which Andersen Worldwide became the umbrella company for both firms. However‚ in 1997 Andersen bid for independence and finally in 2000 the split between Arthur Andersen and Andersen Consulting was agreed upon. During 2002 a potential merger with KPMG (another major accounting firm) failed. Andersen had 85‚000 employees around the world‚ with about 2‚300 clients and $9.3 billion in annual revenues. During 2002‚ about 700 parted ways with the firm. Among those clients included were
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The Olympic Games has become an international multi-sports event held every four years in different cities throughout the world (Answers‚ 2006‚ Internet). According to the Olympic charter‚ the goals of the Games are to encourage peace‚ harmony and to enhance a better world through sports among countries (McGeoch & Korporaal‚ 1994‚ 7). However‚ its economic and social impacts are also the prime concerns. This essay will focus on the benefits as well as the problems that staging the Games bring to
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‘Sport plays a key role in defining what it means to be Australian.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? When defining what it means to be Australian the most important aspect is that it is a nation that grew from peace- not war. Sport in Australia plays a major role in contributing peace. The basic rules of sport establish the essential values for a peaceful world. Australians love playing sports. A recent national survey indicated that more than eleven million Australians aged fifteen
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1. Prepare common-sized financial statements for Regina for the period 1986 to 1988. Also‚ compute key liquidity‚ solvency‚ activity‚ and profitability ratios for the years 1987 and 1988. Given these data‚ identify what you believe were the high-risk financial statement line items for the 1988 Regina audit. I computed the ratios for 1986 as well as the required 1987 and 1988. The most interesting occurrence is how the values for the growth were not translated in the ratios. As sales increased
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Managerial Auditing Journal Emerald Article: Forensic accounting education: insights from academicians and certified fraud examiner practitioners Zabihollah Rezaee‚ E. James Burton Article information: To cite this document: Zabihollah Rezaee‚ E. James Burton‚ (1997)‚"Forensic accounting education: insights from academicians and certified fraud examiner practitioners"‚ Managerial Auditing Journal‚ Vol. 12 Iss: 9 pp. 479 - 489 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02686909710185206
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Crazy Eddie Tables of Contents Issues…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….III-V Facts..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….VI-IX Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………………………………X Recommendations………………….…………………………………………………..………………….XI References.…………………………………………………………………………………………………….XII Issue 1) Red flags were the increase on short-term investment receivables why would an electronic company
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1.0 Background of NasionCom Holdings Berhad NasionCom Holdings Berhad (NHB) is an investment holding company. The company is organized into two main business segments: Telecommunication and multimedia services segment‚ which is engaged in the provision of voice and data services broadband Internet access and related services‚ and Wholesale services segment‚ which is involved in wholesale of telecommunication prepaid cards. The company was formerly known as High-Tech Electronics Sdn Bhd. Other operations
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School of Economics and Political Science (‘LSE’)‚ where he was formerly Convener of the Department of Accounting. Educated at Chigwell School and New College‚ Oxford‚ he qualified as a chartered accountant in the London office of Peat‚ Marwick‚ Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG)‚ winning prizes at all three levels of examinations. He was a co-opted member of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (‘ICAEW’) from 1986 to 1993 and chaired its Environmental Research Group and
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LEGT 1710 BUSINESS AND THE LAW ASSIGNMENT 2: Semester 2‚ 2013 Length: 2000 words Worth: 20 Marks Due date: Monday 23 September 2013‚ by 5pm (See Course Outline Part A at para 4.4 for Submission Procedure) Winston operates a business‚ painting murals and other art works in offices and other commercial buildings. Over the past two years he has bought paint twice a month from Ron‚ a local paint manufacturer. Recently‚ Winston bought 100 cans of paint from Ron‚ which Winston then put in his storeroom
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CASE 1.8 Crazy Eddie‚ Inc. In 1969‚Eddie Antar‚ a 21-year-old high school dropout from Brooklyn‚ opened a consumer electronics store with 150square feet of floor space in New York City 1 Despite this modest beginning‚ Antar would eventually dominate the retail consumer electronics market in the New York City metropolitan area. By 1987‚Antar’s firm‚ Crazy Eddie‚ Inc.‚ had 43 retail outlets‚ sales exceeding $350 million‚ and outstanding stock with a collective market value of $600 million. Antar
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