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AAA – May 2016 – L3 – Q2a – Ethical Issues in Auditing

Discuss the importance of ethical guidance for accountants in addressing money laundering concerns.

(a) Comment on the need for ethical guidance for accountants on money laundering.
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AAA – Nov 2012 – L3 – AII – Q10 – Risk Management in Audits

Defines money laundering as an attempt to legitimize the origin of illicit funds.

Money laundering is an attempt to ……………. the origin of the money by making it look legitimate or clean.

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AAA – May 2018 – L3 – SC – Q7b – Forensic Auditing

Outline anti-money laundering requirements for the auditor of Banana Follow Me Limited due to high cash-based transactions and overseas transfers.

Management of Banana Follow Me Limited plans to invest in factory equipment and fittings to attract more customers, using sufficient cash reserves for these capital expenditures. A significant risk associated with money laundering exists due to the high volume of cash transactions and regular overseas bank transfers.

Required:

i. Discuss THREE requirements of an anti-money laundering programme which the auditor of Banana Follow Me Limited should have in place for detecting and reporting suspicion of money-laundering.

(6 Marks)

ii. State ONE example of the criminal offenses connected with money laundering. (1 Mark)

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BL – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q2b – Law Relating to Banking

Identify transactions under surveillance per the Money Laundering Act.

The Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act empowers the agency to place surveillance on certain bank account transactions to curb money laundering.

Required:
State FOUR transactions which require special surveillance under the Act.

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BL – Nov 2020 – L1 – SA – Q19 – Nigerian Legal System

Determining the court with exclusive jurisdiction under the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act.

The court that is vested with an exclusive right to try all offences under the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act is the:

Options:

  • A. High Court
  • B. Sharia Court
  • C. Court of Appeal
  • D. Supreme Court
  • E. Federal High Court

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BL – Nov 2015 – L2 – SB – Q3b – Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

State the limitations on cash payments under the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2004.

The Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2004 contains important provisions aimed at preventing money laundering, one of which is the limitation on the amount of cash payment.

Required:

State the limitation on the amount of cash payment under the Act.
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BL – Nov 2015 – L1 – SA – Q9 – Law Relating to Banking

Legal limit for bank deposits without further obligations under the Money Laundering Act.

Under the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, the maximum sum of money that an individual may deposit in a bank account without further obligation is
A. N700,000
B. N800,000
C. N900,000
D. N500,000
E. N1,000,000

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BL – May 2018 – L1 – SA – Q9 – Law Relating to Banking

Identify the limit of cash payment or acceptance under the Money Laundering Act.

The limit of cash payment or acceptance by a body corporate outside a financial institution under the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act is
A. N1,000,000.00
B. N2,000,000.00
C. N5,000,000.00
D. N7,500,000.00
E. N10,000,000.00

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BL – Nov 2021 – L1 – SB – Q4 – Agency Law

Examining corruption, money laundering reporting, electronic fraud, and duties of agents.

a. Adamu, a public officer whose duties relate to the administration of justice, was caught on camera corruptly requesting money from a person with a view to avoiding his duties to favor that person.

Required:

i. Under the Criminal Code, what offence could Adamu be charged for and what punishment is he liable to if convicted? (2 Marks)
ii. What would be Adamu’s punishment on conviction if his duties did not relate to the administration of justice? (2 Marks)

b. Thomas carried out a series of transactions on his bank account involving a frequency considered by the bank manager, Alhaji Adeyemo, to be unjustifiable or unreasonable. Adeyemo reported the transactions to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, leading to the interrogation of Thomas. Thomas has now filed a civil action for defamation against Alhaji Adeyemo.

Required:

Advise Alhaji Adeyemo on possible liability for the action and his possible defence. (4 Marks)

c. George, who is the chief accountant of Digital Supermarkets, has reasons to believe that certain online lodgments into the supermarket’s bank account by one of the salesgirls were highly suspicious.

Required:

i. What steps should George take as the accountant? (2 Marks)
ii. Explain briefly what you understand by ‘electronic fraud’. (2 Marks)

d. Brenda, an agent who had instructions to sell her principal’s house in the open market, bought the house for herself using her brother as a front without informing the principal.

Required:

State TWO duties Brenda has breached as an agent. (2 Marks)

e. Ngozi retains part of the goods he was instructed to sell as an agent on the ground that the principal has refused to indemnify him for reasonable expenses incurred in the course of carrying out the agency.

Required:

State the condition under which Ngozi, as an agent, could lawfully retain the goods. (2 Marks)

f. Juliet is an officer of an auctioneer company with instructions to auction properties belonging to Adams, but the warehouse handlers displayed goods belonging to Mathias in error. Mathias has brought a suit against Juliet for negligence.

Required:

i. Advise Juliet on the defence or defences available to her, explaining briefly the rule of law for your advice. (2 Marks)
ii. State TWO necessary ingredients which must be proved by a plaintiff to succeed in an action for negligence. (2 Marks)

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BL – Nov 2014 – L1 – SA – Q12 – Law of Tort

Identifying the basic law governing money laundering in Nigeria

The basic law on money laundering in Nigeria is the:
A. Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011
B. Criminal Code
C. Penal Code
D. Companies and Allied Matters Act
E. Criminal Procedure Act

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AAA – May 2019 – L3 – Q3a – Audit evidence

Discuss the risks encountered in the audit of a company involved in possible money laundering activities, specifying the risk format and actions required.

Musah Diara is a Malian resident in Ghana. He has established Tagoe Company Ltd (Tagoe) which engages in trading in West African countries; Ghana, Nigeria, and Mali. Musah is always funded by his brother who is also a resident in Ghana. Musah’s brother does not have a bank account in Ghana. He always gives huge cash to Musah who buys goods in Ghana and sells it in Nigeria or Mali. He pays the profit into Tagoe’s account in Ghana and bank the amount given to him by his brother into his brother’s account in Mali.

Required:
You have been engaged to audit Tagoe. Discuss the risk you are likely to encounter in this audit, specifying your expectation of the risk format and the action you have to take.

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