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¶ … Accounting Fraud at CIT Computer Leasing Group, Inc." by Michelman et al. The security of the data in this organization as identified in this article is extremely suspect, primarily because it relates to the honesty and integrity of the individuals working for CIT Computer Leasing Group, Inc. From an Accounting Information Systems standpoint, the internal controls were relatively simple. Moreover, they actually appeared to be intrinsically linked to operations -- partially due to the fact that a large part of the business of the aforementioned company relates to returned leases to computer equipment. If the individual responsible for the accounting of these computers that are supposed to be returned to the organization does not report them accurately, he can override virtually all controls due to his inaccuracies which he can later on utilize to his own financial benefit. Thus, because this system involves company assets that are outside of the control of CIT, it is difficult to effect any of the company's internal accounting controls which are all predicated on accurate accounting of leased computers that are returned to it. Were someone to contact the lessee of computers prior to the end of the lease and implement a...
Financial data as to the sale of this equipment was delivered to CIT from the remarketer. Again, however, only the financial data was delivered, and not the amount of the computers. Because resellers could sell computers at different prices, there effectively is no way that CIT could keep track of the number of the computers without relying on information from third parties.
However, this ignorance on the part of CIT and its requirement of trusting others to account for its computers and the price that was earned from the resale of returned leases can be readily rectified with more contemporary It mechanisms. There are a number of different aspects of big data including sensor data and the real time monitoring of equipment assets -- such…
Works Cited
Michelman, Jeffrey, Gorman, Victoria, Trompeter, Gregory. "Accounting Fraud at CIT Computer Leasing Group, Inc." Issues in Accounting Education. Vol. 26, no.3, pp. 569-591. 2011. Print.
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