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7. Gary’s Ethics Articles on Web Site
1. Ethics 7 Ways CPAs Violate the NEW AICPA Requirements
2. Want better internal controls? Tell a story
3. Wrong Strategy + Wrong People = Fraud/Theft/Abuse
4. Auditors And Airport Screeners Have Similar Blind Spots
5. Does your compensation system encourage illegal activity?
6. How to Foster Fraud: Forget Ethics
7. A new regard for ethics on the job
8. Are You Teaching Your Employees to Steal?
9. FRAUD HAPPENS : How an honest employee crossed the line
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8. What You’ll Learn
Complying with AICPA
Ethics Requirements
CPA Dan Korson
CPA Steve Claus
CPA Jeff Bainter
CPA Fred Weber
CPA Steve Martinez
CFO Convicted
Ethics Controls
SAS 99
Tax Ethics
No Longer Acceptable
Social Status Ethics
Why Executives Behave
Unethically
Best Buy CEO
Lie of Omission
E&Y Peter O’Toole
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9. What You’ll Learn
E&Y James Gansman
Why CFOs Manipulate
Accounting
False Sign-Off
BDO False Sign-Off
KPMG Tax Fraud
Criminal Brains
BDO Tax Fraud
HealthSouth
Staff join client
CPA Andrew Miller
Crazy Eddie CPA CFO
Boeing CFO
CPA David Friehling
PharMor
GlaxoSmithKline
Statement on Quality
Control Standards
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10. How the Brain Learns Ethics
Analogies
Physical
activity
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13. Zero Cost Ethics Control
RISK: Doing the same thing
over and over
TIP: Don’t do more work,
but do it __________
Is 12/31 Material??
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15. AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
Code of Professional Conduct
http://pub.aicpa.org/codeofconduct/Ethics.aspx#
Effective 12/15/14
Early implementation permitted
How to use the revised code (J of A article)
Sections hyperlinked and cross referenced
Ethics Exposure Drafts
Ethics Enforcement
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16. Are You REALLY Independent
AICPA ET Section 100-1.06
Independence of mind — The state of mind that permits the
performance of an attest service without being affected by influences
that compromise professional judgment, thereby allowing an
individual to act with integrity and exercise objectivity and
professional skepticism.
Independence in appearance — The avoidance of circumstances
that would cause a reasonable and informed third party, having
knowledge of all relevant information, including safeguards applied,
to reasonably conclude that the integrity, objectivity, or professional
skepticism of a firm or a member of the attest engagement team had
been compromised.
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17. Is Your Staff Ethical
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TIP: Staff signs annual disclosure statement.
Q: What are you doing to check it?
A: Search client records for _______________.
Does staff do
business with clients?
Are there
any negotiations?
18. AICPA Ethics Requirements
Ethics interpretations, rulings and definitions are
issued by the AICPA Professional Ethics Executive
Committee (PEEC) to
Provides guidance, but are NOT limit, scope and
application
Journal of Accountancy is official notice
CPA MUST justify departure from “must” and
“should” requirements in ANY disciplinary hearing
RISK: How do you monitor J of A for new requirements
and document _____________?
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20. CPA Dan Korson
Muskegon Catholic Schools
Finance manager 7 yrs
Embezzled $ 1.5 million
Muskegon Family Care $ 1.5 million
Catholic Social Services $ 170,000
5 years + repay $2+ million
7 employees + close school
Caught when IRS billed school for unpaid ___________
Risk: Trust is NOT an ________________________
Video: CPA Dan Korson sentenced to prison
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21. Misprision of a Felony
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Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission
of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States,
conceals and does not as soon as possible make
known the same to some judge or other person in
civil or military authority under the United States,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than three years, or both.
