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Accounting Fraud at Worldcom
1. Discuss the fraud at WorldCom in terms of the objectives of financial reporting. How were the objectives subverted by the actions taken by the managers of WorldCom? To start with, one of the reasons for financial reporting is to determine future cash flows in order to determine the value of the firm. This will enable the external users (i.e. investors, creditors) to make educated judgment in making decisions about the risks and return of
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Accounting Fraud Case Analysis - Adelphia Communications
FRAUD CASE ANALYSIS Adelphia Communications, Inc. In 2005, founder of cable giant Adelphia Communications, John Rigas, along with two of his sons who served as CFO and EVP of the company were sentenced to prison terms for a list of crimes related to internal corruption. The company, one of the largest cable providers in the nation, was delisted from the NASDAQ in 2002, forced to file bankruptcy, and eventually sell off all its assets to
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Accounting Basics
More Books At www.GOALias.blogspot.com GOALias.blogspot. Contents FOREWORD iii Chapter 1 Introduction to Accounting 1 1.1 Meaning of Accounting 2 1.2 Accounting as a Source of Information 6 1.3 Objectives of Accounting 10 1.4 Role of Accounting 13 1.5 Basic Terms in Accounting 14 Chapter 2 Theory Base of Accounting 22 2.1 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) 23 2.2 Basic Accounting Concepts 24 2.3 Systems of Accounting 33 2.4 Basis of Accounting 34 2.5 Accounting Standards
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Accounting Theory Issues - Cahaya Ilmu Enterprise
Company Background Cahaya Ilmu Enterprise is a enterprise business which established since 2006 located at Bukit Kayu Hitam. But the business had moved to Changlun on December 2010. Mr. Abdul Razak bin Mahamud is the owner of Cahaya Ilmu Enterprise and he is also a teacher at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Tangga. Cahaya Ilmu Enterprise main activity is selling Islamic products such as Al-quran, Tafsir, CD of Islamic talk and Islamic children, minyak ‘atar, buah tin
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Acct 310 - Memo for Accounting
ACCT310-1104B-08 Managerial Accounting Keith Smith American Intercontinental University Online Discussion Board Unit 2 I feel that expense was not evenly allocated within the two expanses. Each commercial company's retail arms are responsible for half of the cost to advertise this figure being 2.5M per. Each also should be responsible for sharing the warehousing expenses divided in half which would come to 1.5M each. I would propose as an alternative assign the expenses based on actual
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Mgm Mirage - Accounts Receivable
MGM MIRAGE—ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 1. Gross casino accounts receivable. Because in Exhibit 1a, net accounts receivable are consisted of three parts of accounts receivable which includes 174,713, and one total allowance for doubtful accounts. So $174,713 is a gross number. 2. a. The total change of allowance for doubtful accounts is consisted of three parts: Writeoffs will cause debits; recoveries will cause credits; bad debts expenses will cause debits or credits. So we have the following
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Information System Briefing
Information System Briefing The process of selecting and acquiring an information system such as an Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) involves evaluating the organization's goals and involving the agency's stakeholders in the process. The creation of a steering committee allows the company to incorporate representatives from the various stakeholders in the process of selection and acquisition. The paper will discuss the progression through the selection and attainment of the EDIS, how the organization's goals drive
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Business in Today's Economy - International Accounting Differences
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING DIFFERENCES International accounting differences pose a number of problems from a financial analysis perspective: 1. In attempting to value a foreign corporation, there is a tendency to look at earnings and other financial data from a home country perspective - leads to the potential of overlooking the effects of accounting differences. 2. An awareness of international differences suggests the need to become familiar with foreign accounting principles in order to better understand earnings
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Nursing Fatigue, Nursing Shortage, and Patient Harm: It's Time to Break the Vicious Cycle
What if someone told you that you could save someone's life tomorrow by going to bed early, sleeping eight hours, and waking up refreshed? Would you do it (assuming you believed this to be true)? What if you knew this same person would die should you fail to follow this pleasurable protocol? Would you make sleep a priority then? Statistically speaking, this is a real dilemma nurses face many working days of their lives. Only,
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Financial Analysts Need Sharper Accounting Tools - Article Review
In his article, “Financial Analysts Need Sharper Accounting Tools”, published online in June, 2011, volume 25, No.2, David Mosso, a Vice Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standard Board and also the Chairman of the Federal Accounting Standard Advisory Board discussed the implications of a wealth accounting model on comparability for several key aspects of financial analysis such as restraining, accounting manipulation, and unifying merger and acquisition accounting (p.419). The paper’s purpose was also to focus
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Informative Paper - Sleep Disorders
Sleep Disorders The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the topic of health issues in the United States. Specifically it will discuss sleep disorders, and some of the treatments available to help patients suffering from sleep disorders. Sleep disorders are one of the most common afflictions affecting Americans today. These disorders are caused by a wide variety of issues, but the good news is – they are treatable. With some help
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Accounting Concepts
• Accounting Basics Important Disclaimer Important Note: The text in this chapter is intended to clarify business-related concepts. It is not intended nor can it replace formal legal advice. Before taking any actions relating to your business, always consult your accountant or a business law/tax attorney. The Need for Accounting Every organization needs to maintain good records to track how much money they have, where it came from, and how they spend it. These records
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7 Eleven Background Information
7-Eleven is an international franchisor, licensor, and operator of the largest chain of convenience store in eighteen countries including: Canada, United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico in the Americas; Norway, Sweden and Denmark in Europe; Taiwan (Republic of China), People's Republic of China (China), Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan in East Asia; the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore in Southeast Asia; and also Turkey and Australia. The company was founded in Oak Cliff, Texas,
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What Are Some Reasons You Might Consider Data or Information to Lack Validity, Credibility, or Reliability?
