Introduction By June 2002‚ it had become evident to the SEC that WorldCom had engaged in a significant corporate accounting fraud scheme which had overstated pretax income by about $7 billion since 1999. At the time‚ this was the largest deliberate misstatement in US corporate history. Although there are many interesting elements and players involved with this incident‚ for the purpose of this case study I will focus on the role played by Betty Vinson‚ the Director of Management Reporting and
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SUBJECT: Accounting fraud at WorldCom Problem Statement WorldCom penetrated the largest accounting fraud in U.S history by overstating its tax income between 1999 and 2002. The main players in WorldCom’s accounting fraud included CFO Scott Sullivan‚ the General Accounting and Internal Audit departments‚ external auditor Arthur Andersen‚ and the board of directors. While individuals did have their own sins‚ employees cowardice and self-interested‚ the board passive and ineffective‚ external auditors
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The Bible & Accounting Fraud Liberty University Abstract Accounting is an information and measurement system used by mainly all businesses and organizations to provide relevant‚ reliable and comparable information about its business activities‚ (Wild‚ & Shaw‚ & Chiappetta‚ 2011‚ p.272). Accounting Information Systems is a fundamental part of determining the success of an organization. An effective information system provides Internal
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Accounting Fraud at WorldCom LDDS began operations in 1984 offering services to local retail and commercial customers in the southern states. It was initially a loss making enterprise‚ and thus hired Bernie J. (Bernie) Ebbers to run things. It took him less than a year to make the company profitable. By the end of 1993‚ LDDS was the fourth largest long distance carrier in the United States. After a shareholder vote in May 1995‚ the company officially came to be known as WorldCom. WorldCom culture
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Accounting Fraud at WorldCom Vanessa Gail Woods Strayer University Connor-Green/ACC 576 March 21‚ 2010 Accounting Fraud at WorldCom The break up of AT&T opened the long distance service market to small companies during the mid- to late-1980s and 1990s. Long Distance Discount Service (LDDS) opened in 1983 with moderate growth until its stock went public in 1989. CEO Bernie Ebbers decided to grow the organization through acquisitions (70 companies over the course of its lifetime)
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|Francis Marion University | |Exposure of the Accounting Profession To Increasing Liability | |Response of the Profession | |
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1 of 15 TEST BANK > CONTROL PANEL > POOL MANAGER > POOL CANVAS Pool Canvas Advanced Accounting Fischer Taylor Cheng 11th Edition Test Bank Contact me here sellertbsm2014@hotmail.com to download the test bank INSTANTLY!!! PRICE FOR THE TEST BANK‚ SOLUTION MANUAL AND BOOK PDF: Test Bank 20$ USD and Solution Manual 20$ USD. Add‚ modify‚ and remove questions. Select a question type from the Add Question drop-down list and click Go to add questions. Use Creation Settings to establish which
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Accounting Fraud at WorldCom 1) What are the pressures that lead executives and managers to “cook the books?” After the rapid evolution of the telecommunication industry in the 1990s‚ WorldCom shifted its strategy to focus on building revenues and acquiring capacity sufficient to handle expected growth. Their biggest goal was to be the No. 1 stock on Wall Street rather than capturing the market share. As a result‚ their Expense-to-Revenue (E/R) Ratio was their measurement for their main objective
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II. Accounting and Auditing in the Philippines T his chapter presents an overview of Philippine accounting and auditing arrangements. It provides context for the following chapters on professional infrastructure‚ accounting and auditing standards‚ accounting and auditing training‚ and government budgeting and accounting arrangements. The chapter comprises eight sections‚ as follows: Part One: Accounting 1 – Introduction – identifies historical factors that have influenced accounting arrangements
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ARBITRATION AS COMPARED TO LITIGATION By Arthur Mazirow‚ Esq.‚ CRE Real Estate Arbitrator‚ Mediator‚ Expert Witness and Consultant Los Angeles‚ California Website: Mazirow.com Presented to The Counselors of Real Estate April 13‚ 2008 Chicago‚ Ilinois 796608.1 © 2008 Arthur Mazirow 796608.1 © 2008 Arthur Mazirow The Advantages and Disadvantages of Arbitration As Compared to Litigation By Arthur Mazirow‚ Esq.‚ CRE Los Angeles‚ California
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