a. There are three ways of managing reported earnings and the reasons behind each way may be different. (1) Report lower earnings. Managers intend to report lower earnings for mainly three reasons. Firstly‚ they want to hide profit for future use. In some years‚ the company presents a strong performance and has earned huge profit; however the manager may worry that the company’s future performance would not be as strong as current year‚ which gives them the incentive to save the profit by reporting
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Internal audit’s role in modern corporate governance Thought leadership series Risk and Advisory Services Internal audit’s role in modern corporate governance Recent events have highlighted the critical role of boards of directors in promoting good corporate governance. In particular‚ boards are being charged with ultimate responsibility for the effectiveness of their organisations’ internal control systems. An effective internal audit function plays a key role in assisting the board
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PROBLEMS FACED BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE UK. Many of the problems that students experience in adjusting to university life are intensified for students from abroad. Robinson (2009) explains that there is an increasing number of international students’ studying in the UK‚ international students are faced by a range of problems and these can result in different outcomes. Some possible problems are immigration‚ different academic culture and financial problems due to expensive cost of living
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1. Auditor Liability in Canada A & B Is it reasonable for a potential investor or existing shareholder to rely on audited financial statements that a corporation makes available for public consumption? Should an investor be able to sue a corporation’s auditor if audited financial statements materially misrepresent the financial status of the company audited? a. Should a potential investor only be able to sue the corporation? b. Should there be any limit on the auditor’s liability?
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positions hurts Field Auditor 2 (Senior Auditor) and Field Auditor 3 (Internal Auditor). That’s just the classification they can be called anything; however‚ it hurts because it’s what’s indicated on the job description. Additionally‚ they posted the minimum salary of $33K & 30K which I’m going to pay a lot more than that which of course hurts things. I’m working with HR to remove the minimum salary‚ move to mid range‚ or something for the next posting. I’m sure that will
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Discuss three problems faced by international students in the UK. Suggest and evaluate possible solutions to these problems. International study is a very common thing nowadays ‚ students tend to study abroad for different reasons. The United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) are the most popular countries where students prefer to study. Lebcir‚ Wells and Bond (2008) claim that ’International students constitute an important part of university life in the United Kingdom (UK).Most universities
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EXAMPLES‚ CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE PROBLEMS FACED BY SOCIOLOGY AS A SCIENCE AND INDICATE HOW SUCH PROBLEMS CAN BE REDUCED OR ALLEVIATED. This essay is aimed at critically discussing the problems faced by sociology as a science and indicating how such problems can be reduced or alleviated. In order to answer the question at hand‚ the definitions of sociology‚ science and alleviate will be provided. Then the essay will then turn its attention to the difficulties faced by sociology‚ there after ways of
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Essay: Socio-Economic problem common faced in India and America Problem of unemployment is a common socio-economic problem faced in India and United states. Reasons for the problem are more or less similar only differing in the intensity‚ complexity and depth. Looking at India first unemployment is seen as problem because country’s most important productive asset which is its manpower‚ abundance in India‚ is going waste being idle. Unemployment among educated youth is a bigger concern in the
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for peace and development‚ based on the principles of justice‚ human dignity and the well being of all people. However‚ the UN peacekeepers have to face many problems in order to maintain world peace such as‚ non-agreeing members of Security Council‚ high maintenance cost‚ unwillingness of the members to intervene in another nations problem. In 1956‚ the UN created a peacekeeping force and the Security Council was appointed its head. The Security Council consists of five permanent and ten non-permanent
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The unstructured problem usually faced by the upper level manager. This happen because the lower level manager handle the routine decision themselves and let the upper level manager deal with the decision they find unusual or difficult. The table below will shows us the different between programmed and non-programmed decisions. Characteristic Programmed Decision Nonprogrammed Decision Type of problem Structured Unstructured Managerial level Lower level Upper level Frequency Repetitive‚ routine
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