TUTORIAL SOLUTIONS Albrecht et al Chapter 2 Discussion Questions 2. People can be motivated to commit fraud because of financial pressures‚ vices‚ or because of work-related pressures. As well‚ perpetrators of fraud can be motivated by a perceived opportunity to commit fraud and the ability to rationalize that what they are doing is not wrong. Their motivations are usually combined into the fraud triangle of perceived pressure‚ perceived opportunity‚ and rationalization. 3. The fraud triangle
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Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 1. Fraud always involves deception‚ confidence‚ and trickery. The following is one of the most common definitions of fraud: “Fraud is a generic term‚ and embraces all the multifarious means which human ingenuity can devise‚ which are resorted to by one individual‚ to get an advantage over another by false representations. No definite and invariable rule can be laid down as a general proposition in defining fraud‚ as it includes surprise‚ trickery‚ cunning and unfair
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make the cash and the tape balance‚ the best thing to do is destroy the register tape to prevent others from discovering the imbalance. Discussion 3-8 Newfund’s management and accounting controls contributed to the detection of Gurado’s fraud scheme by performing surprise audits once or twice a year. This scared Gurado and lead him to confess because he was unable to pay back
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giving legal advice or presenting cases in court. As a paralegal‚ frequently doing the research required for a case‚ investigating all judicial decisions in previous court cases‚ finding appropriate laws and legal articles to ensure all relevant information is gathered. You are typically responsible for organizing and analyzing the information gathered and then preparing reports used by the attorneys‚ for deciding the most effective course of action in a particular case. There is always a plus side
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1. Define the problem(s) Enron failed to record some of its transactions. Arthur Andersen did not allow the LJM financial statement to stay unconsolidated. 2. Analyze the situation - again‚ take a "lessons learned" approach. You might use the following questions as guides: A. What important internal controls were ignored when LJM1 was created? LJM1 ignored some of Enron’s entries in the books that were missing. Outsiders owned less than 3% of the Special Purpose Entities equities. There was
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Subject: Understanding the scope and limitations of the fraud examination and the responsibilities of the CFE On October 5th‚ 2010‚ the fraud examination unit received an assignment from the owner of school regarding to the possibility of fraud disbursements occurred in his school. He suspected that someone is illegally and intentionally stealing money from his school. Based on his suspicion‚ a fraud examination was conducted by collecting information‚ reviewing & analyzing relevant records‚ and
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Chapter 1 | | Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) | An international organization of approximately 50‚000 members based in Austin‚ Texas‚ dedicated to fighting fraud and white-collar crime. | Civil law | The body of law that provides remedies for violation of private rights—deals with rights and duties between individuals. | Criminal law | The branch of law that deals with offenses of a public nature or against society. | Customer fraud | Customers not paying for goods purchased
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EDUCATION Vol. 18‚ No. 2 May 2003 pp. 137ñ173 The Tallahassee BeanCounters: A Problem-Based Learning Case in Forensic Auditing Cindy Durtschi ABSTRACT: You are auditing the books of the Tallahassee BeanCounters (TBC)‚ a minor league baseball team in Tallahassee‚ Florida. During your audit the teamís owner‚ Franklin Kennedy‚ approaches you and offers an additional fee if you will quietly investigate the possibility of fraud within the firm. Mr. Kennedy reports that he received an anonymous tip and
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PROJECT On How people (contributors) have found solutions to challenges they have faced‚ and how they practiced “designing solutions” By studying a contributor case Prepared By Bhavik Shah Steven Paul Jobs (1955 to 2011) Introduction: Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (February 24‚ 1955 – October 5‚ 2011) was an American businessman‚ designer and inventor. He is best known as the co-founder‚ chairman‚ and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Occupation: Co-founder‚ Chairman and CEO
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Case Study Analysis: Abstract This analysis examines freight cost and cleaning fluid supplies at two locations; Cincinnati and Oakland‚ to determine the optimal distribution network to supply the cleaning fluid to Great North American at minimal cost to Solutions Plus. Based on projected cost a bid recommendation is made and decision factors related to the analysis are discussed. Keywords: Solutions Plus‚ Cost minimization‚ Breakeven‚ Bid‚ Shipping Cost Background Solutions Plus is an
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