Financial Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780133791129
Author: Jane L. Reimers
Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed
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Chapter 11, Problem 5SE
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Identify the major reasons for the failure of Company E and Company W and the role of accounting principles in eliminating them and explain any similar failure in later 2000’s.
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In 2001 and 2002 there were several high-profile US corporate collapses associated with misleading financial statements and accounting practices. Following these collapses, new laws were introduced to improve the quality of financial reporting.
a) In your opinion, will further regulation prevent deliberately misleading reporting? Explain.
b) Are additional laws likely to prevent corporate collapses? Why or why not?
c) How important is the enforcement of financial reporting requirements in promoting high quality reporting?
Accounting and ethics both played large roles in the last fiscal crisis and in many smaller scandals. How can knowledge of accounting help you guard against ethical lapses?
Why have there have been so many business scandals mentioned in the media over the past few years? Have companies simply gotten worse, or have people become more sophisticated in identifying improper activity? What is the role of the Accountant? Sarbanes-Oxley, for example, has placed much more responsibility on the CEO and corporate officers? Are there additional laws that should be considered to ensure these scandals do not continue to occur? Should non-executives be held liable for corporate wrongdoing?
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Chapter 11 Solutions
Financial Accounting
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