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Fraud Case
Case Summary: J is the manager of a fleet of utility trucks for a county government and doing the job for 30 years. He knows that the residual value of the truckis set low when they are fully
To explain: If a business recognizes gain or loss when it sells a fully depreciated asset for its residual value.
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To discuss: The method the business use to determine the residual values for their various assets. To ascertain if any ‘hard and fast’ rule exists for residual values.
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To Identify: The methods to be used to prevent the kind of fraud show cased in this situation.

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