWSPAPER 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
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25. Fraud is an intentional act involving the use of deception that results in a material misstatement of the financial statements. The two types of misstatements that are relevant to auditors are: The misstatement arising from misappropriation- this occurs when someone steals or misuses an organizations assets. Perpetrators are usually employees and occur when they gain access to cash or cash disbursement accounts and can manipulate them. Misstatement arising from fraudulent financial reporting-
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Kevin Keyes and Richard Diedrich. “The company was focus on developing enterprise solutions that would help organizations address precise business problems‚ and asset management practices for reduced costs‚ improved productivity and service and lower risk.” Peregrine Systems was headquartered in San Diego‚ California and had offices in America‚ Europe and Asia Pacific. Peregrine Systems went public in April 1997‚ and after his first public offering‚ the company reported seventeen uninterrupted quarters
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