...National Tax Journal Vol 49 no. 3 (September 1996) pp. 421-35 CORPORATE TAX COMPLIANCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING CORPORATE TAX COMPLIANCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING LILLIAN F. MILLS * Abstract - The tax law provides varying opportunities for tax planning, and firms have competing incentives to consider in planning a tax reporting strategy, including financial reporting effects. I present preliminary results that Internal Revenue Service audit adjustments increase in the excess of book income over taxable income. This is evidence that firms incur additional costs for reporting higher book income than taxable income. I also investigate the relationship between compliance costs and taxes paid. Existing descriptive research emphasizes the social cost burden of such compliance costs. Preliminary results indicate that firms that spend more on tax research and planning report lower tax expense. results that proposed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audit adjustments increase as the excess of book income over taxable income increases. This is evidence that firms incur additional costs for reporting higher financial statement income than taxable income. I also investigate how the level of conformity varies as the relative incentives for book income versus tax savings change. Tax regimes that require more conformity between book and tax accounting will likely induce higher tax payments than those firms whose incentives to maintain high book income are the greatest. In addition, government...
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...Running head: CORPORATE COMPLIANCE REPORT Corporate Compliance Report Corporate Compliance Report With so many corporate scandals and misappropriation of finances, the United States government has developed many laws and action agencies to aid in reducing the amount of corporate mishandlings. Regulatory legislation mandating a report on internal controls is now a corporate obligation. Risk management is a fundamental area of importance to stakeholders. Organizations that are best practice companies look to the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations for guidance to develop efficient internal controls, enterprise risk and against fraudulent activities. This paper will outline a plan to implement enterprise risk for an organization of choice. The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) “is dedicated to guiding executive management and governance entities toward the establishment of effective, efficient, and ethical business operations on a global basis. It sponsors and disseminates frameworks and guidance based on in-depth research, analysis, and best practices” (COSO, 2006). COSO is a private-sector program funded and sponsored by five professional organizations. The Committee conducted an 11-year research study to analyze instances of fraudulent financial reporting and determine contributing factors that lead to financial statement fraud (COSO, 2006). COSO’s research demonstrated that most fraudulent behavior involved the chief...
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...Corporate Compliance Plan A corporate compliance plan makes good business sense. Not only does it make good business sense, but it is also a requirement to be listed on the stock exchange. Riordan Manufacturing is a Fortune 1000 company which is wholly owned by Riordan Industries. Riordan is located in San Jose, California. Riordan Manufacturing is the industry leader in the field of plastic injection molding. With more than $1 billion in revenues and annual earnings of approximately $46 million it is imperative that Riordan Manufacturing have a compliance plan in place. Legal Liability of Officers and Directors Officers and directors of Riordan Manufacturing have a duty to exercise due diligence in overseeing the activities of the organization that they serve. Following the policies and procedures implemented in the formation of the organization is important to how smoothly the organization runs. There are three basic duties officers and directors have: duty of diligence, duty of loyalty, and duty of obedience. Duty of diligence requires that they act reasonably, in good faith and in the organization’s best interest; duty of loyalty requires that they place the interest of the organization before themselves; and duty of obedience requires them to act within the rules and laws. Officers and directors who fail to follow these three responsibilities can be held personally liable for their own actions as well as the actions of others or the organization. They can face fines or...
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...Corporate Compliance Report University of Phoenix Rite Aid Corporate Compliance Introduction The Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains with more than 5,000 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia, with a strong presence on both the East and West coasts. The Company serves the healthcare needs of its customers through its Rite Aid stores and online pharmacy, riteaid.com. Due to the breadth and scope of its businesses, the Company faces a wide range of competitive challenges including, but not limited to, other retail drugstore chains, supermarkets, convenience stores, pharmacy benefit managers and other mail order prescription providers, Internet pharmacies and ambulatory care health providers. A primary component of the Company's human resources strategy to ensure high caliber leadership is the identification, recruitment, development and placement of key management and business talent. The Rite Aid Board of Directors (the "Board") and executive management team believe that a crucial aspect of executing this strategy is a comprehensive, integrated and straightforward executive compensation platform that provides competitive and differentiated levels of pay based on corporate and individual performance while reinforcing the alignment of executive interests with those of stockholders. When a company is facing issues dealing with corporate compliance, implementing a system to deal with the compliance and corporate governance...