18 U.S.C. Sec. 4
22. Billie Wayne Spradling
Cotton broker : 24 months : bankruptcy fraud
CPA Steve Claus guilty of misprision
False financial statements to bankruptcy
3 years probation + $500 fine
Video: CPA Steve Claus Guilty of Misprison of a Felony
CPA Steve Claus
CPA Claus
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23. Jeffrey R. Bainter
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CPA Deloitte Audit Manager
Met kids at Holy Infant Church
Soccer + Baseball coach
Kiwanis Club of Chesterfield
Cub Scout Leader passed background check
Missouri Society Industry Committee Chairman
BS and MS in Accounting University of Missouri
4 counts possession + 2 promoting child porn
15 years + $250,000 bond
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24. Clarence Fred Weber
Omaha Hayes & Associates
Director of audit services
Married + 2 children
Sent ____ sext messages to a
13 and 14 yr old girl in 1 month
Asked for ______________
Reveal alcohol or sex history
70 emails if they told parents
Business title in some
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25. Clarence Fred Weber
School resource officer reported
Firm web site said “active member of his church where
he coaches various sports team for church and YMCA”
Texted girls about sex with his ______________
Texted girls could drink at his house
Meet one girl near his home
Gave her Nike Shirt and $100 gift card
Arrested Valentine's Day at _________
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26. Clarence Fred Weber
Reporter said he sent emails from his work computer
Pleaded guilty to one count of child enticement by
electronic device
Prosecutor said “….classic grooming…..”
Max 5 years jail but got 4 years’ probation
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27. Clarence Fred Weber
Statements on Quality Control Standards
Requires compliance with Professional Standards
RISK: Does the firm have any __________________
Read: Child Enticement Case Highlights Warning Signs for Parents
Accountant's Computers Seized in Child Enticement Case
www.iowasexoffender.com/search
Video: CPA Clarence "Fred" Weber arrested for sexting
27© Gary Zeune CPA
29. Steven Martinez CPA
51, former IRS agent, with 3 kids
Goertz & Martinez San Diego for wealthy clients
49 counts of mail fraud, procuring false tax returns,
Social Security fraud, money laundering, aggravated
identity theft
False client returns showing large tax due
Had them write checks to companies he controlled
Filed false returns with little or amount due 2007
29© Gary Zeune CPA
30. Steven Martinez CPA
Stole $____________________
Multi-million dollar home (pool $500k), airplane,
boat, motor home, 8000sf house in Mexico, multiple
Super Bowl trips (1 was $14k)
Four clients were to testify
Pay former employee $100,000 to ____________
Provided pictures/address, use a different _____
Video: Accountant Sentenced [to 24 yrs] for Fraud
Video: San Diego CPA Accused of Hiring Hitman
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31. Jose Gomez
Living above means so borrowed from
Client ESM Government Securities who’s
Customer Home State S&L needed to hide
$350 million trading loss so Gomez set up
Off balance sheet unconsolidated entity
Bankrupted 69 S&Ls
Company 9 went to prison + 2 suicides
What happened to Gomez _________________
RISK: You have to watch ______________________
Video: Alexander Grant Partner Jose Gomez CPA Explains Why
He Went to Prison
Jose Gomez, Prtnr
Alexander Grant
A&A South Florida
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33. Garfield Don’t Do That Coffee
TIP: The dog BARKed to circumvent the _____________
33© Gary Zeune CPA
34. Moral Balancing
“[A]fter doing something ethically sound, people are
more - not less - likely to do something immoral, or
even illegal,” Aditya Chakrabortty, The Guardian
“[When] you have proven your credentials in a
particular area, you tend to allow yourself to stray
elsewhere," Dieter Frey, University of Munich
RISK: Do clients or staff who do the BIG stuff right
rationalize letting little stuff slide, even if _________?
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36. Cell Phone Etiquette
“Don’t Be a Di*k During Meals With Friends”
Starts once everyone has ordered
Everyone puts phone on table face down
First person that picks up phone _______________
TIP: Group enforces the social _______________
36© Gary Zeune CPA
38. Garfield “Beware of Dog”
TIP: A control is when people think they’ll be __________
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SAS 99: Professional Skepticism
1. MUST be unbiased
2. Requires a questioning mind and a critical
assessment of audit evidence
3. Possibility of material fraud is ALWAYS present
4. Can NOT be satisfied with less than persuasive
evidence
5. Can NOT rely on client’s past honesty, integrity,
experience
6. As a practical matter, what management tells
you is NOT audit evidence
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41. Ski Resorts Lie About Snowfall
440 North American ski resorts data 2004-08
Reported 23% more new snow on weekends
Each 1” of new snow increases web site visits 61%
2009 SkiReport.com iPhone app reports actual
Lying at resorts with SkiReport coverage __________
Resorts without SkiReport coverage ___________
RISK: How is it ethical to work where the entity lies to
______________________________________
41© Gary Zeune CPA
42. TIP: We see only what we to see to support
the desired ________________
Comic adapted from NON-SEQUITUR March 4, 2012
42© Gary Zeune CPA
43. Are You Objective
Anaïs Nin
43© Gary Zeune CPA
We don't see things as they are,
we see things as we are. Anaïs Nin
GZ……as we want them ______.
