TRENDS IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN ENUGU STATE: A TEN YEAR EMPIRICAL EVALUATION 2000-2017 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Criminality is part and parcel of human nature and society. That is why no society can claim to be completely free of crimes. But the types of criminal behaviour tend to follow the pattern of … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The dynamic nature of business environment growth and increasing complexity of business has made it imperative for management to seek for more avenues of control, which has resulted internal audit which serves as a control measure in both public and private sector. It is now rare indeed … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The global economic recession, which started in 1980’s as a result of decline in the economic growth of industries nation, high rate of inflation, dramatics rise in price of crude oil, increase cost of important a massive building-up of liquidity in the international capital market and unusual fluctuation in commodity prices was … Read more
ABSTRACT The recapitalization of the banking sector in Nigeria since 2005 has brought about a total change in commercial bank lending behavior and credit management in Nigeria. With the growth in entrepreneurial activities in Nigeria, the demand for bank loans is at the increase. Small and medium scale business owners are constantly looking for business … Read more
ENHANCING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN AUDIT REPORT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: THE ROLE OF AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The preparation of stewardship report from the accounting point of view is the role of the management who oversees the affairs of the business organization on behalf of the owners usually the shareholders. … Read more
CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE In other to understand the significance of financial reporting, one is required to be well versed in the theory and practice of accounting and corporate governance. This review of literature is organized in stages or sections addressing the topic in one way or the other. The first stage is … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Taxation can simply be seen as a compulsory transfer or payment of money from private individuals, institutions or groups to the government. It may be levied upon wealth or income in the form of sur-charge on prices. Taxes therefore are a proportion of the produce of land … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Globally, for users of financial report to make economic decisions, financial reports must provide useful information (Ezeani, Ogbonna & Ezemoyih, 2012). This information can only be useful if it fulfills basic qualitative characteristics of financial statements (Amat & Gowthorpe, 2010). The International Accounting Standard Board (IASB, 2009) … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Audit quality according to Fairchild (2008) is an essential ingredient in enriching the credibility of financial statements to users of accounting information as it helps in verifying management claims about the company activities and aairs thereby reducing the information risk exposure of users. Woodland and Reynolds (2003) … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Auditing is a fundamental concept in accountancy profession. The amount charged by the professional accounting firm has attracted a great deal of concern among academic researchers and practitioners. International Standards on Auditing No.15 (2011), audit fees are the amount paid to financial auditors for the certification of … Read more