The objective of an audit of financial statements is to enable the auditor to express an opinion whether the financial statements are prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with an identified financial reporting framework of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. In essence, materiality should function as a cut-off threshold to determine the nature of the audit testing. Auditors should not reveal its materiality level to clients because clients might take advantage of it to deceive the auditors and make its financial statement better. When the Deloitte auditors are suspicious of certain accounts, they not only can’t reveal it but also make more substantive investigation into these accounts. Question 4: Existence: the
The Foreign Corrupt Process Act focus is on the purpose of the payment as an alternative of the exact functions of the officials receiving offer, the payment or promise of payment, and there are exceptions to the anti-bribery stipulation for "facilitating payments for routine governmental action"; the last is ‘Business Purpose Test' Here the Foreign Corrupt Process Act does not allow payments made in order to help the firm in retaining or obtaining business with or for directing business to, any person. The Department of Justice interprets retaining business broadly such that the term encompasses more than award or renewal of a contract. Notice that the business to be retained or obtained does not need being with a foreign government instrumentality. The Foreign Corrupt Process Act prohibits corrupt payments through intermediaries says it is illegal to make a disbursement of cash to a third individual, all through knowing that a portion or all of the payment will go indirectly or directly to a foreign official. The term "knowing" included conscious disregard and intentional ignorance.
Why or why not? I disagree; the mail rule was relevant to the audits of First Securities. Ernst * Ernst were expected to conduct their audit with an attitude of professional skepticism, which in my opinion would have required the to investigate mail rule and its purpose. i. 3.
What theory or theories might a court use to hold Wallace liable for insider trading? The equal access theory can be used to hold Wallace liable for insider trading. Definitely, his disclosure of said information to his uncle violates this theory 4. Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, who would be required to certify the accuracy of financial statements filed with the SEC? The chief executive officer and the chief financial officer are required to certify the accuracy of these statements.
An corporations liability is limited to its assects, so the owner or the shareholders are protected from personal claims unless they commit fraud. Now because Tom did not follow the law of an incorporation by having corporate minutes his company has commited fraud. The court will see a case of fraud and In my opinion will lose the
* Facts: Company E proposes to include in its registration statement a balance sheet showing its subordinate debt as a portion ofstockholders' equity. * Question: Is this presentation appropriate? * Interpretive Response: Subordinated debt may not be included in the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet. Any presentation describing such debt as a component of stockholders' equity must be eliminated. Furthermore, any caption representing the combination of stockholders' equity and only subordinated debts must be deleted.
A customer is not liable for the amount of the overdraft if the customer did not sign or benefitted from the proceeds of the action. §4-401(b) This is a difficult scenario, the bank may be forced to re-credit Smiths account the $495. Is the bank without a remedy? According to 4-208: When a check is deposited into a bank and sent through to the bank upon which it is drawn, the depositary bank warrants that the item has not been altered and that it is entitled to enforce the instrument. If there is a problem with the indorsements, or if the check has been altered, the payor bank can bring a claim against the depositary bank for breach of the warranty.
It is permissible under rule 301 [ET section 301.01] for a member to disclose the name of a client, whether publicly or privately owned, without the client's specific consent unless the disclosure of the client's name constitutes the release of confidential information. 28) Is failing to file personal taxes a discredit to the accounting profession? a. Yes 29) Are referral fees allowed? a.
| SOX was enacted in response to the high-profile Enron and WorldCom financial scandals to protect shareholders and the general public from accounting errors and fraudulent practices in the enterprise. | GLBA | The Act consists of three sections: The Financial Privacy Rule, which regulates the collection and disclosure of private financial information; the Safeguards Rule, which stipulates that financial institutions must implement security programs to protect such information; and the Pretexting provisions, which prohibit the practice of pretexting (accessing private information using false pretenses). The Act also requires financial institutions to give customers written privacy notices that explain their information-sharing practices. | GLBA helps to protect private financial information of financial institution’s customers. | HIIPA | This act gives the right to privacy to individuals from age 12 through 18.
The goal of SOX was to implement requirements that publically traded companies have internal and external controls in place to prevent the providing of fraudulent or misleading financial information to internal and external users of financial statements in financial decision making, by investors, creditors, employees, and customers. In this case SOX applies if Excello misrepresents (inflates) their 2010 end-of-year earnings report, they are defrauding internal and external users of financial information (Mintz & Morris,