45. Tax Ethics
45
© Harley Schwadron for more great cartoons contact
schwaboo@comcast.net and visit www.schwadroncartoons.com
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47. 15% or $385 billion uncollected
$3 TRILLION over 10 years
Fake expenses and unreported income
Code: 1927 was 27 pages Now ___________
Tax code complexity = easier to _____________
84% say not OK for other people to cheat
Everyone does it
Don’t be a chump
Businesses hire expensive _______________
Tax Ethics
47© Gary Zeune CPA
48. Tax Ethics
Which is worse….underpaying $500 taxes or
stealing $500 at work
90% who flip coin will cheat to get an easier task
Everyone can be a moral hypocrite
Sign return at top reduces cheating
RISK: Anything is legal as long as don’t get _______
YouTube: Our Cheating Ways
48© Gary Zeune CPA
50. Trash or Taxes???
The Shelton Group, Knoxville
Online survey of 1,105 about environmental issues
Near end asked “How embarrassed would you be if
someone you admire found out that you…..”
Randomized list of behaviors
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51. Trash or Taxes???
0 20 40 60 80 100
Run water brushing teeth
Room temp at 73
Mostly use paper plates
Don't recycle plastic bottles
Vehicle gets 13 or 14 mpg
Don't use seatbelt
Smoke
Cheat on taxes
Throw trash from car
Drunk Driving
Shoplifting
% of 1,105 VERY Embarrassed if Caught…..
51© Gary Zeune CPA
52. © Gary Zeune CPA 52
No Longer
Acceptable
Don’t put yourself
and firm at risk…..
Adopt
_________________
_________________
Watch: CBS 60 Minutes
Our Cheating Ways
53. © Gary Zeune CPA 53
KPMG Tax Fraud
Federal grand (NY) criminal probe of abusive tax
shelters
CFO Richard Rosenthal resigns (at 48)
Vice chair for tax operations
Deputy Chair Jeffery Stein retires
Email tying Stein to marketing shelters
KPMG star tax partner Jeffery Eischeid ‘resigns’
Read Eischeid’s Congressional testimony
Won’t pay legal costs unless he cooperates
Should be slide 51
54. © Gary Zeune CPA 54
KPMG Tax Fraud
Old: “If you let our employees go, we’ll plead guilty.”
Now: “We’ll give you our employees, so long as we
don’t have to plead guilty.”
IRS: KMPG shelters caused $1.4 Billion in lost taxes
KPMG has waived privilege
No joint defense agreement
KPMG gives same documents to DOJ
Will set standard for ‘cooperation’
55. Former KPMG staff set up own firm
Marketed BLIPS
Bond Linked Issue Premium Structure
$1+ billion phony tax shelters
Brazen tax shelter “that didn't pass the smell test
from Day 1”
7% of amount their clients saved
Tip: People behave the way they’re ________________
Judge Sentences 3 In Massive
Tax Fraud….AP Headline
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56. 56
Judge Sentences 3 In Massive
Tax Fraud….AP Headline
Robert
Pfaff
Former tax
partner
58 8+ yrs $3MM Jailed
John
Larson
Former tax
manager
57 10 yrs $6MM Jailed
Ray Ruble Former
Attorney
63 6½ yrs $0 Free on appeal
KPMG signed a plea deal admitting its role in the tax
shelter scheme. The firm avoided criminal prosecution
by cooperating with authorities but was fined $456
million, including $128 million in forfeited fees from sales
of the shelters.
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58. Drivers at 4-Way Stop
Aerial view of four-way
intersection used for Study
#1. White arrows depict
highways used by coders
to code driver behavior at
the intersection (image
courtesy of © 2011 Google
Maps)
58© Gary Zeune CPA
59. Drivers at 4-Way Stop
274 cars that stopped at the intersection
2 teams independently coded
Car status…Make and model and age
Driver gender and age
59© Gary Zeune CPA
60. Drivers at 4-Way Stop
What % of high status drivers do you think cut in?
