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ENRON, FRAUD AND CONSEQUENCES

Mention the word "Enron" and what is likely to come to mind is "accounting scandal." Though the period between 2000-2002 brought i...

The Twelve Caesars/Suetonius

in presenting the various biographies that make up this text, citing the private documents of the emperors, as well as public sour...

PROFIT MAXIMIZATION AND ACCOUNTING GIMMICKS

In late 2001, when the former "new economy" giant Enron was imploding, it was found that its internal financial staff relied on sp...

Income and Expenses at Patton Fuller

with data from other sources, such as market data. Further down the balance sheet there is a space for investment income, this i...

Accounting and Pricing Questions

have a cost, especially if it is in the form of borrowing, such as an overdraft or revolving credit facility. Other cash flow may ...

Ratio Analysis of Microsoft

firm may be assessed. One of the first ratios is that of the gross profit margin. The gross margin is expressed as a percentage....

Buying a Laptop for a New Business

will support the business as it grows. If sufficient is known about accounting information software the features needed ma...

Health Care and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

of business entities engaging in different types of accounting for a variety of purposes. While this diversity is a great motivati...

The Role of the Financial Accounting Standards Board

The way that these processes take place is overseen by the Financial Accounting Foundations Board of Trustees (FASB, 2010). The F...

Personality Theory and the Jewish Holocaust

Personalists like John MacMurray study the relationships that emerge in the state of being a purpose, in internal aspects...

Revenue in Ottawa City Accounts 2005 - 2009

originating. We have a net tax revenue on the revenue statement of 1,286,044, however the taxation received is actually greater th...

Comparing the Christian Account of Our Creation to the Yoruba Creation Myth

warm and light the new creation (Awolalu, 1996). Obatala then made human figures from dirt, human figures that were varied and co...

Tourism in Phuket: The Global Impact

to the area of Phuket in southern Thailand. Unfortunately, many contemporary factors seem to be impacting that level of tourism to...

CHIQUITA BRANDS ACCOUNTING

In this paper, the writer has been asked to select a company and outline its accounting systems and their abilities to change comp...

Small Business Accounting: The Value of Business Acumen and Networking

by any professional who runs his or her own practice - should one expand ones practice to attain a higher level of service and com...

BAILOUTS, BONUSES AND ETHICS

more information on using this paper properly! For as long as mankind has lived within a more communal environment, the split be...

A Historical and Theological View of Urban Renewal in Lupton's "Renewing the City"

tells Nehemiahs story in dramatic terms. The story goes thus: After invasions by Nebuchednezzar, the city of Jerusalem lay in comp...

Budget Variance

possible that there has been wage inflation, or wage rises that have been implemented which were not allowed for in the budget. Th...

Seventh Generation Culture and Structure

it is to protect the earth. This is a message that is likely to have a wide appeal, it builds on the preconceptions that larger co...

The War Against Troy

Whether or not Helen was the cause of all the uproar is really unknown, but what seems certain, according to archaeologist Manfred...

Book Review of Near Failure in Kosovo by Wesley Clark

Serbian "ethnic cleansing" (a euphemistic term for genocide) which was then going on in Kosovo. It was Clarks belief that it was i...

Fraudulent Accounting Procedures at WorldCom and Enron

as CEO and Chairman on February 4, 2002; Jeffrey K. Skilling, former CEO and Director; Andrew S. Fastow, former chief financial of...

Benefits of Microsoft Excel

that number-crunchers have come to rely on" (p.29). The one main advantage of Excel, according to many experts (not to men...

U.S. Early Retirement

is always Social Security (2004). Of course, that system is in crisis and that must be considered. There is no guarantee that Soc...

Cuban Missile Crisis and Conflict Between Canada and the United States

course, had definitely heard of us. Unfortunately, a significant portion of their actions during this crisis was structured aroun...

The Aftermath of the Arthur Andersen Scandal

Chicago to suggest to Houstons firm partners that it was fine to shred documents and delete any e-mails related to the Enron case ...

Ethics and Management Accounting

Arcticview -- an Overview This particular case study was presented by management accountant Grant Russell in a 1996 editio...

A Case Study of an Accounting System

to the have some control over these costs to manage his facility, but he is not being allowed this. If we look at the way head off...

Profit and Measuring Business Profitability

other ratios that can be used. These allow for comparison so that like companies can be measured against each other. Measures th...

Management and Financial Accounting

Investors can make informed decisions only when the information they have is full and accurate; the implications of sloppy or frau...