19. How has the Sarbanes-Oxley Act affected internal controls? The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was created because of the losses that stockholders experienced due to financial fraud. Because of SOX‚ internal control of public companies’ management increased. It established provisions that companies should fulfill pertaining to their management and recording of transactions. More thorough and stricter guidelines were created to help companies go about with their activities related to internal controls. This
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LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Economics 2035 Money‚ Banking‚ and Macroeconomic Activity Spring 2014 Syllabus Bernard Sharkey Contact Information e-mail: Sharkey@lsu.edu Office Tel. 767-3362 Office Hours By Appointment Required text Frederic S. Mishkin. The Economics of Money‚ Banking‚ and Financial Markets. New York: Pearson‚ 2013‚ 10th Edition. There are several options for buying a book. Required Text and Software Information: 1. The Economics of Money‚ Banking‚ and Financial
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markets‚ management responsibilities are extended and they are codified in Sections 302 and 404 of SOX. In Section 302‚ it requires that corporate management‚ including the CEO‚ certify their organization’s internal controls on a quarterly and annual basis. It also provides procedures to identify any material modifications in controls that may impact financial reporting. On the other hand‚ Section 404 requires the management of public companies to assess the effectiveness of their organization’s
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Plato was a famous Greek philosopher and mathematician from Athens that is now well known throughout the world. He lived from 427 B.C.E. to 347 B.C.E. He’s famously known for being Socrates’ student and the teacher of Aristotle. He has many writings that explored justice‚ beauty‚ and equality as well as containing discussions in aesthetics‚ political philosophy‚ theology‚ cosmology‚ epistemology‚ and the philosophy of language. His writings were highly influenced by Socrates as he would convey and
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avoid penalty and possible jail time. The firs of which is Section 302 of the SOX Act which states that senior management sign off of the accuracy and validity of the accounting records and financial statements. The other key provision is Section 404. Section 404 details must establish internal controls and reporting methods to also verify the validity of records and have reports on how adequate these methods are. For companies that have violated the SOX Act strict penalties are in force. Some companies
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freedom‚ his family‚ and his job. Monte Cristo is in the cell with Faria and breaks down.”I’ve lost everything...”(87). Once Monte Cristo arrives‚ he starts doubting the revenge done upon Villefort. “God grant that I haven’t done too much already” (404). This quote proves that Monte Cristo doubts his revenge was an eye for and
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Why are water bottles harmful? Bottled water wastes fossil fuels to transport and produce. Bottled water production in the United States used the energy of 32 and 54 million barrels of oil to make and transport plastic water bottles in 2007. 80% of bottled water isn’t recycled. Bottling and shipping water is the least energy efficient way to transport water that is used Chemical and physical properties of plastic water bottles Chemical properties: combustible‚ soluble Physical properties: High
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9-404-124 REV: JULY 12‚ 2005 THOMAS J. DELONG‚ WARREN BRACKIN‚ ALEX CABAÑAS‚ PHIL SHELLHAMMER‚ DAVID L. AGER Procter & Gamble: Global Business Services Dave Walker‚ vice president of Business Service Opportunities and chairman of the Governance Team at Procter & Gamble‚ sat and stared at the reports and presentations that were piled on his desk. As head of the Governance Team‚ Walker was responsible for leading a lengthy review aimed at answering one question: “What should P&G do with its
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contemporary definitions. He states that a customary marriage is a sensitive‚ psychological‚ and economic tie between a man and a woman (404). Sullivan then counters the idea that marriage is only between a man and a woman by illustrating the different definitions of marriage. He illustrates the contemporary version of marriage to be an “emotional commitment” between two people (404). He states that marriage is an establishment recognized by the state between two people and that it does not necessarily have
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