60© Gary Zeune CPA
61. Drivers and Pedestrians
Independent teams code 152 cars and drivers
As drivers approach a crosswalk
“Pedestrian” is 50/50 male/female
Pedestrian made eye contact with driver
Then stepped forward into the crosswalk
Outcome: Which cars violated the crosswalk law most
often _____________________
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62. Candy Jar Ethics
129 UC Berkeley students rated their status
Compared themselves to high or low status people
most/least money, education, respected job
Students were offered a jar of individually wrapped
candy and told that was for children in another study
but they could take whatever they wanted
Students completed more test then reported how
many pieces they had taken
Possible bias….self-reporting
Outcome…high status took ________ the candy
62© Gary Zeune CPA
63. Cheating at Dice
195 adults played game of chance
Self-assessed social class
Told computer would randomly “roll” a die 5 times
If total exceeds 12 will win $50
Told testers to self-report the total
How do you test honesty __________________
How many reported fewer than 12 ___
How many reported more than 12 ___
Outcome: High status cheated ___________________
63© Gary Zeune CPA
64. Stimulate Unethical Behavior
90 people answered 12 questions to gauge behavior
Assigned to one of two groups
Group 1 Lower class listed 3 ways greed is good
Group 2 Upper class listed 3 activities during an
average day
Outcome: Group 1 _________________________
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65. Study Combined Outcomes
Why do upper class behave, on average, more
unethically……
Aware of benefits of cheating
More resources and more independent
Fewer structural controls
More money to deal with cost of unethical behavior
More trusted so less oversight
65© Gary Zeune CPA
66. Study Conclusion + Risk
Higher social class, more successful, people
don’t think the rules ___________________.
RISK: “It’s my company, I can ______________
Source: “Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior”,
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Feb 2012
66© Gary Zeune CPA
67. High Status = Delusions
67
People who thought of themselves as having high
status saw 19% more smiles on faces of people who
judged their work than people who thought of
themselves as having low status.
RISK: No one is objective about ________________.
Source: The Eyes and Ears of Status: How Status Colors Perceptual
Judgment, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
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69. Why Executives Behave Unethically
Martha Stewart paid $195,081 in 2006 to settle with
SEC for insider trading in ImClone in 2001…
Losses avoided $45,672
Interest $12,389
Max civil penalty $137,019
Martha Stewart’s 2001 pay $___________
2001 net worth was $________________
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70. Why Executives Behave Unethically
Sample of 52 executives of all executives indicted for
insider trading in 1989 – 2002
Economically rational if benefits exceed the cost
If so the ‘poorer’ management the more they would
illegally commit insider trading
After controlling for company size, industry, growth
prospects, executive age, opportunity, and possibility
of prosecutorial targeting found…
Indictments are concentrated in ____________
70© Gary Zeune CPA
71. Why Executives Behave Unethically
Inside traders on average were just as rich, or richer,
than other top executives
The odds of being indicted for insider trading increased
with compensation and wealth
If don’t break law because of economic need then
why…
RISK: Some powerful people don’t think the _________
Source: Do They Do It For The Money?, Journal of Corporate Finance, 2/12
71© Gary Zeune CPA
72. For Better or For Worse
72
RISK: If you want people to do the right thing you have to
make it about ____________.
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74. Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn
28 year employee
Mother was an accountant at BB
No college
Started on floor as salesman
Beer and brats
True blue
Married + 3 kids
Circuit City bankrupt 2009
Declining big TV sales
74© Gary Zeune CPA
75. Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn
Customers with smartphones _________________
Failed to adapt to threat from ________________
Same store sales dropped 3 of last 4 years
$1.7 billion quarterly loss March 29, 2012
Operating income per square foot
2006 $50
2008 $36
2011 $19
Apple 2011 $___________
75© Gary Zeune CPA
77. Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn
$5 million comp
$50 Billion company
29 year old
Board investigation found “damaged employee
morale” and “employees questioned the company’s
commitment to corporate ethics” but found
No evidence Dunn used company money …
77© Gary Zeune CPA
78. Best Buy Founder Resigns
Richard Schulze founded Best Buy
Shares down 40% 12 months ended 5/1/12
Resigned as Chairman because
Board investigation found that he received written
allegation but didn’t alert the board that his
handpicked successor Brian Dunn had a “extremely
close personal relationship” with a subordinate
Wants to take company private
RISK: No $, so why were they fired _______________
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81. Ethics in Court
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Do you swear to tell the
truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the
truth….
