Director Seminar 7.1: Ethics‚ Fraud Risk and Communication Libby Jones – Chief Accountant Group 6 Marsee Weston – Fixed Asset Manager Overview Scott Smyth – Cash/Debt & Investment Manager Scenario 1 Cathy Elgin – Accounting Assistant (A/R) Scenario 2 Bob Thomas – Accounting Assistant (A/P) Scenario 3 Nora Stewart – Accounting Assistant (A/P) Scenario 4 Scenario 5 Chuck Sanchez – Accounting Assistant (Payroll) Past Fraud Cases 3 4 Combining
Premium Internal control Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Integrity According to The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)‚ "The integrity of internal auditors established trust and thus provides the basis for reliance on their judgement". IIA further added that to be integrity‚ internal auditors: * Shall perform their work with honestly‚ diligence‚ and responsibility. * Shall observe the law and make disclosures expected by the law and the profession. * Shall not knowingly be a party to any illegal activity‚ or engage in acts that are discreditable
Premium Education Psychology Management
Health care fraud is a crime that has a significant effect on the private and public health care payment system. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ all health care programs are subject to fraud with Medicare and Medicaid being the most visible. It is estimated that fraudulent billings to both private and public health care programs are between 3 and 10 percent of total health care programs expenditures. The most recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) statistical estimates project
Premium Health care Health insurance Health economics
several lawsuits from furious investors and created rumors about the future viability of the company. The purpose of this study is to determine the facts and critically analyze the cause and effect of Diamonds Food’s allegedly financial statement fraud and attempt to make a prediction about the future of this company. Allegations of Diamond Foods Inc.’s’ Understatement of Accounts Payable Introduction Diamond Foods’ core competency is in its innovative food packaging
Premium Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Balance sheet Asset
MODULE 3: CIT CASE QUESTIONS 1. The three aspects of fraud - Perceived pressure‚ Rationalization‚ and Opportunity were present in the CIT case as follows: Pressure- Niakan was placed under much pressure to meet monthly targets. The senior VP Ms. Thompson had earlier criticized his performance when it fell below expectations. Niakan had also been warned in his 2002 annual review that his team needed to improve end of lease sales and inventory returns. Apart from this work angle Niakan had personal
Premium Internal control Internal audit Auditing
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
Premium Internal control Fraud Human
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
Premium Balance sheet
textbook explains fraud invalidates a contract. “The presence of fraud affects the authenticity of the innocent party’s consent to a contract. When an innocent party is fraudulently induced to enter into a contract‚ the contract usually can be avoided because she or he has not voluntarily consented to the terms. Normally‚ the innocent party can either cancel the contract and be restored to her or his original position or enforce the contract and seek damages for harms resulting from the fraud (Miller 281)
Premium Damages Judicial remedies Contract law
The Drug Enforcement Administration was established on July 1‚ 1973‚ by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973‚ signed by President Richard Nixon on July 28.[2] It proposed the creation of a single federal agency to enforce the federal drug laws as well as consolidate and coordinate the government’s drug control activities. Congress accepted the proposal‚ as they were concerned with the growing availability of drugs.[3] As a result‚ the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD)‚ the Office of Drug
Premium Oklahoma City bombing Federal Bureau of Investigation
discuss why fraud occurs and discuss policies and actions at my hospital to prevent fraud‚ acting as a CEO of a hospital. No research is needed to tell anyone that the greed of money is the major reason why any sort of fraud occurs. In the healthcare industry‚ physicians‚ hospital administrators‚ and other healthcare professionals commit fraud by receiving kickbacks for unprovided goods and services. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ “health care fraud perpetrators
Premium