The Impact of Non-audit Services on Capital Markets Seunghan Nam Ph.D. Candidate Stern School of Business New York University New York, NY 10012 snam@stern.nyu.edu Preliminary Draft 7 January 2005 Abstract The framers of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOA) presume that non-audit services lower the quality of financial statements, so they have prohibited auditors from offering most non-audit services. In addition, regulators believe that non-audit services (NAS) may
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24 September 2012 Operations Whole Foods Market Inc. was established in Austin, Texas in 1980, and is “the world’s leader in natural and organic foods and America’s first national “Certified Organic” grocer with over 310 stores throughout North America and the United Kingdom” (Whole Foods, 2012). Whole Foods consists of one operating segment, natural and organic foods supermarkets. Whole Foods is the “largest retailer of natural and organic foods in the U.S. and the 10th largest
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fulfilling our feasibility study specifically: To our parents, brothers and sisters who supported us spiritually and provided the financial resources necessary in making our feasibility study. To our adviser, Mr. Jerome Orillosa, CPA, MBA who furnished us with constructive criticisms that have been great help to improve our analyses and guided us towards our study’s completion. To our friends whom we confined to when we find difficulty in some aspects of our study. To Ms. Nova Alita for lending
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consultant and identify the problems. As you do so, you will better appreciate the importance of internal control and will gain experience in identifying and assessing client risks. While this case involves a governmental entity—a school district—no prior coursework in governmental accounting is required to complete case requirements. PART I – THE BUDGET PROCESS The Violet Bay School District (hereinafter, the “VBSD” or the “School”) provides public primary and secondary education to local students. The
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structured questionnaire while secondary data were obtained from annual accounts of State Governments and reports from similar studies. The study used averages, percentages, chisquare and Spearman’s ranked correlation coefficient tested at 5% level of significance for analyses of the data obtained during the study. It also made use of averages and simple percentage. The study revealed that noncompliance with accounting standards is responsible for the increasing spate of white collar crime in the Nigerian
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their members to use titles indicating their membership or qualification level. Examples are Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA or FCCA), Chartered Accountant (FCA, CA or ACA), Management Accountant (ACMA, FCMA or AICWA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified General Accountant (CGA or FCGA). Auditing is a related but separate discipline, with two sub-disciplines: internal auditing and external auditing. External auditing is the process whereby an independent auditor examines an organisation's
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Sarbanes Oxley Companies Abstract Sarbanes oxley act 2002 was passed on July 30, 2002 and only the public companies are now feeling its impact. This act frequently called the “most significant accounting or auditing legislation since the securities exchange Act of 1934”. After the implementation it has established its demands to the companies for proper management and disclosure of risk. Nortel networks is a giant corporate in telecom industry and as it is expected they also have faced the challenges
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The use of specific objectives and performance measures to manage operational performance is common practice among self-sustaining private and public organizations that are responsible for generating sufficient revenue to meet costs and, in some cases, produce profit. Based on the information gathered, several useful practices were
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some, power is like corrupt. For others, the more power they have, the more successful they feel. For even others, power is of no interest at all. The theory of five bases of power was created by John French and Bertram Raven in the 1960’s through a study they had conducted on power in leadership roles. The five bases of power are divided in two categories: - Formal Power Coercive Coercive power is conveyed through fear of losing one’s job, being demoted, receiving a poor performance
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CHAPTER 1 THE CHANGING ROLE OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING IN A DYNAMIC BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Learning Objectives 1. Define managerial accounting and describe its role in the management process. 2. Explain four fundamental management processes that help organizations attain their goals. 3. List and describe five objectives of managerial accounting activity. 4. Explain the major differences between managerial and financial accounting. 5. Explain where managerial accountants
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