Case 1.9 Zzzz Best Company Case 1.9 ZZZZ Best Company‚ Inc. 1. A review is similar to an audit but is less in scope and only provides limited assurance in regards to the presentation of the financial statement. This differs with an audit that gives reasonable assurance that no material errors or illegal acts are detected. The objective of an audit is to provide a reasonable basis for expressing an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. A review does not provide a basis
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Auditing Concepts ZZZZ Best Company‚ Inc Case Solutions: 1. A review is performed to obtain a reasonable basis for providing limited assurance that the client’s financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. An independent audit is designed to provide a reasonable basis for expressing an opinion concerning whether or not a client’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
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ZZZZ Best‚ Inc. The start of ZZZZ Best: ZZZZ Best started as a carpet cleaning company. Barry Minkow founded ZZZZ Best in his parents’ garage in 1982 when he was only sixteen years old. Due to high competition in the industry‚ low enter barriers‚ and bad internal control‚ this young entrepreneur started to have cash flow problems‚ and a shortage of working capital. Pressure Leads to Fraud: Under financial pressure‚ Minkow started to commit fraud. He forged credit card applications‚ staged
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ACC 461 Auditing Financial Statement Fraud: Lessons from the ZZZZ Best Case The video “Cooking the Books” discussed the ZZZZ Best case of fraud‚ it tells how and why fraud was perpetrated by Barry Minkow and why it was undetected for so long. According to the video‚ ZZZZ Best was founded by Barry Minkow in 1982; when he was sixteen years old‚ it started as a carpet cleaning company. But‚ due to high competition in the industry‚ low entry barriers‚ and bad internal control‚ this young entrepreneur
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ZZZZ Best Company Case Ernst and Whitney never issued an audit opinion on financial statements of ZZZZ Best but did issue a review report on the company’s quarterly statements for the three months ended July 31‚ 1986. How does a review differ from an audit‚ particularly in terms of the level of assurance implied by the auditor’s report? While both a review and an audit are attestation services provided by CPAs. A review and an audit differ in that a review does not offer the level of assurance
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and the visited selected restoration sites are more reliable than management assertion of occurrence. Management assertions can be purposely misleading and the individuals might go to a great length to defraud the auditors and the public. In the ZZZZ Best Companies case‚ Barry Mirkov asserts that all financial statements are properly presented and when the auditors decide to take further auditing procedures‚ Barry Mirkov creates fraudulent contracts‚ rents real estate spaces for a few hours and hires
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The statutes of limitations‚ which is the doctrine that set time limit for charging someone with a crime after they commit‚ is a guarantee that people will be convicted based on the current evidence and sets the norm for officers to deliver justice. It is not fair that someone can sue you based on a story that happened a long time ago. Hence‚ considering the effectiveness in legal enforcement‚ fairness for the parties involved and impact on society‚ I strongly stand against abolishing the statute
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Limitations of Advertising Analysis of an Ethical Dilemma July 21‚ 2010 Limitations of Advertising: Analysis of an Ethical Dilemma Marketing practices in the contemporary western society have been a hotbed of ethical debate for a long time. The ethical analysis required for this case revolves around the issue of marketing‚ and more specifically relates to advertising. The overall ethical dilemma is whether or not I should‚ in the role of a senior marketing manager of a soft drink
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McDonald’s Internet Site Terms and ConditionsPLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLYBy using the pages in this site‚ you agree to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree‚ you should not use this site.RESTRICTIONS ON USEMaterial from www.mcdonalds.com and any other World Wide Web site owned‚ operated‚ licensed‚ or controlled by McDonald’s Corporation or any of its related‚ affiliated‚ or subsidiary companies (together‚ "McDonald’s") may not be copied or distributed‚ or republished
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share price history from 2011 to 2012. Finally‚ from the result‚ it can be easily found that Woolworth is good choice for the investors for it has a increase on profit and it aim to have well responsibilities for the society. This report has some limitation‚ for Woolworth has lots of brand in the world‚ it just focus on the problem of the ALH group at this time. Introduction Choosing high profit company is very significant for investors‚ and ethical investment cannot be neglected. Ethical investment
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