Question

You receive an anonymous tip that your controller is embezzling assets from your company. You begin your investigation by interviewing several employees in the accounting department, who report no unusual behavior or sudden changes in the suspect's standard of living. One interviewee does report that the controller has gone on a number of extravagant vacations. You perform a net worth analysis, based on a search of public records, and find the following information:Based on the evidence gathered in your search, you should terminate the investigation due to the very low estimate of unknown income.a. True b. False

Answer 1

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You receive an anonymous tip that your controller is embezzling assets from your company. You begin your investigation by interviewing several employees in the accounting department, who report no unusual behavior or sudden changes in the suspect's standard of living. One interviewee does report that the controller has gone on a number of extravagant vacations. You perform a net worth analysis, based on a search of public records, and find the following information:

                    YEAR 1    YEAR 2   YEAR 3

Total assets $80,000 $82,000 $85,000

Total liabilities $40,000 $41,000 $41,000

Net worth $40,000 $41,000 $44,000

Change in net worth $1,000 $3,000

Using expenses $36,000 $36,000

Total income $37,000 $39,000

Less known income $35,000 $35,000 $36,000

Unknown income $2,000 $3,000

Based on the evidence gathered in your search, you should terminate the investigation due to the very low estimate of unknown income.a. True b. False

Answer:

True.

Explanation:

Through the public records above, column for unknown income shows a bill of $2,000 in year two and bill of $3,000 in year three. Through the net income column, one can extract that indeed there had been deductions but those deductions might have been put somewhere in the business and might not necessarily mean that your controller has been embezzling funds. The accounting department team indicates that nothing had seemed amiss, meaning that there had been no embezzlement.

In this case, the investigation should be suspended.

Answer 2

Answer:

A) true

Explanation:

According to the investigation, the controller's unknown income is just $2,000 in year 2 and $3,000 in year 3. That is not enough money to pay for extravagant vacations, so your anonymous tip was not only wrong, but the intentions were not good either. Probably the same employee that mentioned the extravagant vacations was the one that made the false accusation.

It is just no worth investigating any further since the unaccounted income is not significant.