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...Corporate Compliance Plan for Riordan Manufacturing University of Phoenix Riordan Manufacturing is a profitable plastics manufacturer with annual earnings of $46 million. The company is wholly owned by Riordan Industries, a Fortune 1000 company with revenues over $1 billion. The following are some of the products produced by Riordan Industries: plastic bottles, fans, heart valves, medial stents, and custom plastic parts (Virtual Organization, 2009). This compliance plan will state the company's legal responsibilities and regulations necessary to continue earning a profit. The plan will address the laws affecting the plastic industry and guidelines to ensure management and employees understand and obey the laws. The focus of the compliance plan will be on managing the legal liabilities of Riordan officers and directors. Riordan Manufacturing was started and founded by Dr. Riordan, a professor of chemistry. The company focused on research and development of plastic substrates. In 1992 the company purchased a fan manufacturing plant in Pontiac, Michigan. In the year 2000, the fan operation was moved to China. The corporate headquarters that include research and development is located in San Jose, California. Plastic beverage containers are produced in Albany, Georgia and custom plastic parts are produced in Pontiac, Michigan (Virtual Organization, 2009). The compliance plan will include an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve a dispute, product liability to address...
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...Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan LAW/531 3/4/2012 Marlene Wilhite Table of Contents I. Internal Environment II. Mission Statement/Objective Setting III. Code of Business Conduct a. Legal obligations and compliance b. Enterprise liability c. Real and Intellectual Property IV. Board Member Code of Ethics a. Selection of Board b. Board Leadership c. Composition and Performance d. Board Meeting Etiquette and Proceedings V. Control Activities a. Governance principles of regulatory compliance b. International Laws c. Steps to adhere to international laws VI. Legal Counsel VII. Reporting Violations Internal Environment As an industry leader in global plastics manufacturing Riordan must remain on the forefront of internal controls and corporate compliance. This plan has been assembled to form a strategic corporate compliance plan for the board of directors. The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations defines Enterprise Risk Management as the following: “Enterprise risk management is a process, effected by an entity’s board of directors, management and other personnel, applied in strategy setting and across the enterprise designed to identify potential events that may affect the entity, and manage risk to be within its risk appetite...
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...Corporate Compliance Plan for Riordan Manufacturing October 19, 2009 Riordan Manufacturing is a profitable company generating large amounts of revenue for Riordan Industries. This compliance plan will outline the company’s legal processes and standards to ensure the company will be able to continue to operate and remain profitable in the future. The plan will address the laws that affect the company and provide a guideline for ensuring employees adhere to these laws. Riordan Manufacturing was started in 1991 by Dr. Riordan. He started the company by developing a process for turning polymers into high tensile strength plastic substrates. He patented these processes. In 1992 he purchased a manufacturing plant that made fans and started to get into the manufacturing business instead of just research and development. In 2000 the company started to venture out and expanded into China. This plan will outline an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for the company to use to keep them on track with their mission. Then discuss enterprise and product liability. Briefly discussed will be issues with international law and how those laws affect the expansion into China. The paper will cover tangible and intellectual property, legal forms of business as well as governess. The paper will also cover enterprise risk management as outlined by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). It will conclude by wrapping up with a discussion on laws that Riordan must...
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...Corporate Compliance Plan Law/531 July 23, 2012 Company Overview Riordan Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Riordan Industries, is an international corporation with hundreds of employees worldwide with $1billion in annual revenues, making it a Fortune 1000 business. Riordan Manufacturing is a leader in international business for its production and manufacturing of plastic and polymer injection molds. Some of their current customers and clients include the department of defense, the aircraft and automotive developers, healthcare companies, beverage, cosmetic and more. Products the company produces include but not limited to plastic bottles and containers, fans, medical stents and fans. With the corporate headquarters located in San Jose, CA, the company has several production facilities in Georgia, Michigan, and also a joint partnership within China. Today, we will present to the Officers and Directors of Riordan a Comprehensive Corporate Compliance plan to help assist Riordan continual mission and growth to which will be determined on how well the company can handle and manage compliance issues. We will cover how to manage the legal liability of officers and directors of the company, how to properly address situations when the law is violated, enterprise liability, protecting the company’s real and intellectual property, governance, and international laws that the company must follow. Management Responsibilities and Guidelines Riordan very own Employee Handbook...
