The ethical dilemma in this case is one that Daniel Potter is faced with. Daniel is a staff accountant at a Big Eight accounting firm, Baker Greenleaf. He was given the duty of performing an audit on a wholly-owned real estate subsidiary (Sub) of a long-standing and important client of his firm. Oliver Freeman is Daniel’s project manager. Oliver is the one that gave Daniel the task of performing the audit, and he is expecting a clean opinion from Daniel on the analysis of the Sub in order to secure the clients account exclusively. While performing the audit, Daniel found a discrepancy with the value of the Sub’s largest real estate properties. The Sub had valued the property at $2 million on their balance sheet, and …show more content…
The first key stakeholder is the accounting firm, Baker Greenleaf. Baker Greenleaf’s stake in this case has to do with the client involved in the case. The client is a long-standing and important account that Baker has shared with another Big Eight accounting firm. The decision that Daniel makes can have one of several affects on the status of the account between the client and Baker Greenleaf. Baker feels that if the client receives a satisfactory performance on a special audit, then they may secure the account exclusively instead of having to share it with another accounting firm. If Daniel does not say anything about the incident, then Baker Greenleaf will have a great chance of obtaining the account exclusively because of the clean opinion. If Daniel does go to someone about the incident and the file is pulled and changed to his original recommendation that included the subject-to-opinion proviso, then Baker Greenleaf may not obtain the account exclusively or may even lose the account altogether. The next key stakeholder that I have determined is Daniel Potter. Daniel could possibly have a lot at stake in this case. If Daniel decides to not say anything about the incident, then it could possibly turn out bad for him in a couple of ways. First, it would mean that the negative evaluation that Oliver turned in on him would stand. Second, if by some chance the value of the property was discovered by a buyer
What appears to be their issue(s) – concern(s), problem(s), challenge(s), or opportunity(s) – and its significance for the project team and Kristoffer Consulting?
An implicit theme of this case that I want students to recognize is the contrast between the persistent and vigorous efforts of David Sokol to “get to the bottom” of the suspicious items he uncovered in JWP’s accounting records versus what Judge William Conner referred to as the “spinelessness” of JWP’s auditors. The JWP audits were similar to most problem audits in that the auditors encountered numerous red flags and questionable entries in the client’s accounting records but, for whatever reason, apparently failed to thoroughly investigate those items. On the other hand, Sokol refused to be deterred in his investigation of the troubling accounting issues that he discovered. The relationships that existed between members of JWP’s accounting staff and the Ernst & Young audit team apparently influenced the outcome of the JWP audits. Of course, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
This $490 million came from the netting manipulation when they offset their expenses with unrelated gains on the sale of assets. The geography manipulation allowed them to move millions of dollars to different sections of the income statement to “make the financials look the way we want to show them” said James Koenig, one of the primary forces behind the scandal. However, none of the fraudulent activities would have gone unknown for so long without the aid of the auditors, Arthur Anderson LLP, involved with Waste Management.
If some research is undertaken that provides evidence that capital markets do not always behave in accordance with the Efficient Market Hypothesis, does this invalidate research that adopts an assumption that capital markets are efficient?
For Human Resources, a full write up of the incident would be an acceptable medium. If Jeff were to have provide more of a notice than the company could have been more prepared, and the there
COUNSEL: For Plaintiff: Mona C. Engel, Esq., Law Offices of Robert F. Danzi, Westbury, New York.
Wise-Holland Corporation, an S corporation, is split evenly between Marianne and Dory, two women with limited business knowledge. Wise Holland’s previous accountant of ten years was fired after Marianne received a notice of deficiency on her 2012 tax return due to $20,000 of disallowed flow through loss from Lucky Partnership, a small partnership deemed to have no profit motive; interest and a 20% penalty for substantial underpayment was also required, all of which Marianne paid immediately. She also signed a waiver extending her 2012 individual return statute of limitations three more years.
of the incident is currently being tested for substances that may have contributed to his poor
He said that his friend, Jesse Oliver recieved a phone call from Paulina on 11-2-15 at approximetely 0020 hours. Dakotah said that he was with Jesse in Dakotah's dorm room when he got the phone call from Paulina. Jesse got off the phone with Paulina and told Dakotah that they needed to go over to the Delta Delta Delta house because Paulina said she cut herself and she was bleeding and she couldn't get it to stop. Dakotah said they arrived at the Delta Delta Delta house approximetely 0030 hours. I asked Dakotah if Paulina said anything to him while he was there. He said that she didn't talk to him alot. He said that he physically cleaned up her arm and did basic first aid. He said there were about seven cuts on her left arm. He also said they were deep but he didn't think they needed stitches. I asked him if she made any suicidal or homicidal comments to him and he told me that she talked with Jesse after her cleaned up her
Brandon’s mother reported that the majority of his inappropriate behaviors were commenced during dealings with her boyfriend. His teachers at his school also report that Brandon’s
Upon arrival, I, C.S.S A. Antoine made contact with Glen Jay (1024501) SLU student and Kathleen Crocker and Elizabeth Richards (SLU employee). Mr. Jay stated that a student name Naadirah Austin (SLU student, ID # 1025198) walked to mail center which he waved at her since he knows Ms. Austin from last semester. An unknown black male at the time was accompanied by Ms. Austin. The unknown individual felt disrespected as Jay addressed Ms. Austin first not him according to Jay. The unknown individual later came back to the mail center as the unknown black male was not happy by the fact that Jay addresses Ms. Austin first instead of him. The whole incident led to a physical altercation in which the unknown black male physically assaulted Mr. Jay as he was the aggressor. Jay sustained a broken necklace and some scratch and bruises around his neck (picture attached). Please note that the unknown black individual is not a student at the University. At the time of director of Campus Security and Safety Vincent (Mike) D’Ambrosio, Sgt. Charles Pooles, and director of residential life Sean Vinguilber arrival to the scene, the unknown black male who physically assaulted Mr. Jay had already left the scene. Personal statements were
I would also contact all of his registered clients and confirm their information with the
When talking about accounting, the first thing we should know is the history of its development. Traditionally, the development is from inductive to deductive. Inductive theory assume what is done by the majority is the most appropriate practice. However, It did not seek to evaluate the logic or merit of
The ethical dilemma Bob faces in this case is a transaction that makes Bob question his and the company’s ethics and legal obligations. It’s February, business was slow, the company was $5,000 below their breakeven point, and it appeared as if a
Besides, regarding to the clients, the JVI had never build up a connection with the client until the surprisingly got the contract, the existence of hierarchy and non-trust between client and project team lead to the inefficiency of obtaining client information, later resulted in Jack’s misleading proposal for market research. Also, because in the concept of high power distance, decision making process is limited one-way participation and communication (In the Eye of the Beholder, cross cultural lessons in leadership from project GLOBE, Mansour Javidan, Peter W. Dorfma, etc), Jack’s own lack of experience on project management made it is possible for the project to diverge from previous direction under one person’s leadership.