To complete this assignment, you will write a paper focused on auditor ethics. Make sure to:
Select an audit case from the
list of research cases
provided, or select one that you prefer.
Research the situation using internet resources like the SEC or PCAOB enforcement actions web pages. The listed cases will also have newspaper and journal articles available.
Research the Audit Standards that pertain to the situation. There may be several that apply. Write up which standards apply and explain why they are appropriate to the situation.
Available Ethics Research Cases
(you may also select your own)
Auditor
Firm
Scott London
KPMG
Davis Friehling
Friehling
Horowitz
Deloitte
Richard Fiedelman
Client
Issue
Skechers
& Insider Trading
Herbalife
& Madoff Securities Everything
New Century
Unqualified Opinion on NonGAAP
FS
Noncompliance
with
audit
standards
Inadequate Planning
Richard
Mayock/Mike PWC
McColgan
George Mark
BDO
AIG
Objectivity
Le-Nature
Randall A. Stone
James T Adams
PWC
Deloitte
Tax fraud found during audit
fraud investigation!
Ignoring unusual transactions
independence
Christopher E Anderson
Deloitte
Ryan Adams
PWC
Arthrocare
Caesar’s
Entertainment
Navistar Financial Materiality
Corporation
Marin Software
Independence
Peter Behrens
John Donovan
Grant
Thornton
KPMG
North Face
MCA
Anderson, Butler, Christi, EY
Thibault
Gaughan & Scanlan
PWC
Medici
Pharmaceutical
WR Grace
No Professional Skepticism
San Diego Office
Deloitte
Tom Flanagan
Deloitte
Failure of Due Professional care –
did not catch channel stuffing
Insider trading
Carpenter, Fletchall, et al.
EY
Ligand
Pharmaceutical
Best
Buy/Walgreens
Bally
Dennis O’Hogan
EY
SmartForce
Failed professional care
Materiality
Lack of due diligence
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