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Colgate-Palmolive Customer Development Finance Internship: A Collection Of Journals Entries & Testimonials Of Professional Development, Braden Byrum

Finance Undergraduate Honors Theses

This is a collection of journal entries and testimonials to professional development that I received from my internship with Colgate-Palmolive on the Walmart team. Over the span of three months it serves as a reflection on my purpose and inflictions throughout my day to day during my internship. The skills developed during this experience are monumental in professional development but also expand into my personal life. These themes are relevant to the life ahead of me and this collection will serve as an endorsement to that.

Impact Of The Quality Of Esg Reporting On Profitability Of Trucking And Oil Companies, Diane Meng

Honors Scholar Theses

A growing number of companies have been providing disclosures regarding ESG issues and goals in their financial reports. Studies have investigated the association between the quality of ESG reporting and the financial performance of various companies, which showed various results. However, the association between the two factors remains unclear. In this study, I examine the relationship between the quality of ESG reporting and the profitability of companies in the trucking and oil industries from 2011 to 2020. I predict that greater quality of ESG reporting results in higher profitability of companies in both industries. Overall, the results of this study …

The Effect Of 100 Percent Population Testing On The Perception Of Cpa Firms With Limited Liability Exposure, Brock Revels

Honors Theses

The present study investigates whether retail investors believe that a CPA firm’s liability exposure or the type of evidence collected by the firm impacts their ability to remain unbiased during the audit. This study is inspired by calls for further research pertaining to the benefits and effectiveness that big data can provide to the audit industry or whether it could lead to more regulation. After receiving approval for the study by the Institutional Review Board, retail investors responded to an experiment in order to gather information for the study. The results indicate that retail investors believe that a CPA firm’s …

Sec Reporting Of Cybersecurity Incidents, Michaela Morosky

Honors Scholar Theses

This paper documents the reporting to the SEC of 197 major incidents of cybersecurity breaches among public firms in the years 2011-2019. My goal is to contribute to the debate on the need to revise the disclosure guidance by evaluating the extent to which cybersecurity breaches are disclosed in SEC filings under the current regulatory regime. In evaluating the individual breaches, I document whether prior to the SEC’s 2022 proposed amendment, firms were already following the SEC recommendation of disclosing material cybersecurity breaches in a timely manner. I find that it is extremely rare for a firm to follow the …

Analyzation Of Audit Procedures In The Wake Of The Early 2000s Accounting Scandals, Zachary Byar

Theses/Capstones/Creative Projects

Enron, WorldCom, and Tyco International were companies that operated in different industries and had different levels of net profit for decades. However, these companies had one pivotal thing in common: accounting fraud. In the early 2000s, accounting scandals from large companies created a major impact on the financial markets, causing Congress to take action to increase investor protection through the origination of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Act was meant to restore investor confidence through strengthened disclosures and auditing requirements for public corporations. However, even with the creation of this new Act from Congress, fraud is still prevalent today, …

Project Foresight Annual Report, 2020-2021, Paul J. Speaker

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Project FORESIGHT is a business-guided self-evaluation of forensic science laboratories across the globe. The participating laboratories represent local, regional, state, and national agencies. Economics, accounting, finance, and forensic faculty provide assistance, guidance, and analysis. Laboratories participating in Project FORESIGHT have developed standardized definitions for metrics to evaluate work processes, linking financial information to work tasks, and functions. Laboratory managers can then assess resource allocations, efficiencies, and value of services—the mission of Project FORESIGHT is to measure, preserve what works, and change what does not.

The benchmark data for the 2020-2021 performance period includes laboratory submissions for a variety of fiscal …

Big Bath Earnings Management In Accounting, Shannon Danysh-Hashemi

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study examines the potential use of big bath earnings management (BBEM) techniques in the leisure and travel industries during the pandemic of 2020. Data is collected through Compustat and Mergent Online databases and then merged for analysis using SPSS 27. First, the preliminary t-test shows the possibility of the firms in these industries to have conducted BBEM. After, modified Jone's model is used to distinguish discretionary from non-discretionary accruals. Using multiple regression analysis, three hypotheses are tested to discover whether the year of the pandemic, political costs, and executive compensation had any significant effect on the use of discretionary …

Financial Analysis Of Accountancy In America Today Through Collective Case Studies, Caitlyn Henry

