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You knew it was coming. Koss Corporation has sued its auditors Grant Thornton for failing to find the alleged $31 million fraud perpetrated by the company's VP of Finance over at least five years.
By January 17, 2002, Enron decided to discontinue its business with Arthur Andersen, claiming they had failed in accounting advice and related documents. Arthur Andersen was judged guilty of obstruction of justice for disposing of many emails and documents that were related to auditing Enron. Since the SEC is not allowed to accept audits from ...
Peregrine Systems [8] [10] corporate executives convicted of accounting fraud; Phar-Mor [8] company lied to shareholders. CEO was eventually sentenced to prison for fraud and the company eventually became bankrupt; Qwest Communications [10] RadioShack CEO David Edmondson lied about attaining a B.A. degree from Pacific Coast Baptist College in ...
SAS 99 defines fraud as an intentional act that results in a material misstatement in financial statements. There are two types of fraud considered: misstatements arising from fraudulent financial reporting (e.g. falsification of accounting records) and misstatements arising from misappropriation of assets (e.g. theft of assets or fraudulent expenditures).
The independent audit gave a higher number than the Kansas Department of Labor’s internal estimate of $290 million and lower than the estimate of $600 million from the Legislature’s audit ...
The ability of machine learning and deep learning to swiftly and effectively sort through vast volumes of data in the forms of various documents relevant to companies and documents being audited makes them applicable to the domains of audit and fraud detection. Examples of this include recognizing key language in contracts, identifying levels ...
For example, if you paid thousands of dollars to attend college this year, you might be eligible to claim an education tax credit to reduce your taxes. But don’t forget to include Form 8863 ...
If CPAs fail to modify the audit report on financial statements that are materially misstated, investors and firm creditors may experience substantial losses. Depending on the jurisdiction, CPAs may be liable for damages based upon common law, statutory law, or both. Common law liability arises from negligence, breach of contract, and fraud.