ACC 375 All Assignments

Week 1:

Individual: Understanding Ethics Matrix

Resource: Understanding Ethics Matrix located on the student website

Complete the Understanding Ethics Matrix by writing a short paragraph for each theory by considering the following:

Give a brief summary of each theory.

Identify the history and major proponents or theorists of each theory.

Define the terms utility, justice, and liberty under each theory.

Describe how each theory advocates the distribution of resources.

Cite all sources used to obtain information

Week 2:

Team Assignment: Sarbanes-Oxley Act Training Manual

Your accounting firm has been hired to consult a privately held company. The company is considering becoming public in the near future. As part of preparing for this transition, they have asked your firm to create training materials they can use to ensure their company aligns to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. At this point, the company is unsure of what this act really means and how it might affect them.

Create a 1,050- to 1,400-word training manual to introduce the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and describe its implications to the company. Create your training manual in the Microsoft Office format of your choice, such as Word, Publisher, or PowerPoint. If you opt to use PowerPoint, include comprehensive speaker notes.

Research using your textbooks and at least two outside sources.

Include the following information:

The reasons the act was brought forth and the role of accounting in making ethical decisions

The current U.S. accounting rule-making bodies (FASB, SEC and PCAOB) and their influence regarding this act

The documentation standards that the company must adopt to be in compliance with the act

The changes required to hold management accountable for ensuring that internal controls function properly

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines

Week 3:

Individual : Ethics Situation 1: Fraudulent Schemes Report

Your accounting firm has been hired to consult with a small company regarding fraudulent schemes. The company has experienced fraudulent behavior and recently terminated a few employees as a result of unethical behavior, including the theft of cash. They are looking for information regarding common fraudulent schemes surrounding an organizations inflow of customer payments and outflow of funds. They have indicated that, though they do not have a large staff, they are interested in developing more effective internal controls to safeguard against future occurrences.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word report that provides a background of common fraudulent schemes.

Research using your textbooks and at least three outside sources.

Include the following:

Analysis of the following types of fraudulent acts: skimming, cash larceny and billing schemes

A brief example of a company that has had similar issues but has been able to continue after the result of a fraudulent act

Discussion of how ethical theory and real-world business practices are sometimes different

A recommendation to the company in order to establish some internal controls surrounding their cash receipts and cash disbursements

Format your report consistent with APA guidelines. Do not use this as your own. All my work is put through CWE. You will get caught cheating. I received full credit for this assignment

Week 4:

Individual: Unethical Behavior Memo

You have been hired as the new controller of a large manufacturing company. The 30-year-old company produces a selection of profitable products, but has also experienced some ethical lapses. A few months into your new role, the CEO has asked you to prepare a memo that will provide guidance to management for handling some of these ethical lapses. As you investigate, you discover a negative atmosphere in the company. Your investigation reveals the following information:

CEO: We need to create a way to make sure our company goals are defined and align with the highest ethical standards. We have experienced issues in almost every department, and I am trying to focus on what we can do. I know you have spoken with others, and I suspect there is some unethical behavior occurring. I have heard that the accounting department has experienced some issues in the past. Specifically, issues with fake suppliers being created and paid. While this did result in the termination of one employee, Im not sure it has stopped.

Accounts Receivable Supervisor: Things are pretty bad around here. There doesnt seem to be any leadership or direction for the company. Upper management rarely conducts meetings to discuss anything, positive or negative. There are no clear goals and we only receive feedback once a year at our annual review. I have difficulty keeping the staff motivated because the meager raises. We all receive the same raise, even in a booming year when sales are high.

Accounts Payable Supervisor: I used to be energetic when I started working here. I suppose this place just wears you down after awhile. There doesnt seem to be any correlation between pay and performance. You can be a high performer and receive a 2% raise or be a low performer and receive a 1% raise. Most of the staff have given up, and view their position as a job rather than a career.

Upon further inspection, you discover that the vendor files are in disarray, and there is no proper backup to support the invoice and expense reports that have been paid.

Sales Team Manager: I am having difficulty getting the sales team to visit their accounts and provide acceptable customer service. Part of the problem is that the company has set the commission schedule to prior standards, when sales were easy to acquire. Each salesperson receives only 1% commission on the sales in his or her territory. I am beginning to wonder if they are visiting the existing accounts anymore. Sales are still healthyno one seems to ask questions when the sales are healthybut we are not seeing many new sales.

Prepare a 750- to 1,050-word memo addressed to the management.

Explain some of the underlying motives contributing to the unethical behavior.

Recommend a few changes that might alleviate some of the unethical behavior and improve employee morale.

Address the common fraud schemes in the outflow of company funds, including check tampering, payroll schemes, and expense reimbursement schemes.

Suggest several controls for the company to implement in order to prevent these schemes.

Research using your textbooks and at least two outside sources.

Format your report consistent with APA guidelines.

Week 5:

Team Assignment : ACC 375 Code of Conduct and Ethics Report.

Your team has recently been hired by a newly formed, start-up manufacturing company. You are attending a meeting to discuss the establishment of company policies in anticipation of future hiring.

As you begin the meeting, the CEO addresses the need for a code of conduct policy, with an emphasis on ethical behavior. Other members of the team discuss the issue of growing business at any cost in order to keep the company growing. The CEO acknowledges the need for growth but demands that the team determines a way for the company to maintain the highest degree of ethical standards. One member asks if it is possible to maintain the highest degree of ethical standards and still remain profitable which draws some laughter from the group.

The discussion turns to the various business cycles that are common in a manufacturing organizationspecifically, the revenue and collection cycle, the acquisition and expenditure cycle, and the production cycle.

The CEO has asked your team to find 3 or 4 code of ethics documents from other companies, analyze them, and recommend ideas for your companys code of ethics.

Search the Internet for 3 or 4 code of ethics documents from other companies.

Analyze each document, including how each addresses the three business cycles:

The revenue and collection cycle

The acquisition and expenditure cycle

The production cycle

Identify the internal controls that limit unethical behavior during these cycles.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750 word report on your findings.

Address the following concepts:

The importance of a corporate code of conduct

The need to establish a business culture that is committed to ethical behavior

The tradeoff between ethics and profits

Analysis of each code of ethics document your retrieved from other companies

Recommendations for your companys code of ethics

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.