Question from Accounting Information Systems 13 th Edition by Marshall B. Romney and Paul John Steinbart Chapter
Question:
Question from Accounting Information Systems 13th Edition by Marshall B. Romney and Paul John Steinbart
Chapter 5, Problem 5-6 (page 169)
QUESTION
An insurance company in Asia reported profit of $100 million for the financial year through the news – dissemination system of the stock exchange. Its stock price increased several times, as the announced profit was 10 times more than the previous year’s. A few days later, the company announced a mistake in the released financial results, and stated that the correct profit should be $9.5 million. Regulatory bodies were asked to investigate if it was a trick used to manipulate stock prices. It was not clear who should be held responsible: the management, the accounting system or the auditor?
REQUIRED
Is it an example of fraudulent financial reporting? (why)
What procedures could reduce the occurrence of such “mistakes”?
Income Tax Fundamentals 2013
ISBN: 9781285586618
31st Edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven L Gill