Study of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Section 404

Study of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Section 404
Author: Barry Leonard
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2011-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1437924549

The Public Co. Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act, otherwise known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, was enacted in July 2002 after a series of high-profile corp. scandals involving Enron and Worldcom. Section 404(a) of the Act requires management to assess and report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. It also requires that an independent auditor attest to management¿s assessment of the effectiveness of those controls. Efforts to reduce the costs while retaining the effectiveness of compliance resulted in a series of reforms in 2007. This report presents an analysis of data from publicly traded co. collected from a survey of financial exec. of co. with Section 404 experience. Charts. This is a print on demand report.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Author: Wilma H. Fletcher
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781604560879

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, PL 107-204 described by some as the most important and far-reaching securities legislation since passage of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 USC §§ 77a et seq, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 USC §§ 78a et seq, both of which were passed in the wake of the Stock Market Crash of 1929. The Act establishes a new Public Company Accounting Oversight Board which is to be supervised by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Act restricts accounting firms from performing a number of other services for the companies which they audit. The Act also requires new disclosures for public companies and the officers and directors of those companies. Among the other issues affected by the new legislation are securities fraud, criminal and civil penalties for violating the securities laws and other laws, blackouts for insider trades of pension fund shares, and protections for corporate whistleblowers. This book contains important analyses on the impact of this Act.

The Sarbanes- Oxley Act - A brief introduction

The Sarbanes- Oxley Act - A brief introduction
Author: Andreas Bauer
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 11
Release: 2008-07-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3640106318

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2007 in the subject Business economics - Law, grade: 1,3, IPAG Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Nice, course: Financial Management, language: English, abstract: This paper provides a brief but complete introduction of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act (SOX). After providing the aims that were pursed by the United States legislation by introducing this act, the paper gives an overview of the provisions of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act. This overview deals with every single provision and describes the inherent measures. Ultimately the last section of this paper delivers an overview of the criticism raised by different scholars and experts concerning the Sarbanes- Oxley Act.

Effects of Section 404 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002

Effects of Section 404 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002
Author: Mark Altman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2007
Genre:
ISBN:

There has been much attention paid to the accounting and auditing professions as of late. After knowledge of the bookkeeping scandals in major companies such as Enron, World Com, and HealthSouth, to name a few, became public, a distrust of large corporations like these seemed to grow. The American people, and more importantly the Securities and Exchange Commission, wanted to know what was going on and put an end to it. In July of 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed in order to increase pressure on the heads of companies to get their numbers straight or face the consequences.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Author: United States
Publisher: LexisNexis/Matthew Bender
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This handy reference booklet contains the text of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, along with analysis and guidance from leading corporate and securities practitioners. The expert commentary provides: an overview of the Act's requirements; discussion on how the Act affects corporate officers and directors; and advice on how to implement the new certification requirements.

In the Name of Entrepreneurship?

In the Name of Entrepreneurship?
Author: Susan M. Gates
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2007-11-21
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0833043951

What are the differential effects of regulation and policy on small businesses? What is the impact of special regulatory treatment for small businesses? This book sheds light on these issues through analysis of the regulatory and public policy environment with regard to small businesses, including focused studies in four key areas: health insurance, workplace safety, corporate governance, and business organization.