Based on the information you researched assess the failure

Question

For this assignment, research the Internet or Strayer databases to locate a firm that was involved in a fraud and / or embezzlement case.

Explain how the firm's accounting information system (i.e., components and functions) contributed to the fraud and / or embezzlement. You will need to focus on how each component / function of the accounting information system failed, which resulted in the scandal / case.

Write a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:

1. Based on the information you researched, assess the failure of the firm's accounting information system to prevent the related fraud / embezzlement.
2. Imagine that the company that you researched uses a third-party accounting system. Evaluate the effectiveness of the firm's stakeholder in the event that a third-party accounting system suffers a breach. Include an assessment of the level of responsibility of the software provider to the business and its clients. Provide support for your rationale.
3. Determine what advances in accounting and / or information technology could have prevented the event from occurring. Provide support for your argument.
4. Evaluate what changes should be made to both the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other current laws in order to make them more effective in deterring companies from committing crimes.
5. Recommend a strategy that the company you indicated may use to prevent future business information failures. Indicate how the company should approach the implementation of your recommended strategy. Provide support for your recommendation.
6. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the business activities that comprise an accounting information system to determine the information needs to support decision-making function.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in accounting information systems.
• Write clearly and concisely about accounting information systems using proper writing mechanics.

Answer 1

For the given assignment, you have to research on internet and locate a firm which was engaged in a fraud or embezzlement case. Describe how the firm's accounting information system (that is, components and functions) contributed to the fraud or embezzlement. You will require focusing on how each and every component/function of the accounting information system failed that outcome in the scandal or case. Provide an 8 to 10 page paper in which you have to answer the following questions. 1) Based on information you research, evaluate the failure of the firm's accounting information system to prevent the associated fraud. 2) Assume that the company that you researched employs a third-party accounting system. Assess the efficiency of the firm's stakeholder in the event that a third-party accounting system suffers a breach. Comprise an assessment of the level of responsibility of the software provider to the business and its clients. Give support for your rationale.