Questions from Accounting Information Systems


Q: Look again at the list of assurance services shown in Figure 1

Look again at the list of assurance services shown in Figure 1-5. What other assurance services can CPAs offer which would take advantage of their AIS expertise? Figure 1-5:

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Q: Shervonne Thomas is the controller at a large manufacturing company located in

Shervonne Thomas is the controller at a large manufacturing company located in Chesterfield, Virginia. The company has several divisions that evaluate their performance using a return on assets (ROA) f...

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Q: Select one new trend in the field of accounting information systems today

Select one new trend in the field of accounting information systems today that is not mentioned in the chapter, but that you feel is important. Write a short report describing your findings. Be sure to...

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Q: Linda Stanley is the Vice President for Computing and Information Services at

Linda Stanley is the Vice President for Computing and Information Services at State University (SU), a medium-sized, urban university that has experienced a 3% growth in enrollments every year for mor...

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Q: The participants of such recreational activities as hang gliding, soaring,

The participants of such recreational activities as hang gliding, soaring, hiking, rock collecting, or skydiving often create local “birdsof-a-feather” (affinity) organizations. Two examples are the Ch...

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Q: Many companies now provide a wealth of information about themselves on their

Many companies now provide a wealth of information about themselves on their websites. But how much of this information is useful for investment purposes? To help you answer this question, imagine tha...

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Q: The website of FinCen—the Financial Center Crimes Enforcement Center Network

The website of FinCen—the Financial Center Crimes Enforcement Center Network (a department of the US Treasury)—maintains a website at www.fincen.gov. Under “RESOURCES”, you will find links to informatio...

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Q: In this chapter’s “AIS at Work” feature, we discuss

In this chapter’s “AIS at Work” feature, we discuss the events and SAR surrounding the case of Bernard Madoff. A financial analyst by the name of Harry Markopolos believed it was legally and mathematic...

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Q: Create an HTML document of your own, using the example in

Create an HTML document of your own, using the example in Figure 2-1 to guide you. Put the name of this assignment in the tag for the heading. Put your name in bold. Include at least one hyperlink to...

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Q: At the time this book was written, the US Securities and

At the time this book was written, the US Securities and Exchange Commission still supported Edgar—a depository of corporate accounting filings. Log onto Edgar at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml, click on “Se...

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