Internal Control Requirements for Publicly Traded Companies In a meeting last week, the president of LJB expressed interest of going public in the near future and asked us about the internal control requirements for such action. To become publicly listed, LJB must follow the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), which requires all US publicly traded companies to maintain an adequate system of internal control. Under SOX Section 404, a company must report on internal controls over financial reporting
Words: 1398 - Pages: 6
Internal Control Recommendations for the President of LJB Company Should your company decide to go public, it is important to know that all publicly traded U.S. corporations are required to maintain an adequate system of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404. It is the responsibility of your executives to ensure there are reliable and effective controls in place, and auditors from outside the company must attest to the adequacy
Words: 838 - Pages: 4
What are the three sections of a cash budget, and what is included in each section? | | The three sections of a cash budget are: cash receipts, cash payments, and financing. The cash receipts section includes items that the company received payment for ranging from: collections from customers for work provided, sales from items sold, interest from bonds/investments, and dividends from investments. The cash payment section includes items that the company paid for ranging from: purchases of inventory
Words: 345 - Pages: 2
Running Head: INTERNAL CONTROL Internal Control Ashley Pognant Keller Graduate School of Management Professor Hope August 10, 2014 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Internal Control 4 Internal Control Requirements 4 What the Company is Doing Right 5 What the Company Needs to Improve 6 Conclusion 7 References 9 Abstract The purpose of this case study is to analyze a company’s system of internal control. We will discuss if there
Words: 1372 - Pages: 6
Prepared For ACCT405: Financial Accounting Instructor Tim Vantuyl 6/8/2014 Case Study 2: LBJ Company Internal Control Assessment By Brian Tucker Student ID D40318643 Table of Contents Preface …..3-5 Body of Report Page …..6 Objectives of Internal Control …..6 Components of Internal Control …..6 Strengths …..7-8 Weaknesses Summary and Conclusion Preface With its introduction in 2002 the Sarbanes Oxley Act was meant to slow and detour the accounting infractions and criminal
Words: 1985 - Pages: 8
LBJ Company: Internal Control Evaluation Accounting 504: Managerial Use & Analysis Case Study 2 Written by: 8/10/13 This evaluation is being presented as an assessment of the preparedness of the LJB Company to go public at a future date. By researching current regulations regarding publicly traded firms we hope to prepare for a smooth transition into the trading market. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) has established the following guidelines for publicly traded corporations
Words: 617 - Pages: 3
Y’Lonn James Yolanda Serrano ACCT504-10563 Case Study #2 02/05/2016 Situation a. Missing Internal Controls: Monitoring control is the missing internal control weakness. This monitoring provides “eyes and ears”, so that no one person or group of persons can process a transaction completely without being seen and checked by another person or group. This control involves understanding how companies monitors its control and how effective the monitoring is. The clerk should not be the only
Words: 406 - Pages: 2
Prepared for: The President of LJB Company October 5, 2014 Table of contents Introduction: _______________________________________________________________3 New internal control requirements: ______________________________________________3 What the company is doing right: _______________________________________________4 What the company is doing wrong: ______________________________________________5 Conclusion: ________________________________________________________________5
Words: 1030 - Pages: 5
Case Study 2—Internal Control Due by Sunday of Week 5, 11:59 p.m., Mountain time LJB Company, a local distributor, has asked your accounting firm to evaluate their system of internal controls because they are planning to go public in the future. The president wants to be aware of any new regulations required of his company if they go public, so he met with a colleague of yours at a local restaurant. The president of the company explained the current system of internal controls to your colleague
Words: 912 - Pages: 4
Chapter 1 self-test 1. In which forms of business organization are the owners personally liable for all the debts of the business? A. Sole proprietorships and corporations B. Sole proprietorships and partnerships C. Partnership and corporation D. All of them 2. The proprietorship form of business organization A. must have at least two owners in most states. B. generally receives favorable tax treatment relative to a corporation. C. combines the records of the
Words: 949 - Pages: 4
