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    debacle of major corporations such as Enron‚ WorldCom‚ and Hollinger International‚ lawmakers sought to provide regulations that provide oversight on the way corporations report financial data and to ensure that stockholders were protected. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was put in place to combat deceit‚ improve the consistency of financial reporting‚ and reestablish the confidence of investors (Wagner & Dittmar‚ 2006). One of the declaring regulation within this major law is that the management of

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    (i) Glass-Steagall Act (1933) Great Depression At the time after the stock market crash (1929)‚ during the Great Depression‚ most of the people agreed that the main cause for the event was the “improper banking activity” which was mainly seen as the bank involvement in the stock market investment. Banks were taking high risks in hope for rewards‚ they were “accused of being too speculative in the pre-Depression era” (HEAKAL‚ 2010‚ pg.1). They were not only investing their assets‚ but they

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    1- public accounting firm is a firm that registered by the public accounting oversight board so it provides accounting service to public company. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 contains provision preventing any company which is not registered with the board from‚ furnishing‚ participating in an audit of a public company or preparing. the different categories of public accounting firm are as follow : (Local  Regional  National  Big 4  Alternative Practice Structures) Also there are different

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    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Article Review LAW/421 October 8‚ 2012 Thomas Glenz Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Article Review The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was a daring attempt to legislate morality with the intentions of restoring integrity with the public in financial markets. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is a direct result from corporate scandals like WorldCom‚ Enron‚ Adelphia‚ and Tyco‚ which succeeded in the collapse of these major corporation and ruined people’s lives. The mistreatment of employees

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    Ethical Behavior Hilda Hoyt XACC/291 April 23‚ 2015 Dr. Johnny Hamblin Ethical Behavior The question asked‚ did the Sarbanes-Oxley Act make any difference and why or why not do I think this way. This Act made a big difference in the ethical behavior of companies. In the past some companies felt that they could take any liberty and show it in any way they wanted on their financial statements. For example‚ they need another tax break‚ so they would get an upper management a new car‚ when they had

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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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    you are looking from. This paper will discuss the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002 and how it addresses concerns surrounding fair accounting practices. Anytime new laws or regulations are introduced there is initial skepticism about their purpose and the impact they will have even when the laws that are enacted that are intended to promote fair and competitive business practices. One example of a regulation that was

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    Harrington 1 Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002: A Comprehensive Review By Hennessey T. Harrington For Business 102 Ethics & Public Policy Dr. Jasso TA Josh December 7‚ 2010 Harrington 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002: Spectrum of Objectives 1.1 On History 1.2 On Accountability 1.3 On Corporate Social Responsibility 2.0 Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002: A Historical Account 2.1 On Necessity 2.2 On Defective Oversight 2.3 On Corruption 2.4 On Conflict of Interest 2.5 On Imperfect

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    ASSIGNMENT Writing Assignment “How The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Relates to Internal Control” Accounting 1 November 2011 Writing Assignment-How The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Relates to Internal Control. In attempting to explain the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and how it relates to the accounting concepts of control‚ some brief information is necessary to provide background on why it was enacted in 2002. Questions answered are why SOX was enacted‚ who passed this Act and why was it needed‚ what is internal

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    Company Background Global Crossing Limited (GC) is an example of what may occur when there are failures to properly audit financial statements and internal controls. This scandal happened around the same time as the Enron scandal. In early 2002‚ the GC bankruptcy was the fourth largest in the U.S. history. In 2005‚ it settled with the SEC‚ having been determined that it did not comply with numerous accounting laws. ABOUT THE COMPANY GC‚ founded in 1997 by Gary Winnick‚ was a telecommunications

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