FAR600 CASE STUDY WORLDCOM QUESTION 1 a) Discuss the earnings management technique employed by the management of World Com. WorldCom admitted that the company had classified over $3.8 billion in payments for line costs as capital expenditures rather than current expenses. Line costs are what WorldCom pays other companies for using their communications networks; they consist principally of access fees and transport charges for messages for WorldCom customers. Reportedly‚ $3
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Theory Accounting Case 8.1 Simon Romario (023121023) Purwanto Gozali (02312132) Endah Puspitasari (023121065) 1. The article states that the US standard setter FASB requires companies to record a provision in relation to environmental cost of retiring assets (to reserve environmental liabilities) if its fair value could be reasonably estimated. How do you think companies would go about estimating such a provision? Estimation (or estimating) is the process of finding an estimate
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Management Planning Paper Vernita M. Blacksher Introduction: We will be evaluating the planning function of the upper level management of the Company formerly called WorldCom. We will look at some of the actions taken by upper level management‚ their decision making and what actions were taken to achieve short-term goals. We will be analyzing the influence legal issues‚ corporate social responsibility‚ and ethics had on WorldCom’s management planning
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X 120C Intermediate Accounting Theory & Practice Winter 2013 Quiz 2 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 True-False Conceptual – 40 questions Multiple Choice Conceptual – 40 questions STUDENT NAME:__RUPALI KAYPEE_______________________________ TRUE-FALSE—Conceptual Chapter 20 1. A pension plan is contributory when the employer makes payments to a funding agency. F 2. Qualified pension plans permit deductibility
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International Accounting Standards Contents A. Introduction & Objective.……………………………………………………………….3 B. Why Harmonization of international accounting standards required……………..4 C. Factors influencing any Country’s Accounting Standards…………………………..6 D. Role of International Accounting Standard Board (IASB)……………….…………..8 E. Moving towards Harmonized International Accounting Standard………………….9 F. Obstacles and Benefits of the harmonization of International Accounting………..10
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Referencing Exercise Due to implications for related research in areas of accounting and finance‚ Time series behaviour of earnings is crucial for empirical studies (Beaver 1970). Issues regarding Income smoothing‚ the relative forecast ability of alternative income measurements‚ and interim reporting‚ were discussed by Beaver (1970: pp. 62). These studies share mutual reliance upon a knowledge of the process creating accounting earnings‚ despite representing a comprehensive spectrum of predictive
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the company’s accounts. Enron’s non-transparent financial statement did not clearly depict its operations and finances with shareholders and analysts. In addition‚ its complex business model and unethical practices required that the company use accounting limitations to misrepresent earnings and modify the balance sheet to portray a favorable depiction of its performance. By misrepresenting earnings reports while continuing to enjoy the revenue provided by the investors not privy to the true financial
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and the tactics and behaviors that would ultimately lead to the downfall and closure of the company. One of the most famous was Enron‚ but another well known failure was that of WorldCom. WorldCom was a big player in the telecommunications industry‚ being the largest telecom carrier of Internet traffic. In 2002‚ WorldCom joined the ranks of failed companies mostly because of the tactics that management and its accountants used to show that the company was earning more money than it was. This was
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Behind Closed Doors at WorldCom: 2001 1. Two General Accounting employees—Dan Renfroe and Angela Walter—made journal entries in the amount of $150 million and $171 million‚ respectively‚ without detailed support. It was noted that this was not out of the ordinary at WorldCom. In your opinion‚ was this a proper accounting practice? Explain. Though this may not be out of the ordinary for WorldCom‚ this is not a correct accounting practice. The way the entries were made does not comply with the proper
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Executive Summary Accounting Issues: Fraudulent Accounting Practices • $11 Billion Accounting Fraud over 3 years (1999 – 2002) by understatement of operating expenses of $7B through improper release of accruals and improper capitalization of operating expenses • management promoted culture fixed on the numbers • board of directors’ failure to scrutinize billion-dollar acquisitions • excessive loans to executives in order protect stock prices Financial Overview of WorldCom (in Billions)
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