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Forensic Accounting, Carol L. Daniel Jan 2009

Forensic Accounting, Carol L. Daniel

The Corinthian

Forensic Accounting is a special field of accounting that utilizes accounting, auditing, and investigative skills to identify and resolve legal issues. Forensic Accounting involves looking beyond the numbers, it is more than accounting work or detective work - it is a combination of the two. This paper will focus on the use of Forensic Accounting, the addition of Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 99’s 42 red flags, and the ten Statements on Auditing Standards (SAS) Nos. 102-111 and how they work together to detect fraudulent financial statements.


Human Resource Accounting, Sam Lilley Jan 2007

Human Resource Accounting, Sam Lilley

The Corinthian

How should human resources be accounted for? This has been a question for a long time. Employees can be viewed as a company's biggest asset, but because the value of human resources can be difficult to measure, it is often not reported. When the value of human resources or assets is not recognized on the financial statements, the value of the organization is understated.


Governmental & Accounting Profession Changes Implemented In An Attempt To Prevent Another Major "Enron Type" Corporate Collapse, Emily Dennie Jan 2003

Governmental & Accounting Profession Changes Implemented In An Attempt To Prevent Another Major "Enron Type" Corporate Collapse, Emily Dennie

The Corinthian

One thing that remains constant through the Enron collapse and subsequent investigation is the resolve of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the accounting profession to assure the public that they are taking the appropriate measures to avoid a situation like this in the future. Since the SEC released its intent to investigate Enron, in October 2001, both the SEC and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AI CPA) have made and implemented many changes including four new Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs) and at least two new programs. Of the four new standards, only SAS No. 99 …


Internal Control: How It Evolved In Four English-Speaking Countries, David Hay Jan 1993

Internal Control: How It Evolved In Four English-Speaking Countries, David Hay

Accounting Historians Journal

The concept of internal control, as embodied in auditing standards and other statements by professional accounting bodies, has varied over time and geographically. There are, however, a number of similarities in the events that shaped professional statements concerned with internal control in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The evolution of internal control has been influenced by increasing public expectations of auditing standards. Another influence was a trend in the evolution of management control concepts towards recognizing a broader range of influences on the control of organizations: These trends have been opposed by auditors, who wished to …


Guide To Analytical Procedures, Janet L. Colbert Oct 1991

Guide To Analytical Procedures, Janet L. Colbert

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Impact Of The Internal Audit Function On The Auditor’S Consideration Of The Internal Control Structure, Ann B. Pushkin Jul 1990

Impact Of The Internal Audit Function On The Auditor’S Consideration Of The Internal Control Structure, Ann B. Pushkin

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Performing Internal Audits Of Intercollegiate Athletics: A Self-Monitoring Tool, Joyce C. Kilpatrick Jul 1987

Performing Internal Audits Of Intercollegiate Athletics: A Self-Monitoring Tool, Joyce C. Kilpatrick

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Managing Pc Growth: Guidelines For Good Internal Control, Phillip W. Balsmeier, Angela Letourneau Oct 1986

Managing Pc Growth: Guidelines For Good Internal Control, Phillip W. Balsmeier, Angela Letourneau

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


More Effective And Efficient Audits Through Use Of Analytical Reviews, Philip M. J. Reckers, A. J. Stagliano Jul 1985

More Effective And Efficient Audits Through Use Of Analytical Reviews, Philip M. J. Reckers, A. J. Stagliano

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Role Of The Internal Government Auditors: Helpful In Achieving The Certificate Of Conformance, Henry Wichmann Jr. Apr 1985

Role Of The Internal Government Auditors: Helpful In Achieving The Certificate Of Conformance, Henry Wichmann Jr.

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Internal Control Evaluation: The State Of The Art, Charles D. Bailey Jul 1983

Internal Control Evaluation: The State Of The Art, Charles D. Bailey

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Internal Audit: Post Audit Review Conference, Billy R. Brewer Jul 1980

Internal Audit: Post Audit Review Conference, Billy R. Brewer

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Can The Role Of The Internal Auditor Be Extended? Investor Attitudes On Independence And Objectivity Of The Internal And External Auditors, Phillip M. J. Reckers, Kurt Pany Jul 1980

Can The Role Of The Internal Auditor Be Extended? Investor Attitudes On Independence And Objectivity Of The Internal And External Auditors, Phillip M. J. Reckers, Kurt Pany

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Evaluating Internal Audit Departments Under Sas No. 9*: Criteria For Judging Competence, Objectivity, And Performance, Mrytle Clark, Thomas E. Gibbs, Richard B. Schroeder Jul 1980

Evaluating Internal Audit Departments Under Sas No. 9*: Criteria For Judging Competence, Objectivity, And Performance, Mrytle Clark, Thomas E. Gibbs, Richard B. Schroeder

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Editor's Notes: New Emphasis On The Internal Auditor, Clara C. Lelievre Jul 1980

Editor's Notes: New Emphasis On The Internal Auditor, Clara C. Lelievre

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Compilation And Review: Definitive Services, Carol B. Hardan Jul 1979

Compilation And Review: Definitive Services, Carol B. Hardan

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Compilation And Review: A New Concept Of Accounting Services, Carol S. Dehaven, Donald L. Dehaven Jul 1979

Compilation And Review: A New Concept Of Accounting Services, Carol S. Dehaven, Donald L. Dehaven

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Limitation Of The Confirmation Process In The Examination Of Receivables, Lary P. Bailey Oct 1976

Limitation Of The Confirmation Process In The Examination Of Receivables, Lary P. Bailey

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Auditing Profession: Facing Up To Change, J. Herman Brasseaux Oct 1976

Auditing Profession: Facing Up To Change, J. Herman Brasseaux

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of An Internal Control System, Virginia R. Huntington Oct 1967

Evaluation Of An Internal Control System, Virginia R. Huntington

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Automated System For Internal Audit And Control, Gerald R, Broucek May 1967

Automated System For Internal Audit And Control, Gerald R, Broucek

Management Services: A Magazine of Planning, Systems, and Controls

No abstract provided.


Internal Control Of Cash, Helene W. Blumner Apr 1965

Internal Control Of Cash, Helene W. Blumner

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Abc’S Of Auditing, Mary E. Beniteau Aug 1963

Abc’S Of Auditing, Mary E. Beniteau

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Basic Audit Procedures Consistent With Good Accounting Practice, Dorothy Eilen Oct 1958

Basic Audit Procedures Consistent With Good Accounting Practice, Dorothy Eilen

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Internal Control, Ollie B. Coplan Apr 1958

Internal Control, Ollie B. Coplan

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


How To Prepare For The Auditor, D. Girard Miller Feb 1957

How To Prepare For The Auditor, D. Girard Miller

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Ethics For The Internal Auditor, Theia Cascio Feb 1957

Ethics For The Internal Auditor, Theia Cascio

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Internal Check And Control, Margaret B. Overby Oct 1956

Internal Check And Control, Margaret B. Overby

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Look At Internal Control, George C. Sparks Aug 1956

Look At Internal Control, George C. Sparks

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.


Intuition - Auditor's Tool?, Daisy Lamberti Aug 1955

Intuition - Auditor's Tool?, Daisy Lamberti

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.