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...RESOLUTION According to Cheeseman, 2010 The use of court system to resolve business and other disputes such as conflicts, disagreements, discrepancies, and controversies among employees, can take months, years, and cost thousand, or even millions of dollars in legal fees and expense. To avoid or reduce these problems, businesses are increasingly turning to methods of Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR), and other aids to resolve disputes. The most common ADR is arbitration. Other forms of ADR is mediation, conciliation, mini-trial, fact-finding, and using a judicial referee. Riordan will consider and exercise some form of ADR to minimize the potential risk of litigation. Employees will utilize its chain-of-command when there is a concern, gripes,or concern. The immediate supervisor will have 72 hours to resolve or escalate the issue to upper management. If the complaint have not been addressed with 72 hours, then the employee have the right to utilize the open door policy of the department head. If situations warrants, the employee has the right to seek legal counsel at the employees expense. Riordan can provide legal counsel if the case has direct affect to the organization. ENTERPRISE LIABILITY Directors of Riordan Manufacturing are expected to handle themselves ethically and responsibly. Stray away from these standard can lead to reprimand and/or termination. Riordan have zero tolerance for any employee that does not conduct themselves ethically or responsibly...
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...{text:bookmark-start} Corporate Compliance Report {text:bookmark-end} In order for any company or organization to be successful, it is essential that the management team take steps to identify, access and manage risk. For many businesses, risk management has been identified as a way to thwart and reduce losses, as well as develop business performance. A collection of new tools have been introduced over the past few years to help measure enterprise risk. The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has also played a major role in helping companies manage risk. COSO was formed in 1985 and is a U.S. private sector initiative whose major goal is to identify the different factors that lead to fraudulent activities such as fraudulent financial reporting and make recommendations to reduce the incidences. COSO established a variety of internal controls and criteria that companies and organizations can use to assess their control systems in order to manage risk. “In 2001, COSO initiated a project, and engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers, to develop a framework that would be readily usable by managements to evaluate and improve their organizations’ enterprise risk management” (COSO Executive Summary, 2004). Based on the many COSO recommendations of risk management, many companies and businesses have implemented enterprise risk management techniques within their organization. The goal of this paper is to summarize a plan to apply enterprise risk management for...
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...Corporate Compliance Plan Law/531 July 23, 2012 Company Overview Riordan Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Riordan Industries, is an international corporation with hundreds of employees worldwide with $1billion in annual revenues, making it a Fortune 1000 business. Riordan Manufacturing is a leader in international business for its production and manufacturing of plastic and polymer injection molds. Some of their current customers and clients include the department of defense, the aircraft and automotive developers, healthcare companies, beverage, cosmetic and more. Products the company produces include but not limited to plastic bottles and containers, fans, medical stents and fans. With the corporate headquarters located in San Jose, CA, the company has several production facilities in Georgia, Michigan, and also a joint partnership within China. Today, we will present to the Officers and Directors of Riordan a Comprehensive Corporate Compliance plan to help assist Riordan continual mission and growth to which will be determined on how well the company can handle and manage compliance issues. We will cover how to manage the legal liability of officers and directors of the company, how to properly address situations when the law is violated, enterprise liability, protecting the company’s real and intellectual property, governance, and international laws that the company must follow. Management Responsibilities and Guidelines Riordan very own Employee Handbook...