Honors Theses

The following thesis contains a collection of ten accounting case studies that were written and directed under the advisement of Dr. Victoria Dickinson during the enrollment of Honors Accountancy 420. Dr. Dickinson presented us with unique prompts for each case study and guided our research as we dove into the professional world of accounting standards in America today. Five of my cases specifically correlate to The Coca-Cola Company, which my case competition team selected to research as we devised tax, audit, and advisory plans to better the company. We presented our findings to a panel of accounting professionals from numerous …

Financial Indicators Of Bankruptcy Risk In Local Government Entities, Beth Parker Seymore

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The efficiency and stability of a local government can impact the lifestyle of its citizens. While Chapter 9 bankruptcies are not common, when they do occur, they can be disruptive and extremely costly. Scholarly literature on bankruptcy prediction focuses primarily on corporate bankruptcies. Therefore, a gap exists regarding predictors specific to municipal bankruptcies. This non-experimental quantitative study examined the relationship between the financial indicators of those government entities that have declared bankruptcy as compared to financial indicators from similar government entities that have not declared bankruptcy in order to identify possible predictors of bankruptcy. The analysis established that two financial …

Fraud Risk Management To Detect And Prevent Employee Fraud In Small Rural Businesses, Daphne Yuying Bishop

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This section provides discussion and research results of this study. The researcher used qualitative multiple case study to explore how small rural businesses establish Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) internal controls to deter and prevent employee fraud. A qualitative multiple case study was based on the fraud diamond theory. Thirty small business owners or managers located in rural areas were interviewed to gain a greater understanding of the effectiveness of internal control in small rural businesses. After thematic analysis, the researcher identified seven major themes: (a) management’s commitment to integrity and ethical value, (b) identifying high-risk …

International Students’ Awareness Of U.S. Tax Filings, Janene R. Finley, Amanda M. Grossman, Denise O'Shaughnessy

International Journal for Business Education

International students studying in the United States (U.S.) must follow many rules and regulations implemented by the federal government, including tax filing requirements. Generally, international students must file Form 8843 with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) indicating that they are nonresidents exempt from taxation on worldwide income during their first five years in the U.S. In addition, they must file Form 1040-NR if they earn any taxable income in the U.S. This exploratory study examines the level of tax filing knowledge international students possess, as well as the characteristics of both international students and their educational institutions to ascertain …

Data Privacy Regulations In The United States, China, And The European Union, Charlsey A. Kelly

Honors College Theses

This paper compares and discusses the different data privacy regulations found in the United States, China, and the European Union. It is no secret that big tech companies like Facebook and Google continuously collect data on their users. The big question is what protections and rights one has as a consumer. The answer to this question differs when you are in different parts of the world. Currently the United States does not have a federal data privacy law, China recently adopted a new data privacy law called the Personal Information Protection Law, and the European Union has a data privacy …

The Impact Of Emerging Big Data And Analytical Approaches, Kennedy Akpeneye

Honors Projects in Accounting

Although accounting has gone through many significant changes over the years due to big data and data analytics, the profession remains at the core of business. Big data has not only impacted the accounting profession but has also completely transformed the business world. As accounting associates are continuously introduced to new technology software, their ability to analyze and interpret data is enhanced. The research in this paper seeks to understand how big data and analytics are currently impacting the work of beginning accounting associates. More specifically, this thesis analyzes certain trends in big data within the accounting industry. This involves …

Changes To Corporate Codes Of Ethics: A Twelve-Year Analysis, Curtis Silverman

Honors Projects in Accounting

The Enron scandal caused companies and their Board of Directors to reconsider how they were utilizing their code of ethics, especially after the legislation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Enron's Board of Directors provided the CFO, Andy Fastow, with a waiver of the code of ethics to negotiate with himself, while also on behalf of Enron. The issue with this waiver was that, at the time, investors were left in the dark because they did not need to be notified about any changes or exceptions made to the code of ethics. After learning about why codes of ethics and …

The Politics Of Bank Opacity, Heng Yue, Liandong Zhang, Qinlin Zhong

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

The distribution of power in the political system shapes the financial reporting opacity of banks. Specifically, banks located in states with senators on the Senate Banking Committee (BC senators) have greater abnormal loan loss provisions than banks in other states. The result is stronger for larger banks and banks with higher risk. In addition, BC senators have a negative effect on the likelihood of banks in their home states receiving enforcement actions, and, more importantly, this effect is stronger for more opaque banks. These findings suggest that politicians, regulators, and banks use opaque financial reporting to facilitate regulatory forbearance. Moreover, …

Government Auditing Standards And Single Audits, April 1, 2022; Audit Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Big Data And Blockchain On The Audit Profession, Tereesha Marquette Patterson