Lie of omission
84. E&Y Peter O’Toole
PCAOB notified E&Y would inspect workpapers of
client “A” (never disclosed) in 20 days
O’Toole told senior manager Darrin Estella others to…
Create, backdate and add documents about
Valuation of securities (most important audit issue)
Used flash drive on another employee’s laptop then
Threw the flash drive away (indicates ___________)
Caused E&Y to represent no changes to workpapers
84
Peter O’Toole partner
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85. E&Y Peter O’Toole
E&Y cooperated and ________ O’Toole and Estella
O’Toole banned for at least 3 years + $50,000 fine
Estella banned for at least 2 years
Both can petition to lift ban after it expires
PCAOB allows adding workpapers after filing report
But they violated 2 rules…
1. Date when prepared
2. Explain why added
WHY: To make it look like work done ___________
85
Peter O’Toole partner
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86. E&Y Peter O’Toole
Current Principal at Citisoft
Past September 1990 – October 2010
(20 years 2 months)
Executive responsibility for providing team leadership
for multiple audit client relationships. Set strategy for
new & existing relationships, achieving goals &
managing competing priorities. Responsible for value
added process improvement recommendations;
engagement execution, efficiency, and profitability.
www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-o-toole/6/17b/b54
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Peter O’Toole partner
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87. E&Y Peter O’Toole
http://pcaobus.org/Enforcement/Decisions/Document
s/Peter_C_OToole.pdf
RISK: No allegation bad audit or wrong opinion so why
fired and sanctioned? ___________________
and put the firm _______________
87
Peter O’Toole partner
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88. E&Y James Gansman
CPA, atty and partner
Pleaded to 6 counts of securities fraud for
tipping Donna Murdoch
Who traded in 7 takeover deals
She reaped illegal trading profits $596,000
Gansman made $_______________
Gansman max ____ years on each count
Served year + day and released 3/13
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89. E&Y James Gansman
Appealed that “it [sharing] was as part of a
long ‘relationship of trust and confidence,’
and that he never expected her to trade on
the information”
Court upheld conviction
Connect on Linkedin
Convicted of felony = lose license
Read SEC v. James E. Gansman or
www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2008/lr20603.htm
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90. Why CFOs Manipulate Accounting
90
Why Do CFOs Become
Involved in Material
Accounting Manipulations?
Recipient of the Glen
McLaughlin Prize for Research
in Accounting Ethics from the
School of Accounting, University
of Oklahoma
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91. Why CFOs Manipulate Accounting
On avg stock declines 38% = $100 ___________
Can’t observe reasoning then behavior so
2261 AAERs (Accounting and Auditing Enforcements
Releases) 1982-2005
AAER egregious GAAP violations
Compare manipulated firms to non-manipulated firms
Matched companies 80-120% of assets
CEO and CFO equity stakes, options, compensation
CFO turnover
91© Gary Zeune CPA
92. Why CFOs Manipulate Accounting
Some possible reasons…….
CEO ‘bribes’ CFO
Personal financial gain
CEO pressure
Keep job/get promotion
Committed to “earnings” target
Q: Which was reason CFOs cooked the books?
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93. Why CFOs Manipulate Accounting
Findings………
CEOs of manipulated firms had
Significantly higher equity stakes
By far largest % of total comp of top 5 officers
CFOs had same equity and comp as non-manipulated
RISK: CEOs who hire __________ CFOs who will do
__________________
93© Gary Zeune CPA
95. False Sign-Off
Signing off on work when in fact ________________
Why commit ______________________________
What to sign off _________________________
Pay and promotion _______________________
Why not detected ________________________
Why assume done___________________________
RISK: What’s a simple procedure to minimize false sign-
off____________________
Come in under budget
Something not expected to change
Keep client and boss happy
Assume the work was done
95
It wasn’t done
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96. False Sign-Off
105 Only big 4
122 Big 4
and/or
National379 Local or
Regional Only
7 Didn’t
answer
613 CPAs Provided the Data
96
Table 2
Avg 13 years in
public accounting
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97. False Sign-Off Survey Results
Profile %
% of all who observed False Sign-off 25
Auditing experience last 10 years 27
Auditors with some Big 4 experience 26
Auditors with only Big 4 experience 25
Auditors with only Big 4 in last 10 years 28
97
Table 3
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98. False Sign-Off Survey Results
Sample slice %
What % do you THINK commit false sign off 26
If HAVE NOT detected false sign-off 17
If HAVE detected false sign-off 32
What was your response
Personally spoke to person 58
Person was terminated 9
98© Gary Zeune CPA
99. False Sign-Off Items???
Some edited for length….
