The Fraud of the Century: The Case of Bernard Madoff Bernard Madoff was a creditable man that people trusted him with their money because “he created an image of power‚ trust and responsibility.” (Ferrel‚ 2013‚ p. 416) He was able to scam and scheme his investors from the early 1990s up until December of 2008 when his Ponszi scheme was discovered. Over the course of a decade he was simultaneously running a legitimate business and earned his investors’ trust because he didn’t make
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THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY A popular form of business‚ especially with small businesses‚ is the hybrid form of business‚ the limited liability company (LLC) or a limited liability partnership (LLP)‚ which combine the best features of a partnership and a corporation. In 1988‚ the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled that the LLC may be treated as a partnership for tax purposes‚ while retaining its limited liability for its owners. Since this ruling‚ every state has passed legislation permitting
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Ch8 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Delta‚ Northwest‚ and United Airlines have all‚ at one time‚ filed for bankruptcy. True 2. In a classified balance sheet‚ we categorize all liabilities as current. True 3. False A line of credit is an informal agreement that permits a company to borrow up to a prearranged limit without having to follow formal loan procedures and paperwork. True 9. False We record interest expense in the period in
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Financial Fraud- Qwest Communications Introduction In the late 90’s‚ early 2000’s‚ Qwest Communications International Inc. (Qwest) was a rapidly growing telecommunications company that provided global internet and telephone services. At their pinnacle‚ Qwest was one of their industry’s top leaders‚ reporting revenues of $16.7 billion in 2001 (Anonymous‚ 2013). Through continued expansion and acquisitions of other large telecommunications companies‚ it seemed things were only headed in a positive
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Running head: MANAGING CURRENT LIABILITIES Managing Current Liabilities: The Great Balancing Act 06/26/2011 One of the most crucial steps in running a major corporation is ensuring that the balance sheet truly reflects the viability of the company. If investors feel that a firm holds too much debt reflecting in poor financial ratios‚ their stock price may become depressed resulting in angry shareholders. Therefore‚ why do companies engage in leveraging activities and worry about contingencies
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CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction Reliable accounting and financial reporting issued by auditors help organisations in allocating resources from the society in an efficient manner. Although the primary goal of an organisation is profit making and to allocate limited capital resources to the production of goods and services for which society’s demand is great‚ a highly complex phenomenon which is corruption poses a threat to those goals and services. However‚ most organisations spend
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iA Limited Liability Company (LLC) is a business structure allowed by state statute. LLCs are popular because‚ similar to a corporation‚ owners have limited personal liability for the debts and actions of the LLC. Other features of LLCs are more like a partnership‚ providing management flexibility and the benefit of pass-through taxation. Owners of an LLC are called members. Since most states do not restrict ownership‚ members may include individuals‚ corporations‚ other LLCs and foreign entities
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HISTORY OF ACCOUNTING LEARNING OUTCOMES Understand the history of accounting dating from prehistoric times to written record keeping. Identify the seven preconditions for the emergence of systematic book keeping. Know Luca Pacioll contributions in introducing double entry book keeping. Accounting is a tool‚ invented by humankind‚ to fulfill needs of society. Unlike the explorers of the past who discovered new lands‚ accounting cannot in any true sense be said to have been discovered
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8.21 (1) MA‚ I/P (2) FFR‚ O (3) FFR‚ I/P (4) MA‚ O (5) MA‚ R (6) FFR‚ I/P (7) FFR/ O (8) FFR‚ R (9) FFR‚ R (10) MA‚ I/P (11) MA‚ R (12) FFR‚ O 8.27 Fraud risk (a) Fraud risk factors ASA 240 - high degree of competition in the market - Domination by Rob Bigbucks (CEO&chairman) - Threatened employees with no pay rises - Significant portion of sales managers salaries are paid in bonuses - The industry is in a recession and it is starting to affect the company – Potentially leading
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Corporate Fraud Foxconn Technology Group Background Foxconn Technology Group‚ subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.‚ Ltd.‚ which is the manufacturer targeting on electronic products like PC components‚ is founded by Terry Gou. First founded in Taiwan‚ Foxconn started to establish factory in Mainland China in 1988 and then expands its business very quickly. As the world’s largest manufacturer targeting on contract electronics‚ its clients are all over the world‚ including American‚ European
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