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This qualitative study purposed to gain a greater understanding of the technological systems effecting the audit industry. The central focus was to gain an in-depth understanding of the effects of big data and blockchain technology on the audit industry. Interviews were carried out with selected participants working for Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firms. From the interviews, eleven CPAs provided the data to form the discovered themes. The information gathered in the interviews contributed to the body of knowledge concerning big data and blockchain technology as recognized by practicing CPAs. Four themes were identified which aligned with the participants feedback concerning …

إمكانية تطبيق الاستدامة المالية في ظل مخاطر الدين العام في العراق, عقيل حميد الحلو, ام البنين حميد الجياشي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

ينطلق موضوع البحث من الأهمية القصوى للاستدامة المالية وإمكانية تحققها في ظل مخاطر الدين العام في العراق، لاسيما في ظل الأزمات والصعوبات الإقتصادية، وتدور مشكلة البحث حول أثر إرتفاع المديونية العامة على إمكانية تحقق الاستدامة المالية في العراق ولتحقق هدف البحث تم أستخدام التحليل الوصفي الأحصائي للتحقق من إمكانات الاستدامة المالية وأثر إستخدامها للحد من مشاكل مخاطر الدين العام، وتحليل مؤشرات الدين العام في العراق للمدة قيد الدراسة، وتوصل البحث إلى جملة من الأسباب أهمها أن مؤشرات الدين العام تشير إلى أن العراق لم يصل إلى مرحلة الخطر وفقاً للمعايير الدولية، ألا أن وجود الدين العام في ظل الأزمة المالية …

The Impact Of Audit Systems Methods On Cash Management And The Distribution Of Profits For Companies Listed In The Iraqi Stock Exchange, Mohammed Hossein Setayesh, Salwan Kadhim Ojah, Safa Eltayf Abdlamer, Mohammed Hasan Sabbar

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

the research aims to show the impact of the audit systems followed by the administration on how to manage cash as well as how to manage the distribution of profits, by following the best audit methods to help the administration achieve the highest quality of cash management and profit distribution. The following hypotheses have been put forward: (the characteristics of the auditing institution affect the management of benefits earnings) and (the characteristics of the auditing institution affect the management of cash earnings). The research sample was a group of Iraqi companies listed on the Iraq Stock Exchange for the period …

Organizational Capabilities And Their Role In Enhancing Of The Organizational Immune System Analytical Study In The Iraqi Insurance Company, Jinan Jinan Shihab Ahmed

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

Purpose of study: The effectiveness of organizational capabilities as a method for enhancing the functioning of the organizational immune system was investigated in this research. Methodology: A field research was carried out at an Iraqi insurance business with (150) personnel. This study was utilized to evaluate and answer all of the research questions using a quantitative method. Then, using hierarchical regression analysis with SPSS as an analysis tool, hypotheses for direct effects are tested(127) surveys valid for analysis. Result: According to the findings, there is a link between organizational capabilities and organizational immune system functions in the research community. Recommendations: …

The Comprehensive Quality Review And Its Impact On Achieving Sustainable Development, El-Tyeib Hamid Edresmus, Mohammad Saeed Mohammad Ali, Afra Al-Fadil Mohamed Osmanc

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

The study deals with the role of quality audit in achieving sustainable development, and the problem of the study was to know the extent of the contribution of quality audit to achieving sustainable development. The most important of them is that sustainable development works to promote the use of high-quality technical means to achieve more compatible with the environment. The study recommended holding conferences and seminars to exchange views and focus on topics and developments that can contribute to activating the quality of auditing in creating a better society by contributing to improving and supporting areas of sustainable development.

Investigating The Relationship Between Exchange Rate And Stock Price ( Case Study: Iran), Wafaa Ibraheem Askar, Fatima Musshab Laftah, Hussain Bresam Habib

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

Developing countries such as Iran have a high degree of instability in their macroeconomic variables. In these countries, exchange rates, stock prices, and other significant macro variables are fluctuating compared with advanced and industrial economies, and in turn, this creates an unstable environment for investors. Therefore, to guarantee long-term economic growth, it is necessary to analyze the capital market and the key factors affecting the stock price index, such as the exchange rate and its uncertainty. This study investigates the statistical relationship between exchange rate and stock prices. Accordingly, this study utilizes data on the exchange rate and the price …

دور التحليل المالي بمؤشرات السيولة في تشخيص الاداء المصرفي, سعد مجيد الجنابي, علي مشكور رويش

