Documentary evidence is at the heart of most fraud and forensic accounting investigations. Five considerations must be given to any piece of documentary evidence: The document must not have been forged, original documents are preferred, the document must not be hearsay or objectionable, the document needs to be authenticated, and the document must be

Which of the following statements is correct? stockholders should generally be happier than bondholders to have managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as opposed to safe projects with lower expected returns. potential conflicts between stockholders and bondholders are increased if a firm's bonds are convertible into its common stock. takeovers are most likely to be attempted if the target firm’s stock price is above its intrinsic value. one advantage of operating a business as a corporation is that stockholders can deduct their pro rata share of the taxes the firm pays, thereby eliminating the double taxation investors would face in a partnership.