Auditor did not complete A/R confirmation process by
examining subsequent cash receipts that were most
likely not material, but happened at least two times.
Auditor signed off that workpapers tied to originating
documents when the originating invoices had
different [amounts].
Skipped tracking down some missing pieces of paper
in a sales detail test and marked as ‘ o.k.’ amounts.
Cash transfer verification – auditor didn’t really know
how, so just signed off that it was done.
99© Gary Zeune CPA
100. False Sign-Off Items???
Did not actually interview management/bookkeeper.
Filled in same info, including side notes, as previous
year.
The auditor did not perform all of the test counts on
the inventory. Did not trace test counts of some
inventory items to final inventory.
Auditor copied language from prior year workpaper
without conducting procedure.
Auditor did not make internal control inquiries of
management and signed off as doing so.
100© Gary Zeune CPA
101. False Sign-Off Items???
The auditor did not examine the full number of [test]
transactions because of time pressures.
Test counts not tied to inventory records.
Did not complete Fixed asset steps in audit program.
Invoices not audited, but indicated as audited.
The auditor did not think the step was necessary and
just blatant disrespect for following office policy.
Did not perform the required test to re-compute
depreciation expense, and did not examine the full
sample size of invoices selected for testing.
101© Gary Zeune CPA
102. False Sign-Off Items???
Did not perform the required test to re-compute
depreciation expense, and did not examine the full
sample size of invoices selected for testing.
Cash disbursement test. One check marked as
examined, but the check was missing. The check had
been written to the CEO who embezzled funds.
Took shortcuts to save time – didn’t perform all math
checks of bank reconciliation, and so on.
Auditor did not review repairs and maintenance
accounts to search for assets that should have been
capitalized.
102© Gary Zeune CPA
103. False Sign-Off Items???
Claimed post balance sheet review of A/P was done
when in fact it wasn’t.
Account was not reconciled [but] auditor said it was.
Auditor signed off that he had traced a sample of
inventory items from physical count sheets to final
listing.
The auditor copied all of the tick marks and steps
from the prior year’s workpaper and didn’t perform
the work.
103© Gary Zeune CPA
104. False Sign-Off Items???
Auditor signed off steps without doing work and put
tick marks for doing work not done.
Auditor did not trace the deposit to the bank
statement as indicated in the audit program.
Auditor signed off that the client was asked about
held checks and that none were present. In fact
there were held checks and client had never been
asked.
Auditor did not test cutoff of cash receipts. Failed to
recognize improper cutoff of cash disbursements.
104© Gary Zeune CPA
105. False Sign-Off Items???
The auditor did not look at certain of the items on
several invoices that were required by the audit
program.
The auditor did not examine supporting
documentation for various transactions as signed off
in the audit program.
The auditor did not have conversation with client
personnel as documented in the workpapers.
When testing internal control attributes, auditor did
not examine supporting documentation.
105© Gary Zeune CPA
106. 106
BDO Seidman False Sign-Off
Stephen Nardi, Philly assurance practice director
Hemispherx Biopharma’s 2004 audit
Field work was completed without supervision and
was never _________ as required by BDO ________
Nardi authorized release of _________________
which was included in the company’s _________
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107. 107
BDO Seidman False Sign-Off
Nardi told manager to ______________________
Nardi has been barred from public accounting but
can petition after 1 year
Manager was censured and resigned
Google “bdo stephen nardi”
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108. D&T Vice Chairman
Thomas Flanagan, 30 year partner
Deloitte sued him October 2008
250 puts and calls trades January 2005 – 2008
12 clients and advisory partner on 7
"The independence policy is really the most important thing to
this business. If you're not independent then you're not going to
be an auditing firm," [D&T attorney Paul] Lockwood said, noting
the collapse of Arthur Andersen
21 month sentence + paid $1.1 million fine
Deloitte LLP v. Thomas P. Flanagan, Court of Chancery,
Delaware, No. 4125
$14 million in retirement + deferred comp
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110. BDO
Convicted at trial May 2011….
