Forensic Accountants: Fraud Busters Daniel ****** Dr. Brian Collins Contemporary Business 8/12/2012 Abstract The field of forensic accounting is a profession that is in high demand because of the technological and financial complexity of today’s companies. Because of the Enron scandal forensic account has come to the forefront with some major universities even offering it as a major. There are several skills that are required in forensic accounting and they include an expertise in accounting
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Introduction Accounting is a very old science as it is strictly related to the first forms of trade in the old world. According to Belkaoui (1992: 22)‚ the Committee on Terminology of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) defines accounting as follows: "Accounting is the art of recording‚ classifying and summarising in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are in part at least‚ of a financial character‚ and interpreting the results thereof
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Basic Accounting Principles and Concepts http://misscpa.com/basic-accounting-principles-and-concepts/ Accounting is called the language of business that which communicates the financial condition and performance of a business to interested users‚ also referred to as stakeholders. In order to become effective in carrying out the accounting procedure‚ as well as in communicating the financial information of the business‚ there is a widely accepted set of rules‚ concepts and principles that
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Being a paralegal is a demanding yet rewarding job. It requires quick thinking‚ good typing skills‚ and good listening skills. Being a paralegal has many responsibilities that many other people rely on. Here are some of the job responsibilities of a paralegal. Responsibilities of a Corporate Paralegal Many paralegals are employed by corporations. These corporations need paralegals in order to help assist attorneys in creating employee contracts. They also help with benefit plans for their employees
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EXAMINATION PAPER Sheet 1 of 6 Code ACFI5006 Session: 2010/11 Faculty of: Business and Law Programme: MSc Accounting & Finance Module: ACFI5006 Level: 5 Subject/Module Title: An Evaluation of Management Accounting Date: Thursday‚ 27 January 2011 Time Allowed: 3 hrs Start: 12:00 Finish: 15:00 Instructions to‚ and information for‚ candidates Students are required to attempt ONE question from each Section. Plus ONE other question from either Section THREE questions in total. All questions
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1.Managerial accounting vs financial accounting Managerial accounting information system is an information system that produces outputs using inputs and processes needed to satisfy specific managerial objectives. How do management accounting and financial accounting differ? Management Accounting Financial Accounting 1. Internally focused
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Response to Providing Tax Advise Case “Over and over again the Courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everyone does it‚ rich and poor alike and all do right‚ for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands." (Judge Learned Hand 1872-1961) With regards to the principles‚ there shouldn’t be any conflict of interest between upholding the public interest and providing tax advice to reduce people’s tax liability
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AUTOMATED COMPUTING BIR FORMS SYSTEM INTRODUCTION Everyone pays taxes in one form or another- mostly income and sales taxes. But why do we pay these taxes? There are many services offered to citizens that could not be managed effectively under any other system. The taxes we pay goes for services such as for public schools‚ safe highways‚ healthcare‚ prisons and social services for low-income citizens. The city or county where you live provides water and garbage service‚ police and fire protection
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MCQs in lecture from ch 2 1. Accounting theories should be A. Inductive B. Deductive C. Descriptive D. None of the given options is correct 2. Which of the following statements is true about accounting measurements such as profits and assets? A. They are subject to professional judgment B. They would not vary if prepared by different accountants‚ providing they were based on the same set of accounting standards C. They are based on hard‚ objective‚ evidence
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Announcement Availability of Student Resources Course‚ Paper and Chapter Wise The Board of Studies of the Institute has taken an initiative to collate and present all the content relevant for the students from the Institute’s website and Students e-Learning LMS under one umbrella in a very clear and easily accessible manner by providing content course-wise‚ paperwise and chapter-wise on the Students Home Page. The BoS Knowledge Portal already available has been reorganized to show these four
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