Almost Over the Line? The accounting firm of Glofry and Tammar (G&T) has been asked to arrange
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Almost Over the Line? The accounting firm of Glofry and Tammar (G\&T) has been asked to arrange for a \(\$ 2\) million loan for Tang Enterprises by its client Ted Hoover at Hoover Company. Hoover Company is involved in a number of different business operations and has a net worth of \(\$ 20\) million. A senior partner at G\&T instructed Henry Morgan, a G\&T accountant, to make sure that the loan was secured by collateral. Tang forwarded ownership shares from a foreign company as collateral for the loan. Upon investigation, it was determined that these shares were worthless. Tang Enterprises then sent prime bank guarantees that were had a fair value of \(\$ 5\) million. Upon the receipt of the guarantees, Glofry and Tammar arranged for the transfer of the money to Tang. A month after the money had been transferred to Tang, Ted Hoover asked G\&T for a letter to certify the authenticity of the bank guarantees so that they could be sold. What should the accounting firm of Glofry and Tammar do under these circumstances?
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Forensic And Investigative Accounting
ISBN: 9780808021438
4th Edition
Authors: Larry Crumbley, Lester E. Heitger, G. Stevenson Smith