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...Corporate Compliance Plan For Riordan Manufacturing Denise Tucci LAW531 -Business Law July 27, 2009 University of Phoenix Abstract Included in this plan are the ways to effectively and simply reduce and avoid risks of liability and legal actions from exploding into a large lawsuits. Using these simple steps to avoid negative events from erupting into a large issue, can help reduce time and money for any company. Having the ability to capitalize on a risk or an event and then turning it into an opportunity can be a great asset to Riordan Manufacturing. Corporate Compliance Plan For Riordan Manufacturing Overview After reviewing various departments, processes and documentation about Riordan Manufacturing, some improvements and changes might need consideration by the officers and directors of Riordan Manufacturing and Riordan Industries as a whole. Following are specific issues that could evolve into much bigger problems if the company doesn't supervise and oversee the activites involved. ADR When the officers and directors meet to discuss possible changes needed, they need to follow all bylaws and agreed upon proceedures as written during the creation of the corporation. If there is a disagreement or impass causing an issue from being resolved, then an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) should be in place to avoid spending time and money. An ADR should be included in any contracts with Riordan's clients, vendors and investors. This clause can help avoid going to court...
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...Learning Team Reflections, Week 5 Week 5 Learning Team Reflections University of Phoenix Charles Diggs, Fernanda Montero, Olivia Miller, Phoebe Ochoche Human Capital Management HRM531 Karin Wagner March 12, 2012 Learning Team Reflections, Week 5 During week 5 team A students discussed several topics. The topics include concept of training and development, different methods of delivering training, the process of performance improvement plan and how the results of performance improvement plan are used to determine training needs for employees. Learning team A members reflected over the topics covered during the week and each member stated the topics they were comfortable with and those they found difficult, during the weeks’ discussion with other classmates. Comfortable Topics Some of the team members found most of the topics discussed to be comfortable. The comfortable topics for the team members, were different types of training methods, and how to help managers determine if the training has been effective or not with an employee. Another team member found most of the topics on training to be comfortable because she has been a trainer and a trainee at her place of work. She stated that she was familiar with computer-based training, but learned that she was not the only one who believed they were not as effective in some cases. A team member said he is familiar with on the job training method and so found the topic interesting. A team member said she was excited...
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...Introduction The paper provides an overview of the Riordan Manufacturing Company and explains the purpose of the Corporate Compliance Plan. Next, the paper emphasizes four main issues which are Enterprise and Product Liability, Real and Intellectual Property, Governance and International Law related to Riordan's situation. The paper concludes with the Riordan's future legal responsibilities that can affect workforce productivity, customer relationships and customer relationships. 1. Organization Overview Owned by Riordan Industries, Riordan Manufacturing is an international plastic manufacturing company specializes in manufacturing plastic parts for the beverage manufacturing industry, automotive industry, and fan manufacturers with its headquarters lodged in California. After its foundation by Dr. Riordan in 1991, Riordan Company has tried to expand its capability in terms of production of plastics and beverages containers. The company has increased its level of productivity and opened a number of new manufacturing branches in Albany, Michigan, Pontiac, and China, Hangzhou. Riordan's product line includes plastic beverage containers produced at the plant in Albany, Georgia, custom plastic parts are produced at the plant in Pontiac, Michigan, and plastic fan parts produced at the newest facilities in Hang Zhou, China. Riordan's major clients are automotive parts and aircraft manufacturers, the Department of Defense, beverage makers and bottlers and appliance manufacturers...
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...Management — Integrated Framework at the COSO website: • On the home page, click the Guidance tab. • Select the Enterprise Risk Management link. • Click MORE. • Select the Download (English) the free executive summary link. Research additional information in the Guidance and Resources sections at the COSO website. View the Riordan virtual organization. Create a corporate compliance plan consisting of no more than 2,450 words for Riordan. Focus your plan on managing the legal liability of officers and directors of Riordan. The plan must also address how to handle situations when laws are violated or in question (such as when to call in legal counsel, what rights the employees have, or who to turn to when actions are taken against Riordan). Your plan must also include the following: • Enterprise liability • Real and intellectual property • Governance principles of regulatory compliance requirements • The specific international laws or aspects of the law that must be adhered to by Riordan and an outline of these steps for employees to adhere to these laws Format your Corporate Compliance Plan as if you were going to distribute this to the officers and directors of Riordan. Outline the prevention and management guidelines of the legal aspects listed above. Implement enterprise risk management based on the COSO’s 8 interrelated components. COSO can be used to structure your plan. Be sure to incorporate key concepts from your readings where appropriate. You need...
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