What are some reasons you might consider data or information to lack validity, credibility, or reliability? Explain your answer by using examples. There are many reasons that information cannot be reliable and lack credibility. The first of these reasons is lake of supporting evidence. When conducting research for an essay or for a new business proposition the researcher must have evidence that supports their writing from sources that can back up their proposed ideas. If
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The Business Cycle
Through our studies of economics, in this class, the business cycle has been the most complex, yet most fascinating topic I have ever studied. Through my studies I have found that every part of economics is linked to this cycle of ups and downs. The business cycle involves four distinct phases. In the expansion phase, or growth phase, real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is on the rise. Inflation is stable, or down, and the majority
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Practice of Accountability
This study aims to describe the practice of accountability that are understood by the stakeholders, explain the practice of accountability in several dimensions of accountability and to reconstruct accountability concept within the framework of the local culture. This study used an interpretive approach, ethnographic methods and informants of the people and Church officials. Data analysis was performed with a description, interpretation and reconstruction. Result description and meaning on the spiritual dimension was found that the
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Limitations of National Income Accounts to Measure Standard of Living
National Income Accounting refers to the accounting records that measure the national economy’s performance while National Income looks at a country’s total income. There are various forms of national income such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Gross National Product (GNP), Net National Product (NNP), National Income (NI), Disposal Income (DI) and Personal Income (PI) (Stone, 2008). In order to assess how fast an economy has grown, we must have a means of measuring the value
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Accounting Case
WEEK 13 Q1) Non-Mls valued at the cost of replacing the service potential currently embodied in them, not the cost of a new asset. Revaluations are credited to a reserve, not to the P/L. however, depreciation expense is based on re-valued amount, so if RC is rising sharply, depreciation expense increases similarly, reducing profit, lower profit= lower dividends= more chance of firm being able to replace productive assets when necessary. CCA does not set up
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Accounting Standard
According the section 211 (3C) Accounting Standards means, Written accounting policy documents, issued or recommended by ICAI for covering the aspects of recognition, measurements, presentation & discloser of accounting transactions in the financial statements under the CA act 1949, as may be prescribed by the central government in constitution with the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards established under section 1st of 210(A). Standards are a source of rule and order and generate stability. In
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How the Public and Media Form an Informal Auditing Body Outside of the Charity Organisation
This paper explores how the public and media form an informal auditing body outside of the charity organisation. It elicits what Singaporeans expect from Charity leaders and how this set of expectations are more comprehensive than that of the corporate sector. This paper explores the cases of T.T Durai, CEO of National Kidney Foundation Singapore and Venerable Shi Ming Yi of Ren Ci Hospital. The reason for choice is that both cases are similar in
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Vacancy of Account Executive
Why I fit Account Executive role: • Reliable, flexible schedule to be able to meet with client if necessary, have a car to be able to transport to meet with client, responsive to email with my smart phone, hardworking, very organized and able to be task-oriented in order to make deadline, takes initiative when necessary 1.) Link mysocialcloud to Facebook, so that when someone starts using this app, people will be able to see it
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Tax Accounting
(TCO A) A taxpayer may litigate a tax dispute without first paying the tax in the: 0 U.S. District Court . .; @ U.S. Tax Court. 0 U.S. Court of Federal Claims. 0 All of the above (TCO F) A business bad debt is deductible for tax purposes as a(n): .; @ ordinary business deduction. 0 short-term capital loss. 0 long-term capital loss. 0 miscellaneous itemized deduction. (TCO I) Under the cash method of tax
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Henderson and Venkatraman Information Technology
SUMMARY Henderson and Venkatraman proposed a model for business â€" IT alignment; it was intended to support the integration of information technology (IT) into business strategy by advocating alignment between and within four domains (see figure 1). The inter-domain alignment is pursued along two dimensions: strategic fit (between the external and internal domain) and functional integration (between the business domain and the IT domain). The objective of this model was to provide a way to
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Accounting Case - Different Ratios
The financial ratios are important to measure the financial performance of a company and to compare the firm's position with its other competitors in same industry. The ratios can also predict the future insolvency of a company. These ratios are useful for different types of accounting information users such as, creditors, management of company, bankers, suppliers, customers, shareholders and general public as well. There are five major types of ratios such as, profitability ratios, liquidity
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Health Care Information Systems
Health care information systems Information systems have been applied recently in the health care system to aid in the automation of the services offered in the health care system. Project management in the health care system is a vital tool in ensuring that projects attain the intended objective. The implementation of project management in the health care arena brings about project completion and realization of the benefits accrued to the project (Austin,&Boxerman, 2003). The health
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