Internal Controls in Accounting for publicly traded companies. Regulations and Guidelines for the President‚ CEO‚ and CFO. 10/05/2012 By: Accounting 504 Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Rules‚ Regulations‚ and Guidelines III. Advice to LBJ Company IV. Conclusion This document is intended to serve as an informational piece regarding steps and procedures that would need to be followed for the purposes of bringing a privately held company into regulations
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LBJ Company: Internal Control Evaluation Accounting 504: Managerial Use & Analysis Case Study 2 Written by: 8/10/13 This evaluation is being presented as an assessment of the preparedness of the LJB Company to go public at a future date. By researching current regulations regarding publicly traded firms we hope to prepare for a smooth transition into the trading market. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) has established the following guidelines
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Accounting 504 Case Study 2 Keller Graduate School of Management Prepared by: Samara Ellison Prepared for: Professor Hicks 3 April 2013 To: LJB Company President From: Samara Ellison‚ Accounting Firm Subject: Evaluation of LJB Company’s Internal Control Structures Date: 3 April 2013 Hello LJB Company President: First‚ I would like to thank you for hiring my accounting firm to evaluate LJB’s internal controls system. This report will inform you of any new internal control requirements
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To: President of LJB Company‚ Thank you for selecting our firm to provide your company with an evaluation of your organizations internal control system. Internal control systems are vital in securing your organizations assets‚ it will limit the risk of fraud as well as misuse of your assets. Comprehending how to separate duties among your employees will aid in improving transparency as well as keep your company financially strong. Before the company decides to go public it is important to know
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Introduction Internal controls are vital to any company’s business and financial sustainability. Internal controls consist of measures taken by a company safeguarding against fraud‚ and theft. Internal controls ensure accuracy and reliability in accounting data‚ and secure policies within the organization. Further‚ internal controls evaluate all levels of performance. These are addressed with five principles of internal control: Establishment of responsibility‚ Segregation of duties‚ Documentation
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Internal Control Requirements for Publicly Traded Companies In a meeting last week‚ the president of LJB expressed interest of going public in the near future and asked us about the internal control requirements for such action. To become publicly listed‚ LJB must follow the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)‚ which requires all US publicly traded companies to maintain an adequate system of internal control. Under SOX Section 404‚ a company must report on internal controls over financial reporting
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of their Internal Control. It must also include any “material weaknesses” currently present. The internal control is only deemed effective once all material weaknesses are properly addressed and solved. * A statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the management’s internal control .2 If LJB Company decides to go public‚ it must take into account the cost against the benefits of doing so. The increased standard of internal control requires a lot
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Case Study 2-Internal Controls 2014 ACCT 504 Table of Contents I) Introduction II) Internal Control Requirements-Sarbanes/Oxley Act III) Internal Controls-Strengths IV) Internal Controls-Opportunities for Improvement Introduction It has come to the attention of the president of LJB Company that an evaluation is needed to determine the reliability and level of compliance of the company’s
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ASSIGNMENT (Stage 1) ACCT 11059 – Using Accounting For Decision Making Prepared By Lingdi Fu (s0210541) Lecturer & Tutor’s Name: Mitch Hsu Due Date: Saturday‚ 4th August 2012‚ 11:00 PM Step1 During carefully and thoughtfully read through the firm’s latest annual report. We can find the company is called GR Engineering Services. It is an Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed public company located in 183 Great Eastern Highway‚ Belmont. The principle activities of the company is
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Financial Accounting 504 23-Jun-13 Professor Chung Oracle v Microsoft Final Course Project As noted in Wikipedia Oracle is headquartered in Redwood‚ California. It was founded in 1977 and is the world’s third largest soft wear developer in sales. According to Yahoo Finance Oracle is a multi-faceted operation. Oracle provides a vast amount of services for the internet and computer. It provides cloud applications‚ IT consulting services‚ licenses middleware software which includes database and
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