Sarbanes-Oxley Act The objective of this study is to read the guide to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and to: (1) Evaluate the effectiveness of regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley Act over minimizing the corporate fraud and protecting investors make one sugg Continue Reading...
Ethics Cable provider Adelphia was one of the major accounting scandals of the early 2000s that led to the creation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. A key provision of the Act was to create a stronger ethical climate in the auditing profession, a conseque Continue Reading...
PepsiCo Auditors Subsequent Acts Trends Assets Liabilities Stock Income Statement Presentation Income Statement Items Net Income Trend Comprehensive Income Cash Flow Statement Cash Flow from Operations Cash Flow from Investing Activities Continue Reading...
That is the beauty of the successful and rising platform established through successful investments; it all becomes quite circular. Then, by reinvesting and refinancing earnings, everything becomes stronger. Just as easily, however, this corporatio Continue Reading...
large organizations, the existence and effectiveness of its internal audit function comes into question. Not only the internal audit department should exist but it shall work effectively. An effective internal audit department can serve as the backb Continue Reading...
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOA) was put into law in 2002 following the revelations that Enron (and Enron's accountancy Arthur Anderson), WorldCom, and other corporations were using blatantly corrupt practices in accounting and causing huge losses for stakeh Continue Reading...
This further reduced to $549 million in 2012. The reason behind this decrease is was a subsequent decrease in revenues and reduced nerd sales. The cost of selling goods is proportional to the revenues and an increase in latter directly impact the fo Continue Reading...
Ratio Analysis a) The price-earnings ratio reflects two things -- the company's earnings and the market price. By no means is there a law that says one firm's P/E ratio should be in line with either the market or the competitors. First, an explanati Continue Reading...
HSMS Gap Analysis and Hazard Identification Risk Assessments Description of APM Terminals Legal Environment Review of the Health and Safety Management System Description Gap Analysis Hazard Identification Physical Hazards Health and Welfare H Continue Reading...
Enron could engage in their derivative trading strategy with no fear of government intervention because derivative trading was specifically exempted from government regulation. Due in part to a ruling by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission' Continue Reading...
Sarbanes-Oxley. The political pressure of the past several years following the dot.com bubble and the collapse of several major companies created a need for new securities legislation, which culminated last year in the Sarbanes-Oxley Investor Protec Continue Reading...
Fraud Examination Introduction The Securities Exchange Commission issued a ruling on its website against Panasonic Corporation. It had investigated the company for violations under Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the investiga Continue Reading...
balance sheet is prepared identifying the items which should be placed in this statement. Table 1; Balance Sheet Assets Current Cash Accounts receivable Prepaid expenses Inventory Total current assets Long-term (fixed) Equipment Total ass Continue Reading...
Business Ethics Company Overview Ethics and Code of Conduct Guiding Principles Our Ideology; Our Objectives; Our Core Values that shape us; As a part of my Business Ethics lesson I have a task to criticize and improve my company's code of ethi Continue Reading...
Accounting information can be used by business owners to carry out a financial analysis of the businesses and their operations. The use of this information for such function is attributed to the fact that it usually contains quantitative and qualitat Continue Reading...
This can be as relatively minor as a night without sleep every few weeks or a continual struggle to sleep every night. Curing insomnia by just trying to Google a response to the problem only unleashes a flood of websites that offer all sorts of over Continue Reading...
Forming a Bank Holding Company - Structure, Governance, and Regulations Understanding Banks Forming and Expanding a Bank Holding Company Financial Holding Company Requirements BHC Regulations Capital Building Options for Bank Holding Companies Continue Reading...
Lessons from Ethical Violations in Public AccountingPublic accounting is a field faced with ethical issues similar to any area of practice. Unethical practices in accounting are often motivated by management greed, incentives, bonus, management press Continue Reading...
