University of Phoenix Material Article Review Format Guide MEMORANDUM UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX DATE: 8/26/2014 TO: Jon Croasmun FROM: RE: Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Was the “one-size-fits-all” approach justified? http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcaf.20691 ARTICLE SYNOPSIS In your own words, summarize the article. This article talks about whether or not the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the laws that came along with it were the right solutions for the issues that came out of the WorldCom
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Recommendations for IPO planning and Internal Control review to meet current status and carried over when the company is a publicly traded company. Controlled document 1A3872013 | In this document recommendations are presented for consideration for the current and future internal controls of the company and for the planning of its IPO. IPO It is important to understand that good governance demonstrated is a requirement under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for publicly traded companies through maintaining
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that held corporations responsible for their internal control systems or the lack thereof. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 holds the corporate executives and the board directors liable for the accuracy of financial reporting (Weygandt, 2008). The board of directors also must have outside auditors go over the internal controls and verify the accuracy of financial accounting. An offshoot of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been the creation of the Public Company Accounting Accuracy Board. The PCAAB helps to
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INTERNAL CONTROLS RUTASHA BRABHAM 1XACC/280 AUGUST 7, 2011 Internal controls are beneficial to a company’s structure and organizational design. Internal controls consists of all the measures taken by the organization for the purpose of; (1) protecting its resources against waste, fraud, and inefficiency; (2) ensuring accuracy and reliability in accounting and operating data; (3) securing compliance with the policies of the organization; and (4) evaluating the level of performance
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with pleasure. Sarbanes Oxley Act-high light The legislation came into force in 2002 and introduced major changes to the regulation of financial practice and corporate governance. Named after Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael Oxley, who were its main architects, it also set a number of deadlines for compliance. An act passed by U.S. Congress in 2002 to protect investors from the possibility of fraudulent accounting activities by corporations. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) mandated
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services combine competency and experience in the areas of financial reporting, risk management, and compliance. The external audit services include: • Audits of Financial Statements, including reviews of quarterly financial information • Audits of internal control over financial reporting including Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 • Agreed Upon Procedure • Other attest related services In conducting an external audit of clients' financial statements, Deloitte & Touche holds itself to the standards of independence
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Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 Daniel Alvalle BUS 670 Legal Environment Instructor: Peter McCann 7/29/2013 If you were an investor would you want your money protected? Would you be skeptical about investing in companies since the securities fraud scandals that have happened recently? The answer is most likely, “yes”, to a certain degree. With the news about unethical business practices and companies not following regulatory guidelines, it is difficult to ignore the risk that is involved
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 Aracheal Ventress Accounting 561 February 3, 2014 Professor Myrtle Clark Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 Corporation scandals, such as Enron, initiated the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 also known as SOX. Prior to its existence, the public became aware of Enron’s weak internal control, misleading earnings reports, and conflict of interests between executives and their chief auditor.Misleading information provided in false earnings reports allowed Shareholders
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Effects of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis ACC/291 Principles of Accounting II (AXIA) November 12, 2012 Effects of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis The impact of unethical accounting behavior can be devastating, often leading a company to closure or bankruptcy. Some examples of internal unethical accounting practices include under and overstatement of expenses, revenue, liabilities, and corporate assets, misuse of capital (possibly for personal gain), etc. Examples of external
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internal control in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act and regulations, looks more trustful and stable for investors. Internal control has five elements the company should consider before going public and everyone in the company has responsibility for internal control to some extend. The top managers of the organization set a “tone at the top” by making “clear that the company values integrity and that unethical activity will not be tolerated”1. The top managers review the way the personnel controls
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