May 27‚ 2012 Unethical accounting behavior and the resulting practices of it within businesses today is a very hot topic since the Enron accounting scandal of 2001. One might ask how does a scandal of this proportion come to be and can it happen again? What situations could lead to unethical behaviors and practices in accounting today that might cause history to repeat itself? The author intends to answer these questions and shed light on some insight of accounting ethics today. By the end
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individually certify the accuracy of their financial information. The law was enacted as a reaction to corporate accounting scandals that caused investors to lose billions of dollars. SOX was passed in 2002 and required senior managers to certify that their reported financial statement was accurate. SOX also required companies to establish internal controls and reporting methods. Recent Accounting Scandals Investors‚ creditors‚ shareholders‚ and others that use financial records to make sound business decisions
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2156-7506 Available online http://www.akpinsight.webs.com at Corporate Accounting Frauds: A Case Study of Satyam Computers Limited Madan Bhasin Professor in Accounting‚ Bang College of Business‚ KIMEP University‚ Almaty‚ Republic of Kazakhstan ABSTRACT Corporate entities of all sizes‚ across the globe‚ are easily susceptible to frauds at any points of time. From Enron‚ WorldCom and Satyam‚ it appears that corporate accounting fraud is a major problem that is increasing‚ both in its frequency and
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working in the accounting industry. The AICPA offers an ethics course for accountants to refresh their understanding of accounting ethics. The AICPA professional code of conduct is designed to protect the individual and users of the company’s financial information. The accounting scandals of Enron‚ WorldCom and Sunbeam during the early 2000s highlighted some significant deficiencies regarding individual accounting ethics. In order to combat the negative perceptions of the accounting industry arising
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encounter as a child learning the differences between right and wrong. In 2001‚ Enron was the fifth largest company on the Fortune 500. Enron was also the market leader in energy production‚ distribution‚ and trading. However‚ Enron ’s unethical accounting practices have left the company in joint chapter 11 bankruptcy. This bankruptcy has caused many problems among many individuals. Enron ’s employees and retirees are suffering because of the bankruptcy. Wall Street and investors have taken a major
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Performance Investment Product Corporation (PIPC) In 2007 there was a scandal involving a foreign exchange firm Performance Investment Product Corporation wherein the owner of the company‚ Michael H.K. Liew a Singaporean National fled the country taking with him fund’s of the investors amounting to US$140 million to US$250 million. (James‚ PIPC investors lose money as Michael Liew disappears‚ 2007) The firm was established in the Philippine as an online Forex trading service in 1998. (James‚ Updates
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Ayusarita Satriani 311368 – IUP BUSINESS UGM Financial Management ENRON Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron_scandal ; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/1780075.stm; http://finance.laws.com/enron-scandal-summary Enron is an energy company that successfully grew from nowhere to be America’s seventh largest company‚ which has 21‚000 staff in more than 40 countries in 15 years. It was one of the world’s leading electricity‚ natural gas‚ communications‚ and pulp and paper companies
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Parmalat accounting scandal Which factors were relevant in the Parmalat scandal? Describe the causes and consequences of the scandal. Parmalat scandal is one of biggest fraud in the world‚ for years the company can eluded responsibilities with financial analysts and investors but was in December 2003 when Parmalat went bankrupt. In this summary it can appreciate the most significant events: In 1990‚ Parmalat started buying milk producers around the world‚ in order to hide a huge debt
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"What happened at Arthur Anderson" and "Why?" Arthur Andersen‚ who used to be one of the “Big Five” largest accounting firms in the United States‚ strayed away from accepted policies and stuck in a string of accounting scandals‚ finally closed its doors after 90 years of business. The firm’s name was synonymous with trust‚ integrity and ethics during a long period of time‚ however‚ Andersen failed to withstand the pressure from the competition of consulting service. Thus‚ it leaded
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Zack Cearley 11/15/2012 Accounting 1101- Mason The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002‚ often abbreviated as SOX‚ is a legislative act passed by Congress in response to the Enron and WorldCom financial scandals. The primary purpose of SOX is to protect shareholders from errors or fraudulent reporting by the company they have invested in. The Sarbanes-Oxley act is enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission‚ a department dedicated to ensuring compliance to SOX from
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