This indicates that none is capable of outperforming the market with the use of something that 'that everybody else knows'. Still there exists a number of financial analysis those study the past trend of stock prices and the trend in trading volume Continue Reading...
, 2005; Biddle et al., 2009). Companies with more accurate financial reporting and greater control over reporting activities tend to perform better and demonstrate greater cohesion in their operations, as well, and also tend to lean towards more cons Continue Reading...
b) It is required that the "summary prospectus appear at the front of a fund's prospectus." (Security Exchange Commission (b)) c) Amendments have been made so that the Internet can be used to give important 'information' inclusive of "description Continue Reading...
Code of Conduct Framework The Board in charge of every firm has the responsibility to come up with, and record in writing a code stating the processes and practices that the company should follow for fair UPSI disclosure, as per the principles given Continue Reading...
The Bank CEO's Role in Defining Ethical Integrity Based on a thorough review of existing literature of the role of ethics in the banking industry, the role of the CEO as the ethical leader of their organization is next discussion. Based on the con Continue Reading...
1. As the consultant, create an argument that you will present to the CEO that suggests accounting and financial management knowledge and skills will be essential to the company’s success and stability over the next five (5) years. Provide supp Continue Reading...
1 Five future trends in Public Administration are 1) global interconnectedness and self-sufficiency; 2) changes to public health policy; 3) incorporation of advanced technology into administration; 4) more grassroots advocacy; and 5) emphasis on sust Continue Reading...
First, there are some characteristics that differentiate leaders from nonleaders, although experts disagree on whether these traits are inherent or can be learned. However, there is little disagreement that certain types of leadership are better sui Continue Reading...
Audit of Organizational Effectiveness Department of Social Services Effectiveness audit: The Department of Health and Human Services Organization to be analyzed The Department of Health and Human Services is the umbrella organization within the U Continue Reading...
Audit Management DQ Consider the governance of the company owning Rana Plaza and describe the regional expectations as well as best practice in this area and the benefits that adoption brings. Evaluate the governance of Rana Plaza during and after t Continue Reading...
roles of forensic accountants in preventing and detecting fraud within a business community. The paper highlights the requisites and basic responsibilities of a forensic accountant. The paper also makes references on the special cases where forensic Continue Reading...
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Evaluating the effectiveness of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act The Public Company Accounting Reform (PCAR) and Investor Protection Act (IPA) was established in mid-2002 by the congress with the emergence of unceremonious scandals in acco Continue Reading...
Financial Crimes, Fraud, and Investigation The banking sector is a critical part of a country’s economy. This is more so the case given that it is actively involved in the holding as well as management of diverse financial assets and the coordi Continue Reading...
IT Fraud Evaluate the factors that add to corporate fraud The business fraud can be credited to conditions emerging from deceptive monetary reporting and misappropriation of possessions. These conditions are 3 and all 3 features of the fraud triang Continue Reading...
Ethics and Regulatory Issues Related party transactions reported on by Arthur Andersen & Co. Flaw in the accounting firm's logic Checklist for special projects performed by external auditors Checklist Proposed rules or laws to prevent simila Continue Reading...
However, they have also changed the face of the accounting profession in a way that will affect the education and conduct of accountants in the future. In the future, the accountant will have to do more than to balance the books. In order to underst Continue Reading...
Some mergers and acquisitions (M&as) did not generate any goodwill because they were accounted for using the pooling-of-interests method. In 1969, Leonard M. Savoie (then Executive Vice President of the AICPA) stated that he expected the then-pr Continue Reading...
Security in Cloud Computing Security issues associated with the cloud Cloud Security Controls Deterrent Controls Preventative Controls Corrective Controls Detective Controls Dimensions of cloud security Security and privacy Compliance Busin Continue Reading...
Although the research tools provided by the ISO 14001 framework are both qualitative and quantitative, this approach is consistent with the guidance provided by Neuman (2003) who points out that, "Both qualitative and quantitative research use sever Continue Reading...