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

هدفت الدراسة الى دور التحليل المالي بمؤشرات السيولة لتشخيص الاداء لعينة من المصارف التجارية العراقية الخاصة وتحديد المصارف ذات الاداء الجيد من المصارف ذات الاداء السيئ بهدف التعرف على المركز المالي للمصارف في وقت مبكر مما يسمح لإدارة المصرف والجهات الرقابية بالتدخل لاتخاذ ما يلزم من الاجراءات التصحيحية في الوقت المناسب حتى لا يصل المصرف الى مرحلة الخطر . واعتمدت الدراسة على عينة من المصارف تتكون من (10) مصارف تنتمي الى مجتمع يتكون من 44 مصرف مدرج في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية للمدة من 2010 الى 2019 من اجل معرفة مدى مساهمتها في تقييم الاداء للمصارف قيد الدراسة ، وباستخدام …

The Determinants Quality Of Sme Financial Reporting: Case Study In Tangerang, Indonesia, Tri Rahayuningsih, Wiwik Utami

Journal of Accounting Auditing and Business

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of Accounting Information Technology, Competency of SME Practitioners, & Understanding of Financial Accounting Standards for SME on the Quality of SME Financial Reports. The research population was SME in the South Tangerang City area. The sampling technique used purposive sampling, which selected 100 samples from SME in the city of South Tangerang. The research variables were measured by using a Likert scale. The research approach was Structural Equation Model or SEM. The results of this study showed that accounting information technology, the competency of SME Practitioners, and the understanding of …

Analysis Of The Influence Of Good Corporate Governance And Financial Health Ratio On Banking Performance, Aloysius Harry Mukti, Tamara Rahmawati

Journal of Accounting Auditing and Business

This study aims to examine the effect of good corporate governance and financial health ratios as measured by CAR NPL and BOPO on banking performance. This study used a sample of 93 and the objects in this study were conventional banking companies listed IDX 2017-2019. This study uses secondary data with a sample selection method, namely purposive sampling. This study uses 5 data analysis methods, namely descriptive statistics, classical assumption test, hypothesis test, f test, and partial test / t. This study proves that good corporate governance has no effect on banking performance, financial health ratios as measured by CAR …

Evaluation Approach For An Effective Blockchain Implementation In An Accounting Environment, Angel R. Otero, Ryan P. Fink

Communications of the IIMA

Blockchain has the potential to revolutionize accounting transactions in the same way the Internet revolutionized the collection and dissemination of information. Nonetheless, like the Internet, blockchain technology is a double-edged sword offering tremendous benefits but also drawbacks. The literature points to inadequacies in blockchain implementations, particularly when evaluating and selecting controls to help ensure an effective blockchain implementation in organizations. This research develops an approach that not only addresses the inadequacies identified in the literature, but also prompts organizations to a more precise evaluation and selection of controls to achieve effective blockchain implementation. The approach uses Desirability Functions to quantify …

The Determinants Of Effectiveness Online Learning Media: A Case Study In Accounting Study Program At Universitas Medan Area, Aditya Amanda Pane, T. Alvi Syahri Mahzura, Rana Fathinah Ananda, Sari Nuzullina Rahmadhani

Journal of Accounting Auditing and Business

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of online learning in terms of student perceptions, emotional intelligence, and the use of online media during the covid-19 pandemic. This quantitative research approach uses a questionnaire survey technique and descriptive data analysis. The sampling technique is simple random sampling, and the sample obtained research is an active student of Accounting Studies Program at the Universitas Medan Area semesters 2, 4, and 6. The research results show that the perception of students on learning online in the past pandemics Covid-19 through a various selection of media online considered effective and help improve students' …

Comment Letters On Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards, Amendment To Au-C Section 935, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards, Amendment To Au-C Section 935; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2022, February 7, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

Microfinance And The Role Of Accounting In Supporting Family-Resilience-Based Women’S Empowerment, Desi Adhariani

The Qualitative Report

This action research aims to explore the issues of microfinance and women’s empowerment in urban Indonesia, and the role of accounting on the issues. Drawing on critical accounting theory, this study employs feminism and empowerment theory based on Foucault’s work to investigate the activities of female micro-entrepreneurs who are members of a Sharia cooperative. The study was conducted using an action research method for eight months with observation and interviews with 40 female micro-entrepreneurs. It is found that the lending scheme applied in the cooperative follows the principle of family resilience. In this context, the empowerment is not aimed at …