BDO ex-CEO Denis Field
Jenkens & Gilchrist partners
Paul Daugerdas atty and former Andersen
Donna Guerin
Deutsche Bank’s David Parse sentenced to 42 months
$6.5 BILLION fraudulent deductions = $1.3 BILLION
$____ million illegal fees
NOTE: Press reports say all were ___________
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111. BDO
Dot com wealth in 1990’s
Tax shelters
Tax services 28% of 1998 U.S. revenue and by 2002
increased to almost ____
Field was head of BDO “Wolf Pack”
We’ll be “swimming in a river of green”
Rec’d 10% of net profits
Field’s defense “head showman and marketer”
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112. BDO
In 2000 Field was 41 and youngest CEO
“Denis Field….is the equivalent of Bill Gates,” Alan
Kolton, PDI Global
Andersen indicted and collapses
BDO withdrew its…..
Agreement to indemnify and pay defense
Joint defense agreement
Multi-million severance
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113. BDO
Jenkens & Gilchrist 600 attorneys….
Non-prosecution
Paid IRS ______________
2007 firm ______________
Deutsche Bank….
Non-prosecution
Paid ________________
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114. BDO
“These defendants thought they were
above the law…” U.S. Atty Preet Bharara
1994 to 2004 marketed fraudulent tax
shelters as cookie-cutter products designed,
implemented, and intended to eliminate or reduce
large tax liabilities for 1,000 wealthy clients, US Atty
BDO CEO Field received $______________
J&G partner Guerin made __________
J&G partner Daugerdas made $_____________ but
using the same shelters reported $_______
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115. BDO
Adrian Dicker, 56, a former vice chairman, sentenced
to 10 months 6/14
Michael Kerekes, 48, tax partner, sentenced to 18
months + $85 million resitution
Charles W. Bee, Jr., 65, a former vice chairman and
board member, sentenced to 16 months 6/14
Robert Greisman, 60, a tax partner, got 3 months
Partner Mark Bloom admitted stealing $20 million at
a hedge fund and sold illegal tax shelters
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116. BDO Denis Field CEO
Crime Max
Sentence
Conspiracy to defraud the IRS 5
Corruptly endeavoring to obstruct justice
and impede investigation
3
Multiple counts of tax evasion 5 each
Mail fraud 20
Acquitted on retrial Oct 2013
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117. BDO
BDO status……
Millions spent on settlements and atty fees but….
DOJ didn’t indict BDO because…
Post Enron/Andersen DOJ going after ___________
BDO fully cooperated in Field’s prosecution BUT
Is a prior offender….in 2002 agreed to 18 month
deferred prosecution and paid $16 million fine to
settle chargers that St. Louis partners allegedly
helped a client _________ trust funds
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118. BDO
BDO resolution June 14 2012……
Admitted criminal tax shelters
Used fraudulent legal opinions from Jenkins &
Gilchrist
Filed fraudulent tax returns
Provided false info to IRS
Agreed to deferred prosecution
Pay $______________________
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119. 119
Goal Discongruence
Management has set the target.
They expect me to achieve it.
My future, my job could be on
the line. I want to succeed, and
I want to please my boss,
management, and the company.
I want to look good when
compared to my peers.
© Gary Zeune CPA
120. HealthSouth
Birmingham Alabama
50,000 people 1,500 clinics in every state and abroad
$3 BILLION fraud over years
Capitalizing expenses as ____________
Every misclassification was less than $5000
Auditors missed it
RISK: Client knew the ___________________________
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121. HealthSouth
Dozen executives, including 5
CFOs, pleaded guilty ….here are
3…
Richard Scrushy
CEO found not
guilty but
serving 7 years
for bribery.
William
Owens
Weston
Smith
Aaron
Beam
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122. HealthSouth
Owens testified at Scrushy’s trial that in
mid-1996 earnings projections were “several
million dollars short," in spite of years of “aggressive
accounting.” Owens said that Scrushy’s instructions were
clear and unmistakable: “Go back and fix the numbers to
meet expectations of the Street.”
RISK: If no one will stand up to superior and say NO, you
violated the ____________________________
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123. Ethics of Joining Client
When staff joins client
What do they take with them
some ways to minimize risk
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124. 124
Managing Partner Andrew Miller
26 counts including….
