This case titled “The North Face” examines the accounting schemes used by North Face executives to enhance the company’s revenues and profits. These schemes primarily involved violations of the revenue recognition rule for certain barter and consignment transactions arranged by the company’s chief financial officer and vice-president of sales. Deloitte served as North Face’s auditors during the period when the company’s operating results were manipulated. The SEC’s investigation revealed that
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Eden Mims Case 1.8 Crazy Eddie‚ Inc. 1) The following table provides key financial ratios for Crazy Eddie during the period 1984-1987: 1987 1986 1985 1984 Current Ratio 2.41 1.4 1.56 0.93 Quick Ratio 1.4 0.6 0.77 0.15 Debt Ratio 0.68 0.66 0.64 0.83 Debt-to-Equity 2.16 1.98
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Tiffany Hale AC503-02 Unit 2 Case Study North Face Inc. Case Study 1. Should auditors insist that their clients accept all proposed audit adjustments‚ even those that have an “immaterial” effect on the given set of financial statements? Defend your answer. When it comes to immaterial effect on a set of financial statements I would say that clients should not accept all proposed audit adjustments. By clients not accepting all proposed audit adjustments‚ auditors are
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Case 8.6- Kaset Thai Sugar 1. Personally the first thing I would do if going into a country with hostile feelings towards the United States would be simply get an understanding of the culture of that nation or country. I feel that other countries feel the way they do about the U.S. because of our inability to understand other cultures and different ways of doing things. In the case of the Kaset Thai Sugar company‚ although there was definitely shady business practices going on‚ I feel these prominent
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I agree with the Knapp Commission in organizing a council to research corruption in our law enforcement‚ alongside other infringement. Subsequently‚ with the Knapp Commission motivation‚ it seems that it concentrates on arraigning those law enforcement officers that are sharing in criminal activities. Corruption was at its maximum in the police department. There were officers that were labeled as grass-eater and meat eaters. A grass eater was the least notice because they were involved in taking
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The Leslie Fay Companies 4. Paul Polishan apparently dominated Leslie Fay’s accounting and financial reporting functions and the individuals who were his subordinates. What implications do such circumstances pose for a company’s independent auditors? How should auditors take such circumstances into consideration when planning an audit? Implications and something needs attention 1. The unusual relationship between CEO and CFO‚ especially when they are close to each other. 2. Accountant in charge
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SWOT Analysis: The North Face The North Face was founded in 1966. In 2000‚ after facing serious financial and distribution problems‚ the company was acquired by VF Corporation. Today‚ as a subsidiary‚ the outdoor and action sports company headquartered in San Leandro‚ California‚ has approximately 860 employees and accounts for 40% of VF’s total sales. The North Face offers technically advanced products to extreme athletes and explorers throughout North and South America‚ Europe and Asia. The company
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2. Avoid blind pricing‚ keep high brand quality 3. Focus on outdoors products‚ avoid losing core customer | Strength As previous said‚ the North Face‚ Inc. is a well-known outdoor product company. In the China‚ it is the second-best selling outdoor product‚ just behind the Columbia. Hence‚ the first strength that the North Face has is popularity. In outdoor product in China‚ or we can say in
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North Face North Face Tabitha E. Taylor Professor Ashley Harper Advanced Auditing May 05‚ 2013 As an auditor‚ my job is to examine companies’ financial statements and make sure the information correctly reflects the economic events that occurred during the accounting period. When a mistake is found the auditor determines if the misstatement is material or immaterial. Misstatements are material when they affect a person’s decision using the financial statements and are immaterial if there
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same name. Dear John showcased many aspects of communications in its most simple forms. Including the ten stages of the Knapp Stage Model‚ which could actually be witnessed throughout the Dear John the movie and the book‚ as the two main characters‚ John and Savannah‚ developed their relationship and as they tried to maintain their relationship. In the Knapp’s Stage Model‚ Mark Knapp describes the progression and development of relationships as a series of ten stages in two phases: the ‘coming together’
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