ACCT301 Week 2 Homework 1. In two to three paragraphs‚ describe the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and why it is important to the accounting profession. (15 points) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed in 2002 by Congress after a series of scandals involving companies such as Enron‚ WorldCom‚ and Tyco. This was passed because of shady transactions and misrepresented financial data which caused shareholders to lose millions of dollars and their trust in investing in public companies. It was passed to create
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INTRODUCTION Financial derivatives have crept into the nation ’s popular economic vocabulary on a wave of recent publicity about serious financial losses suffered by municipal governments‚ well-known corporations‚ banks and mutual funds that had invested in these products. Congress has held hearings on derivatives and financial commentators have spoken at length on the topic. Derivatives‚ however remain a type of financial instrument that few of us understand and fewer still fully appreciate‚ although
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Starbucks Coffee Company Stephanie Deacon Colorado Technical University Online: ACCT 320-1203A-01 Professor White 6 August 2012 Abstract This paper will provide an overview of Starbucks Coffee Company and identify seven red flags of possible fraudulent behavior within the organization. Steps to design a fraud prevention program will also be discussed based on the identified red flags. Starbucks Coffee Company opened its first store in Seattle‚ Washington in 1971 offering fresh-roasted
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OPA Circle Style The three circles; O‚ P and A intersect to create an interesting investigation regarding circles. Since this is a Calculus course‚ the investigation does have to deal with Derivatives. The most important and the focus of this portfolio is the line segment‚ OP’. Using the given diagram above‚ this investigation consists of finding the general equation for discovering OP’. The values that are given are that r‚ is the radius of C1 and C2. OP and AP are the radii of C3. This information
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Organizations (COSO) are two common types of frameworks of control that provide a structure to design information technology (IT) general and application controls. To comply with Sarbanes-Oxley organizations must identify and report areas where technology has a significant impact on the financial reporting process. Internal Controls There are five main components of internal controls that are recognized by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) that are required
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Headquartered in Boston – Currently owned by Thaddeus Baring‚ a descendant of the founder • Thaddeus Baring is contemplating retirement – The stress and strain of the calendar business is taking a toll on his health – “Every year another calendar: It’s relentless!” 2 Background • The prospect of Baring’s retirement is a source of concern to the CFO‚ Paul Brooks – Baring intends to divest the business and relinquish control – Baring is already soliciting offers in the $10M range and
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University : Student Name : Student ID : Professor : Relon Acosta-Toro Course : Topic : Date : Saludos! En referencia a la preparación de trabajos para entregar‚ Work Papers‚ en este módulo le establezco los requerimientos básicos para el mismo. 1. Portada de presentación. Todo trabajo tiene que tener una portada de presentación. La misma será compulsoria. Es importante entender que lo que este servidor busca con una tabla pre-establecida es uniformidad en la presentación. La
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company system is out of control and steps need to be taken to regain system control. Internal control is vital to improve an organization’s operation efficiency and effectiveness‚ financial reporting reliability‚ and law and regulation compliance (COSO‚ 1992). To assist in achieving this internal control management can hire an internal accountant to conduct internal audits. An internal audit is a process that offers a systematic approach to evaluate and improve a company’s risk management‚ controls
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ACC 491 Final Exam Copy this link to your browser and download: http://www.finalexamguide.com/ACC-491-Final-Exam-270.htm 1) If reported sales for 2010 erroneously include sales that occur in 2011‚ the assertion violated on the 2010 statements would be 2) The rights and obligations assertion applies to 3) Which of the following assertions is NOT made by management in placing an item in the financial statements? 4) Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 uses the term material fact
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