Suppose you are a part of a group of students from a prominent university and were sent out as a team to work with a leading merchandizing company as a part of a work experience program. The team having been introduced to the general manger was told that the Accountant who normally prepares the financial statements has suddenly resigned and there is no one available to prepare the company’s financial statements which are now due. As aspiring university students, you have expressed an interest in taking on the task. You are required to  analyse the problem at hand then apply the accrual basis of accounting in the preparation of the company’s financial statements.

you are working as a financial adviser either in your own business or as part of a larger organisation. You will be asked by your AFSL to produce a Financial Services Introduction Sheet tailored for a new staff member who is commencing work at your organisation in a financial support role but who has little understanding and/or knowledge of the industry. The Introduction has 3 sections. (a) Present a summary of the key economic and political factors (minimum 2) currently impacting or having the potential to impact on the financial services industry. You should include reference to (as a minimum): * interest rates exchange rates inflation government monetary and fiscal policies (b) Present a summary of financial advisory functions including: the role of the representative/adviser * participants in the advisory services market including those providing advice regarding: o Derivatives o Life Insurance o Securities o Managed Investments * roles played by intermediaries and issuers trustees…

Assume you are the management accountant for the Foleo Group. James and Leon have called you and the CFO into a meeting to discuss concerns they have with the number of SliFones that are being returned by customers under warranty. They have pulled some numbers from the accounting system and elsewhere regarding not only the warranty costs, but also other expenses associated with the quality of the phones for the current year. The directors have handed you the below costs and asked you to look into why faulty SliFones are being returned by customers. \table[[Quality Activity,\table[[Cost of Quality],[Activity]]],[Testing phones during production processes,$25,000

Tana Thorne works in a public accounting firm and hopes to eventually be a partner. The management of Allnet Company invites Thorne to prepare a bid to audit Allnet’s financial statements. In discussing the audit fee, Allnet’s management suggests a fee range in which the amount depends on the reported profit of Allnet. The higher its profit, the higher will be the audit fee paid to Thorne’s firm. Describe some ethical considerations guiding your recommendation.

You have just finished presenting a summary of this year's financial results to the board of directors.  Included in your presentation was an income statement including both basic and diluted EPS figures.  One of the board members comments that they understand basic EPS but has no clue what diluted EPS is.  The board member actually wondered aloud whether this diluted EPS computation was part of some "full-employment for accountants" project.  How would you further explain the concept of dilution and what diluted EPS is trying to measure to the uncertain board member?

Assume Ethan Lester and Vick Jensen are CPAs. Ethan was seen as a “model employee” who deserved a promotion to director of accounting, according to Kelly Fostermann, the CEO of Fostermann Corporation, a Maryland-based, largely privately held company that is a prominent global designer and marketer of stereophonic systems. The company has an eleven person board of directors. Kelly considered Ethan to be an honest employee based on performance reviews and his unwillingness to accept the promotion, stating that he wasn’t ready yet for the position. Kelly admired his willingness to learn and grow, not just expect a promotion. Little did she know that Ethan was committing a $50,000 fraud during 2015 by embezzling cash from the company. In fact, no one seemed to catch on because Ethan was able to override internal controls. However, the external auditors were coming in and to solidify the deception, he needed the help of Vick Jensen, a close friend who was the accounting manager and also…

You are a CPA and you are the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of USB Computer Technologies Inc., a company that specializes in customized business software. You have been requested by the board of directors of the company to attend its meeting. During the meeting, one of the directors asked you, "Why audits of our company performed by different auditors (internal, external, government). Before you could answer question, another direfctor mentioned "it would be more cost-efficient if our internal auditors will performed all the audits. "       Requirements. Write down your reply to each question of the members of the board of directors. In relation to your answer in number 1, identify the issues that must be explained to the Board.