The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act‚ Pub.L. 107-204‚ July 30‚ 2002‚ 116 Stat. 745‚ July 30‚ 2002) was enacted by Congress in the wake of corporate and accounting scandals that led to bankruptcies‚ severe stock losses‚ and a loss of confidence in the Stock Market. The act imposes new responsibilities on corporate management and criminal sanctions on those managers who flout the law. It makes Securities fraud a serious federal crime and also
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Contents Abstract Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in response to financial scandals perpetrated by Enron and WorldCom‚ and it has had a strong impact on corporate accounting and financial decision-making. This law was intended to enhance financial transparency for publicly-traded companies. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act established new regulations and penalties for public companies to protect investors. In addition‚ it created
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Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley Due Artize L. Johnson Professor: Steve Harris LEG 500 Law‚ Ethics‚ & Corporate Governance 26 April 2015 According to Halbert‚ Ingulli‚ & Frey (2015)‚ whistleblowers are people who decide to report unethical or illegal activities‚ usually activities under the control of their employers. They may be working for private companies‚ nonprofit organizations‚ or for the government. A whistleblower is an individual working in an organization who decides
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 established a new five-person board to oversee financial accounting in publicly traded corporations. The board is appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prior to the creation of this board the industry relied primarily on self-regulation through the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Do you think the establishment of the new oversight board was a good idea or should the profession have continued to be self-regulated? In 2002 there was
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Some of the pitfalls of the pre-Sarbanes-Oxley era were‚ in my opinion‚ no accountability for Chief Executive Officers (CEO) and other high level executives‚ the imposition of very small fines and no prison time for devastating frauds‚ and a lack of independence of external auditors and the board of directors. With this in mind‚ I believe five advantages of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to be: 1. That it holds CEO’s accountable for internal controls so that they cannot claim that they did not know
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Costing Method Paper ACC/561 September 09‚ 2013 James Krause Absorption accounting method according to E Notes (n.d.) “is a method of accounting where all costs of the manufacturing are included and are allocated to the produced units”. This would include fixed‚ variable and mixed costs. This type of accounting would allow a more accurate figure to supply to upper management about their product and what the bottom line is. This is the most important factor in Absorption accounting
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Nicola Elvy Week Five Questions Chapter 11 (#1‚ 11‚ 12) 1. Why do we use the overall cost of capital for investment decisions even when only one source of capital will be used (e.g.‚ debt)? One may think that an investment financed with a low-cost debt facility is adequate on paper but in the long run that very use of that debt can be the cause of an increase the general risk of the firm and in turn will make any future financing more costly. Every project should be scrutinized to
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Karla Azcue ACC 120-09 Mr. Donald Senior The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is one of the most important legislations passed in the 21st century effecting financial practice and corporate governance. This act was passed on July 30‚ 2002 thanks to Representative Michael Oxley a republican from Ohio and Senator Paul Sarbanes a democrat from Maryland. They both passed two different bills that pertain to the same problem which had to do with corporation’s auditing accountability
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Incremental Analysis ACC 561 February 16‚ 2015 Incremental Analysis Distance and heading; two of the most important items necessary when taking flight‚ regardless of aircraft type. This allows the pilot to know what direction‚ and how far away he or she is travelling. The same rules apply in business. If the business model‚ or plan‚ is not clear and concise‚ the potential for becoming lost or worse becomes real. The following will discuss the differences between financial and economic factors and
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Guillermo Furniture Store Analysis University of Phoenix ACC 561 July 2011 Guillermo Furniture Store Analysis This document presents the major components of a budget that includes the risks associated with sales forecasts‚ and an analysis of ethical considerations in the preparation and subsequent use of the budget. Consideration is given for the requirements of the organizations code of ethics in the use of any performance tools. Major Budget Components A master budget
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