Tampering with Public Records
Falsifying Business Records
Tampering with Physical Evidence
Offering a False Instrument for Filing
Changed payee on 15 checks
"He did it to spare himself embarrassment for not having
uncovered the fraud sooner."
Pleaded guilty 2005 first-degree public record tampering
Sentenced to 4 months in prison and 5 years' probation
Andrew Miller
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Crazy Eddie CFO and CPA
Sam E. Antar Says………
While you can’t legislate competence,
it can be learned.
The kids who are out on the front lines of auditing,
they know nothing about people like me. It is easy to
fool them.
Accounting students must take separate in-depth
courses in criminology, securities laws, internal
controls, insurance/risk management, and other 'real
experience' areas they require for the fieldwork they
will encounter on audits.
Video: Crazy Eddie Antar and His CFO/CPA Cousin Sam Antar
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126. © Gary Zeune CPA 126
Boeing CFO Sentenced to Jail
Illegal recruiting of Druyun
Druyun oversaw billions of AF contracts
“I know what I did was wrong.”
“You are a person who had everything and
in a blink of an eye you jeopardized
everything,” Judge Gerald Lee
Compensation _____________
Est cost to Sears _____________
Michael Sears
Boeing CFO
Darleen Druyun
Dept of Defense
127. © Gary Zeune CPA 127
Boeing CFO Sentenced to Jail
Wealth worked against him
Home $5 million
“Soaring Through Turbulence” withdrawn
Sentences
Sears 4 months + $250,000 + 200
hours
Druyun 16 months
Why did she steer business to Boeing?
Michael Sears
Boeing CFO
Darleen Druyun
Dept of Defense
129. Madoff Auditor
"In what was the biggest mistake of my life, I put my
trust with Bernard Madoff" he told Judge
"At no time was I ever aware Bernard Madoff was
engaged in a Ponzi scheme.“
Inaccurate personal tax returns for Madoff
Invested family savings, including kids college
savings (NOT independent)
TIP: Look for STAFF NAMES in ________________
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130. Madoff Auditor
Admitted that he took the financial records "at face
value," failing to independently verify the assets or
ensure that the bank account records or charts listing
the purchase of securities were accurate
Pleaded guilty Nov 2009 to 9 counts: securities fraud,
filing false reports with SEC, tax fraud ++++
$14,000/month
Max 114 years
1 yr home confinement + 1 yr supervised release
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131. Madoff Auditor
33,000 firms in AICPA peer review program
44 states require peer review, 6 didn’t including ___
Audited Madoff for 15 years but never peer reviewed
Why not…wrote AICPA didn’t perform _________
TIP: Peer review failed because it relies on __________
which is same thing as ___________
FIX: Think of peer review “______________ inspection”
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132. Phar-Mor Fraud
Mickey Monus Pat Finn CPA/CFO
YouTube Watch…..
1. Phar-Mor $500 Million Inventory Fraud Full Show 4 parts
2. Phar-Mor Condensed 3 parts
3. Phar-Mor CFO CPA Pat Finn Malpractice Deposition
4. Or search “gzfraud phar mor”
John Anderson
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133. Phar-Mor Fraud
Mickey Monus Pat Finn CFO
What did you see in the fraud videos?
1. Auditors told client count locations
2. Something unpredictable uncovered the fraud
3. CFO slowly sucked in
John Anderson
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134. GlaxoSmithKline Guilty
Puerto Rico subsidiary pleaded guilty to distributing adulterated
drugs
GSK Global QC manager Cheryl Eckard lead an inspection team
Told CBS 60 Minutes “Worst I’ve ever seen”
Contaminated with bacteria
Different meds packed in same bottle
Told VP Quality North American to shut down the plant and
recall the delivery trucks…Nothing happened
Says GSK filed a false report with FDA
GSK fired her. She sent FDA same info.
© Gary Zeune CPA 134
135. GlaxoSmithKline Guilty
Eckard filed federal whistleblower suit
GSK pleaded guilty to a felony
Paid $750 million fine
Echard got a $96 million reward
Video: Glaxo Whistle-Blower Lawsuit: Bad Medicine - CBS News
TIP: Someone always knows….
TIP: Mgt and accounting people know what you want to hear
RISK: Failing to talk to non-mgt and non-____________________
© Gary Zeune CPA 135
Glaxo
Bad
Medicine