First microeconomic issues question that I pick would be Everyone’s gasoline problem. As we all know that the prices of the gasoline at the pump keeps fluctuate because gasoline prices related to crude oil prices. The crude oil prices make up 66 percent of the gasoline’s price and the rest of the percentage, around 34 percent would be distributed into some more costs, included taxes, and company’s profit. In order to deal with daily change of price of the gasoline, the 34 percent of the costs
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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Natascha S Scheffel Eth/320 December 18, 2015 Professor Anderson Question 1 Sarbanes-Oxley Act created The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is a nonprofit corporation in 2002. Established by Congress to oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate and independent
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Rangkuman Pelaporan & Akuntansi Keuangan AKUNTAN PUBLIK DAN REGULATOR ATAS KEANDALAN SISTEM PELAPORAN KEUANGAN Studi Kasus : Penerapan Sarbanes Oxley di Indonesia Oleh : Levinda Edvandini Yustina Hiola [pic] PENDIDIKAN PROFESI AKUNTANSI UNIVERSITAS BRAWIJAYA 2012 AKUNTAN PUBLIK DAN REGULATOR ATAS KEANDALAN SISTEM PELAPORAN KEUANGAN Perekonomian suatu negara yang menganut sistem pasar, terutama yang memiliki pasar modal untuk menggalang dana masyarakat bagi
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practices occur when a business does “not conform to approved standards of social or professional behavior”. ("The free dictionary,") There are many situations that can lead to unethical practices and behaviors within the accounting profession. The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 was put into effect to prevent a lot of these unethical practices. In every business owner’s life, there comes a time when a decision must be made, that if is made in favor of the company and/or for personal benefit will be considered
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the requirements for Auditing BUS5423 Section 70 Texas Woman’s University Dr. John Nugent April 20, 2015 Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to provide an in depth review of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and how it contributes to the interest of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. The research highlights the importance of the PCAOB’s role in the accounting profession as well as prospective changes that may evolve in the future related to PCAOB. Upon reading
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Abstract This paper discusses the role and function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and Auditing Standard 5 (AS 5). Due to the increased demand for oversight in auditing standards, this paper also examines the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and the reasons for the creation of the PCAOB, as well as the implementation of the rules and regulations. Additionally, this paper examines the impact of AS 5. Keywords: audit, AS 5, financial statements, PCAOB, SEC, SOX Table of
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of America are considered strong and sophisticated. Transparency and disclosure are really emphasized in American companies, and because of this the downfall of Andersen and Enron still raises questions. This has since become a case of reference in review of issues concerning financial reporting and auditing. It has also been used to explain about regulations on auditing and accounting inside and outside America. This case has brought about huge implications on corporate governance to other countries
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Abstract This paper addresses financial analysis standards legislated in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). The focus will be on how the legislation enhanced the role of auditing and auditing firms, the impact of whistleblower legislation, and the recent Supreme Court decision. The paper attempts to show that though there continues to be opposition to SOX’s financial reform legislation, there is a case to be made in support of SOX. The research relies on historical
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Journal of Finance and Accountancy The Effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Auditors’ Audit Performance Tae G. Ryu Metropolitan State College of Denver Barbara Uliss Metropolitan State College of Denver Chul-Young Roh East Tennessee State University ABSTRACT The issue of audit reporting for financially distressed firms continues to be of interest to the public and to legislators. Previous studies have consistently shown that auditors fail to issue going-concern opinions to more than
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Open Journal of Accounting, 2013, 2, 8-15 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojacct.2013.21003 Published Online January 2013 (http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojacct) Sarbanes-Oxley and the Accounting Profession: Public Interest Implications Sara Ann Reiter1, Paul F. Williams2 2 1 Binghamton University, Binghamton, USA North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA Email: sreiter@binghamton.edu Received October 31, 2012; revised December 1, 2012; accepted December 12, 2012 ABSTRACT The US accounting
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