Sarbanes Oxley Act Joslin Cuthbertson Hampton University Abstract The Sarbanes-Oxley Act came into effect in July 2002 and introduced major changes to the guidelines of corporate authority and financial practice. It is named after Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael Oxley, who were its main originators. The Sarbanes Oxley Act set a number of non-negotiable deadlines for publically traded companies to comply to. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is
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Publishing, Auditing 14/e, Arens/Elder/Beasley The fraud triangle originated from Donald Cressey's hypothesis (Donald R. Cressey, 1973). The fraud triangle is a model for explaining the factors that cause someone to commit occupational fraud (acfe, n.d.). Type of fraud: Management fraud Fraudulent financial reporting Misappropriation of assets. (Arens/Elder/Beasley, 2012) ©2012 Prentice Hall Business Publishing, Auditing 14/e, Arens/Elder/Beasley
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Project Title: HR Audit INDEX SR NO. | TOPIC | PAGE NO. | 1 | Acknowledgement | 3 | 2 | Executive Summary | 4 | 3 | Introduction to HR Audit | 6 | 4 | Qualitative & Quantitative Indicators for HR Audit | 8 | 5 | Types of Audit | 13 | 6 | HR Audit Process | 17 | 7 | Human Resource Management v/s Performance | 21 | 8 | Approaches to Human Resources Audit | 25 | 9 | HR Audit Tools | 30 | 10 | Checklist for HR Audit | 33 | 11 | Audit Report | 35 | 12 | Audit of HR Results
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Ian Pinkerton ACC 497 Mr. Patten 11/9/2014 Has Sarbanes-Oxley been Successful? The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was enacted on July 30th, 2002. The bill is comprised of eleven different sections that cover quite a large amount of topics. Prior to the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, there were several highly controversial and heavily scrutinized cases of corporate fraud that included the infamous Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom. These scandals cost investors billions of dollars when the share prices
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error or fraud. [footnote omitted]"1 This section establishes standards and provides guidance to auditors in fulfilling that responsibility, as it relates to fraud, in an audit of financial statements conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS).2 .02 The following is an overview of the organization and content of this section: • • • Description and characteristics of fraud. This section describes fraud and its characteristics. (See paragraphs .05 through .12.) The
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BA202 AUDITING 1 Tutorial 3 1. (a) What procedures are common to operational and financial auditing? (b) Explain the differences between operational and financial auditing. 2. In auditing, the importance of auditor independence cannot be over-emphasised. Discuss the effect on independence when carrying out an operational audit from the point of view of: (a) the internal auditor (b) the external auditor 3. (a) Discuss the role of an internal audit department in a large business
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provide the framework for our Group to conduct business in a well-controlled environment We define risk as the potential occurrence of an external or internal event (or series of events) that may negatively impact our ability to achieve the Group’s business objectives or financial goals. Opportunity is defined as the potential occurrence of an external or internal event (or series of events) that can positively impact the Group’s ability to achieve its business objectives or financial goals.
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AUDITING CASE STUDY ACCT: 407-01 3/31/2010 The general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person, organization, system, process, enterprise, project or product. Audits are performed to ascertain the validity[->0] and reliability[->1] of information; also to provide an assessment of a system's internal control[->2]. The goal of an audit is to express an opinion on the person / organization/system (etc) in question, under evaluation based on work done on a test basis. Due
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The PTL Club Case Study Prepared by Felix Rivero For Professor Suiero in partial fulfillment of the requirements for ACC 502- Advanced Auditing School of Business/ Graduate Studies FIU Miami Gardens, FL Spring 2014 May 15, 2014 Table of Contents Issues……………………………………………………………….Page 3 Facts………………………………………………………………..Page 4-5 Analysis/ Authority………………………………………………...Page 5-9 Conclusions/ Recommendation…………………………………….Page 9 References………………………………………………………….Page 10 Issues
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AUDITING A RISK-BASED APPROACH TO CONDUCTING A QUALITY AUDIT 9th Edition Karla M. Johnstone | Audrey A. Gramling | Larry E. Rittenberg CHAPTER 5 PROFESSIONAL AUDITING STANDARDS AND THE AUDIT OPINION FORMULATION PROCESS Copyright © 2014 South-Western/Cengage Learning LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. 2. 3. 4. Identify and compare the various auditing standards that provide guidance on the audit opinion formulation process List and discuss the foundational principles underlying
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