Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach to Conducting a Quality Audit
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ISBN: 9781305080577
Author: Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 2, Problem 16MCQ
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Introduction: Fraudulent financial reporting is referred to as manipulating financial statements to achieve certain objectives. Fraudulent financial reporting is conducted by higher level management and affects various stakeholders.
To identify: The option that represent correct answer relating to rationalization of fraudulent financial reporting.
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What is NOT an example of rationalization as one of the three elements causing a person to commit fraud?
CA The company will never miss it
CB. Employer pressure to report fictitious accounting results
c. This replaces my bonus that was suspended this year
CD. I will repay the "loan" before anyone misses it
Which of the following is an example of “cookie jar” accounting?
a) A company creates cash reserves in profitable years so the money can be used to offset poor earnings in bad years to give the impression that the company is consistently achieving earnings goals and meeting investor expectations.
b)A company intentionally misapplies GAAP and, if caught, argues that the earnings effect is “immaterial” and the error is not worth correcting.
c)A company takes a one-time charge against income in order to reduce assets, which results in lower expenses in the future.
d) A company recognizes revenues before it is appropriate to do so.
Fictitious accounting entries are recorded that cause revenue to be overstated by $5 millionfor the year; the accounting manager was trying to make the company’s income look betteron the company’s upcoming loan application. This type of fraud is:a. asset misappropriation.b. fraudulent financial reporting.c. GAAP disordering.d. IFRS misalignment.
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Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach to Conducting a Quality Audit
Ch. 2 - The Great Salad Oil Swindle of 1963 is an asset...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2TFQCh. 2 - The three elements of the fraud triangle include...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4TFQCh. 2 - Prob. 5TFQCh. 2 - Prob. 6TFQCh. 2 - Prob. 7TFQCh. 2 - Prob. 8TFQCh. 2 - Prob. 9TFQCh. 2 - Prob. 10TFQ
Ch. 2 - Prob. 11TFQCh. 2 - Prob. 12TFQCh. 2 - Prob. 13MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 14MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 15MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 16MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 17MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 18MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 19MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 20MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 21MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 22MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 23MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 24MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 25RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 26RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 27RSCQCh. 2 - Refer to Exhibit 2.1 a. What is a Ponzi scheme? b....Ch. 2 - Prob. 29RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 30RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 31RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 32RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 33RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 34RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 35RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 36RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 37RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 38RSCQCh. 2 - Many consider the Enron fraud to be one of the...Ch. 2 - Prob. 40RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 41RSCQCh. 2 - Refer to Exhibit 2.5 and answer the following...Ch. 2 - Prob. 43RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 44RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 45RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 46RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 47RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 48RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 49RSCQCh. 2 - Prob. 50FFCh. 2 - Prob. 51FFCh. 2 - Prob. 52FF
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