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Assignment 1 & “Instructor Insights” Postings
Posted on: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Class,
Listed below are some popular accounting frauds to consider for your Assignment 1 paper, which is due 10/29 before class. If you have any questions, please ask me earlier than later!
Furthermore, I’ve posted the Chapter 2 & 3 games in the Week 2 Instructor Insights Section. I’ve also posted the Chapter 4 material in the Week 3 Instructor Insights Section.
- ZZZZ Best (1986) – Fraud involved a Ponzi scheme
- Waste Management Inc (1999) – Fraud involved Financial Mistatements
- Xerox (2000) – Fraud involved falsifying financial results
- Enron (2001) – Fraud involved failed disclosure of off-balance sheet transactions
- AOL (2002) – Fraud involved inflated sales
- Fredie Mac (2002) – Fraud involved understated earnings
- Tyco International (2002) – Fraud involved improper accounting
- WorldCom (2002) – Fraud involved overstated cash flows
- Bernard Madoff Investment Securities (2008) – Fraud involved a Ponzi scheme
- Lehman Brothers (2010) – Fraud Invovled failed disclosure of certain transactions
- Autonomy Corporation (2012) – Fraud involved accounting misrepresentations