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- Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 -Regulations Affecting Corporate Responsibility And Its Disclosure
- The provisions of a recent Act affect corporate responsibility and its disclosure. Accounting irregularities in the past necessitated such an Act. The Act seeks to streamline the audit management process in a company. The paper examines the reasons behind the release of the Act, general overview of the provisions of...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002: New Corporate Responsibility And Disclosure Requirements
- A recent Act seeks to overhaul the nation's securities laws. It establishes a new, independent board for the accounting industry, creates higher standards for corporate governance and audit committees and ushers in transparency in corporate transactions. The paper focuses on the corporate governance framework and financial disclosure obligations for public...
- Presentations 2002-08-13
- Section 307 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act And Related SEC Rules
- The provisions of a recent Act affect corporate responsibility and its disclosure. Accounting irregularities in the past necessitated such an Act. The Act seeks to streamline the audit management process in a company. The paper examines the reasons behind the release of the Act, general overview of the provisions of...
- Presentations 2003-06-09
- The New World Of Corporate Responsibility
- A recent Act bestows more responsibilities on audit committees with regard to financial analysis and reporting in an organization. It accords independence to the auditor on certain accounting issues. Apart from the auditing and accounting issues, the other issues addressed by the Act include corporate and criminal fraud accountability, corporate...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Sarbanes-Oxley Implications For Your Internal Processes And Systems
- A recent Act seeks to bring sweeping changes in accounting and auditing practices. The Act also addresses issues like corporate and criminal fraud accountability, corporate responsibility, and corporate tax returns. The Act incorporates rules for corporate responsibilities and audit management. The paper examines the Act and discusses its implications on...
- Presentations 2003-04-23
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
- A recent Act seeks to usher in fundamental changes in accounting and auditing practices. The Act also addresses issues like corporate responsibility and financial disclosures. The Act incorporates rules for corporate responsibilities and audit management. The Act contains several penalties for defaulting on any of the provisions of financial transactions...
- Presentations 2003-10-01
- Ripple Effects Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- A recent Act seeks to bring sweeping changes in accounting and auditing practices. The Act also addresses issues like corporate and criminal fraud accountability, corporate responsibility, and corporate tax returns. The Act incorporates rules for corporate responsibilities and audit management. The Act, however, has certain unintended and unforeseen consequences. The...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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- Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 : Public Accounting and Corporate Reform Bill Becomes Law
- On July 30, 2002, President Bush signed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 into law. The law provides sweeping changes to the oversight of the public accounting industry, increases corporate governance and disclosure standards for public companies. It increases the penalties for those that violate the securities laws. Foreign companies and...
- White papers 2002-07-31
- Sarbanes-Oxley And Corporate Responsibility: How To Practice Good Corporate Governance
- This webcast tells about Sarbanes Oxley Act and its impact on financial management. The certifications needed for the same; financial reporting responsibilities and internal control responsibilities are discussed in this regard. The section 906 of this act makes an impact on the financial management. The companies must accompany any periodic...
- Webcasts 2002-11-06
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: What Executives And Boards Should Know
- From the executive summary: ‘The Sarbanes-Oxley Act can be divided into accounting oversight provisions and corporate responsibility provisions. Although the Act only applies to public reporting companies, its accounting oversight provisions will have farther reaching effect because the changes made by the Act will eventually trickle down to all other...
- White papers 2002-07-01
- The New World Of Corporate Responsibility
- Corporate Responsibility CR is the responsiveness of an organization towards society, at large. The CR paradigm has assumed lot of significance in modern business era. The provisions of a recent Act address the issues involved in issues related to CR and their disclosure. The paper presents an overview of CR...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- IT and Sarbanes-Oxley: there's no question that meeting the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and good IT management go hand-in-hand, but companies should be aware that there are greater benefits to be had from this link than simply meeting mandated
- In the post-Andersen and post-Enron era, the unending stories of corporate malfeasance that have rocked the boardrooms of North America are equally matched by volumes of governance recommendations ushered in by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act SOX of 2002. Most companies subject to the Act's requirements have been busy with the...
- Research articles 2004-06-01
- Deloitte Welcomes Seasoned Environmental Advisor; Deloitte's Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability team welcomes Steven Guilbeault as an independent external advisor.
- MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Sep 19, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Deloitte's Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability team welcomed the arrival of Steven Guilbeault who will act as an independent external advisor to the Montreal office. Mr. Guilbeault's extensive knowledge and expertise will help support our clients in furthering...
- Research articles 2007-09-19
- Accounting Oversight and Corporate Responsibility Reform Also Amends ERISA
- On July 30, 2002, the President signed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 into law. After providing an overview of the Act, this article focuses on the new rules that require advance notice of blackout periods for 401k and other defined contribution plans, bar insider trading during blackout periods, restrict loans...
- White papers 2002-08-02
- The Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 Implements Important Corporate Governance Reforms
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Act, has ushered in an era of increased regulation of corporate governance, increased responsibilities and liabilities for executive officers. The Act represents the response by congressional leaders and the administration to the Enron debacle and, more recently, alleged fraudulent practices by other large public companies....
- White papers 2002-08-01
- Key Provisions of the Sarbanex-Oxley Act of 2002
- Lengthy sets of corporate governance changes have been made in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The new law: dramatically changes the regulation of public accountancy, sets new standards for corporate governance, enhances enforcement authority for the Securities and Exchange Commission, ƒnadds criminal statutes and increases penalties for illegal conduct by...
- White papers 2002-08-06
- Landmark Corporate and Accounting Reform Law Seeks to Stem Financial Abuses
- This article explains about the law signed by the president, a sweeping reform of corporate fraud, accounting and securities laws that aims to curb corporate financial abuses and restore confidence in U.S. markets. The article also describes about the Act which severely penalizes deceptive management and accounting practices, imposes new...
- White papers 2002-07-30
- Transactional and Securities Update: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
- Congress enacted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in response to the recent events involving Enron, Arthur Andersen, Global Crossing, Tyco, WorldCom, Adelphia and others. The legislation is broad, covering, among other things, corporate responsibility, financial disclosures, corporate fraud, a new public company accounting oversight board and auditor independence. The Act...
- White papers 2002-07-01
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Using Technology for Effective Compliance
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 SOA or SOX is a landmark legislation passed by the US Congress to provide effective corporate reforms and restore confidence in the corporate financial reporting and business practices. The act makes senior management and CFOs directly accountable for the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- Levi's: Corporate Citizenship in a Global Economy
- One of Levi Strauss & Co.'s first great acts of corporate responsibility came just a short while after the company began to supply Comstock Lode miners with tough-skinned work duds in the 1870s. The original Levi's reinforced pants included metal rivets not only on the pockets but also one located...
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
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