Category: Accounting

with the given information complete the excel files and answer questions

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to assess your ability to report on the financial health of a major corporation.

Overview

This is a group assignment. You will work with two of your classmates to complete a financial health analysis of an organization, write a 6-8 page paper reporting on this analysis, and deliver an 8-10 minute presentation. The paper and presentation are due in Unit 12. Your instructor will discuss the details of this assignment during several class meetings.

On the , your instructor will provide a list of organizations from which your group may choose. Your group is to respond with your names to the organization you would like to research. Additional details are provided in the Announcements and during several class meetings. You are encouraged to participate in these class meetings as frequently as possible.

Your group should carefully review the rubric for this assignment before you begin your research.

Action Items

1. Communicate with the members of your group to discuss your group strategy for this assignment. You may use the communication tool of your choice.
2. Research your organization. Analyze the financial health of your corporation. Your analysis should include (but should not be limited to) a variety of relevant factors such as:

• Profitability
• Liquidity and cash flow
• Debt and other liabilities
• Investments
• Pensions and other postretirement benefits
• Share-based compensation plans
• Growth plans

As you research, be sure to use the most recent annual report of the corporation. However, do not limit yourself to just this information.

1. By the end of Unit 10, your instructor will post an Announcement with details about the Unit 12 class meeting(s) for the delivery of your 8-10 minute group presentation. Use PowerPoint to create a slide show for this presentation. NOTE: Each group member is to have a speaking role in the presentation.
2. By Unit 12, write a 6- 8 page paper (double-spaced, 12 point font) describing the financial health of your corporation. Provide your recommendation on whether or not you would recommend investing in this corporation. Be sure to include a brief introduction of the corporation and its products and/or services. Use proper APA citation and references. Remember to put the paper in your own words except for properly cited quotes.
3. Submit your paper to Turnitin and make any necessary changes to the paper as a result of this submission.
4. Format your paper and cite your references using proper APA style. A template, which includes the APA formatting you need, is linked .
5. Your paper must be submitted with your Turnitin report before your group presentation during the online class meeting presentation.
6. During Unit 12, your group is to be prepared to deliver an 8 -10 minute PowerPoint presentation summarizing your group’s paper via an online class meeting. Provide your professor with a copy of your groups PowerPoint presentation via email at least 24 hours before your presentation. Be prepared to answer questions posed by your classmates and the instructor.

Grading Criteria

Read the assignment rubric to understand how your work will be assessed.

This assignment is also used to assess Accounting (AS) and Forensic Accounting (AS) Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) through the rubric. The PLO assessment will appear as separate rows within the rubric; it will not contribute points to the assignment. Note: Students take this course to fulfill different degree requirements. This PLO assessment is used to assess the associate degree program effectiveness. If you are a bachelors student, you can disregard these rows in the rubric.

For your information, the following Accounting (AS) PLOs are being assessed:

• PLO 1: Demonstrate technical accounting skills in intermediate-level accounting topics/concepts.
• PLO 4: Demonstrate oral and written communication skills.

The following Forensic Accounting (AS) PLOs are being assessed:

• PLO 1: Demonstrate technical accounting skills in intermediate-level accounting topics/concepts.
• PLO 3: Demonstrate oral and written communication skills.

Overview

While it is nearly impossible to prevent all fraud, there are specific things that organizations can do to help reduce fraud occurrences. Your textbook outlines the different ways that organizations can minimize fraud. Preventing fraud means organizations do not have to spend the money to detect and investigate the fraud, and the personal cost to the individuals involved can also be avoided.

In this assignment, you will first write a paper summarizing and analyzing the fraud in the case study and then create a memo recommending a policy improvement to help prevent fraud. This assignment will help you complete Project One, in which you will recommend a policy improvement to prevent the fraud outlined in different news articles. It will also help you with Project Two, in which you will write a memo with a high-level overview of fraud examination findings for key stakeholders.

Directions

Review the case from your textbook linked in the Supporting Materials section below. Then, summarize and analyze the fraud presented in the case. In a separate document, use the provided template to write a memo to the current owner of the Dodgers baseball team recommending a policy improvement that would help to reduce the risk of fraud outlined in the case.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Paper

1. Summarize the fraud outlined in the case.
2. Compare and contrast at least five different methods for preventing fraud in this case. Include the following details in your response:
3. Explain the benefits of each method.
4. Explain the costs of each method.

Memo

1. Write a memo with a high-level overview of the fraud examination findings for key stakeholders. Include the following details in your response:
2. Address the memo to appropriate parties.
3. Include a brief introduction of the purpose of the memo.
4. Summarize the fraud from the case.
5. Explain two to three effective methods of preventing fraud in the case based on your findings.
6. Explain the benefits and costs of the effective methods.
7. Justify your rationale for the most effective policy improvement to help prevent the fraud in the future. Include the following detail in your response:
8. Recommend the most effective policy improvement to help prevent the fraud based on your findings.

What to Submit

You must submit the following two deliverables for this assignment:

Paper

Submit your paper as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Memo

Submit the completed as a 1- to 2- page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Supporting Materials

The following resource supports your work on the assignment:

Textbook: Knapp Cases: The Trolley Dodgers

Read the case study to complete the assignment.

Overview

It is important to know how to analyze details and look for specifics that help to tell the story about a fraud case. In this short paper, you will review cases related to the three classifications of fraud and respond to questions about those cases.

This assignment will help you complete Project One, where you will respond to similar questions based on fraud cases you identify from recent news articles. You will use the elements of the fraud triangle to evaluate the scenario and review the system of internal controls.

Directions

Review the cases provided in the Supporting Materials section below. Then evaluate each case to identify the type of fraud, the possible motivation for the fraud, internal controls, weaknesses in those controls, methods for detecting the fraud, and how it might be prevented.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Explain a rationale for the classification of occupational fraud within each case. Include the following details in your response:
2. Identify the major fraud category outlined in each case.
3. Identify the fraud subcategory for each case. There may be more than one subcategory.
4. Evaluate the scenario outlined in each case based on the fraud triangle. Include the following details in your response:
5. Identify weaknesses (risks) in internal controls (opportunities) in each case.
6. Identify possible pressures faced by the individual(s) who committed the fraud.
7. Suggest possible rationalizations for the person or people who committed the fraud.
8. Explain existing internal controls evident in each case.
9. Determine at least two potential methods for detecting the fraud for each case.
10. Recommend a policy improvement to prevent fraud in each case.

Overview Its important to be able to demonstrate how accounting information systems work. For this assignment, you will learn about the payroll cycle and create a flowchart of the process. This assignment is Milestone One. Then, in Project One you will make adjustments to your flowchart based on instructor feedback and include it as part of your Project One assignment. Scenario You have recently been hired as a business analyst for the chief financial officer (CFO) of a small direct-to-consumer organization. The company is growing and is looking for ways to gain efficiency by automating some processes. The CFO has asked you to perform an analysis of the current payroll onboarding function within the organization. Through this analysis of current onboarding functions, you will determine the benefits and drawbacks of how employee information might flow through an accounting information system and how using an AIS will improve the onboarding process. Directions You have been provided with elements of a payroll accounting cycle. Illustrate how the process works using flowchart guidelines provided in the Supporting Materials section. Submit an accounting process flowchart illustration. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria: Label Steps: Label each step in the process. Organize Steps: Organize the process steps from start to finish. Shape Selection: Apply the appropriate shapes to identify type and flow. Connector Selection: Apply the appropriate connectors.

Complete Q1 to Q5 the Case Study and submit it here. You can create a textbox in Excel spreadsheet, if you want to write something, instead of creating a separate word document.