Accounting debacles, such as the case of Enron, brought to light the necessity of accuracy in financial reporting and accountability of management.

Pick one of the following companies (Enron, WorldCom, Toshiba, Wells Fargo) to research and report/connect on some of the internal control components and/or principles of internal control activities that should/could have been implemented to avoid the accounting issues that were brought to the public's attention.

Internal Control Components

- Control Environment

- Risk Assessment

- Control Activities

- Information and Communication

- Monitoring

Principles of Internal Control Activities

- Establishment of responsibility

- Segregation of duties

- Documentation procedures

- Physical controls

- Independent internal verification

- Human resource controls

Describe in summary what accounting issue(s) occurred within your chosen company, and then as stated above, note what internal control elements you think should/could have been implemented and why. ( one page and include links to your research of information at the bottom )