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Essays 121 - 150
fraud when accounting (Miller & Bahnson, 2005). In addition to the GAAP standards, some businesses, especially those outside the U...
The writer analyses survey results provided by the student. The survey was undertaken to determine whether or not attitudes toward...
merger of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth in 1985. It was initially a gas pipeline operator and a national gas commodities trad...
in accountants and the way accounts were prepared was being shaken. The entire financial basis of the stock markets requires tha...
Mention the word "Enron" and what is likely to come to mind is "accounting scandal." Though the period between 2000-2002 brought i...
as individual isolated actors, but they acted as part of a group reflecting loyalties to colleagues and their commitments which we...
not been given any authority greater than that which resides in with the Security and Exchanges Commission (SEC), which can cause ...
corporation. But to avoid conflict of interest, SPEs are supposed to be run by outsiders who have no involvement in the main compa...
books. The charges against Lay are that "he knew his company was failing in 2001 when he sold millions of dollars in stock and ur...
some time; keeping them off Enrons balance sheet avoided the situation in which Enron would have to list the debt without any prof...
the GEC directors took control of the company, and therefore the accounts this ?10 million profit turned into a $4.5 million loss ...
(Sun, 2006). The author remarks that internal auditors now have rock star status (Sun, 2006). Clearly, auditors are revered and ha...
fraud, and it was with this we might argue there was the first loss of confidence in the auditors. This case limited the liability...
and diligence and independence at the auditing level" (Anonymous, 2003). From a broader perspective, one of the main reason...
with several different players each able to avoid feeling personally responsible there was a lack of a real moral compass. ...
an explanation or the auditors may, in extreme cases, may not feel able to certify that accounts as true and accurate. The...
not the least of which includes employees, customers, suppliers, distributors, stockholders, interest groups, legal and regulatory...
a result of ending some of the companys more obscure partnerships (Leonard, 2001). And, it was these partnerships that severely h...
those who were relying on the company for pensions, directly or indirectly, those who worked for them, and those who worked for co...
audit functions were in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), hiding debt in dummy corporations, as wel...
benefit from various government subsidies, it also cheated millions of shareholders using questionable accounting practices design...
Johnson pulled all Tylenol products off the shelf at great cost in order to ensure the safety of consumers. The Company did this,...
as consumers have an increased awareness of less tangible aspects, such as corporate governance and ethical and moral responsibili...
done to rein them in. Even many business people felt that capitalism had to be saved from itself because it was an economic system...
as Gap and Nike (Mason, 2000). In some cases, the charges have been valid. Many Asian and other nations see no real...
In the financial markets are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The principal purpose of the SEC is to "pr...
At the time, the SEC had examined the reports of many publicly-held companies and had required more than 100 to restate their resu...
(CNN Money, 2002). Further, David B. Duncan, the lead partner who was in charge of the Enron account, was fired (CNN, 2002). 6. An...
for the scandal that ultimately occurred. "The contributions dwarfed what was at stake for Enron. In its energy trading in Calif...
life savings and retirement plans of countless employees who had worked hard to save their funds - but because of corporate greed,...