could start operating under their own guidelines which may or may not involve integrity, responsibility, or accountability. Publically traded companies are required to have some type of corporate governance in place since the scandals from Enron and WorldCom. The case study that we are discussing is from United Thermostatic Controls. United has many different divisions and they are all decentralized according to their respected area. The southern division has been gradually decreasing in sales and
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advise LBJ Company of the strengths and weakness of their current internal controls. All weakness that are discussed include a recommendation to improve the internal controls of LBJ Company. II. Sarbens Oaxley Following the fall of Enron and Worldcom due to corrupt account practices, the United States implemented the Sarbanes Oaxley Act in 2002. Sarbanes Oxley, also known as SOX, is intended to protect investors from fraudulent accounting activities (SOURCE). LBJ Company will need to implement
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Week Three Learning Team Reflection In 2002 an Act called Sarbanes-Qxey Act was passed. It was introduced to the House a “Corporate and Auditing Accountability Responsibility, and Transparency Act of 2002” by Michael Oxley. Then passed to the Senate as the “Public Company Accounting Reforms and investor Protection Act of 2002” According to Weikipedia.com it is “An Act to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliabilities of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, and
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Business Research and Ethical Issues in Independent Auditing Te’ Portia Sibley RES 351 John Gilpin Jan, 22, 2014 The role of an auditor is to audit with integrity and objectivity. In an essay by Roger D. Martin, the role of an auditor should expand to assess the integrity and ethical values of their client as well. The purpose of this research was to bring to light how the auditor-client relationships could devolve into questionable behaviors. This article is in response to the regulations
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burst, stock prices plummeted as investors fled the market. IPOs also disappeared and this event led to the revelation other flaws in the market. It became apparent that the boom years had been accompanied by fraud. Corporations such as Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and Adelphia had a lot of misconduct in business principles. There was lack of fairness and integrity due to conflict of interest. Corporations focused on short-term goals. A lot of managers adjusted financial result to meet the projected
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2012 Position Paper I agree that audit partner rotation is necessary and sufficient to best serve the accounting/audit profession and investors. Based on the downfalls of companies such as Enron, WorldCom, Tyco International, and a few others, it is essential companies have a rotational auditing system. In the past, companies have had minimal financial regulations, which probably contributed to companies rearranging numbers so nonchalantly. However, that all changed in 2002 with the introduction
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procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by the company regarding accounting, internal controls, or auditing matters. The audit committee is required to establish procedures for those complainants to be treated confidentially, and for the submission process to be anonymous for employees submitting the complaints about accounting or auditing matters. 2. The key criteria to create an effective corporate whistleblower hotline, is to ensure the employers are properly
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Representatives and White House, under Republican control, on how to address the problems were so great that no legislation appeared imminent. (Larry Bumgardner, 2003) There was a second wave of scandals that involved WorldCom and Adelphia in the summer of 2002. (Larry Bumgardner, 2003) WorldCom had $107 billion in assets but after filing in the Southern District of New York was crushed by their debt of $41 billion. WorldCom’s bankruptcy is the largest in United States history making Enron seem irrelevant
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) became law in 2002 after the discovery of significant fraudulent activity on the part of officers of several corporations (Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia, etc.). The goal of the law was to stem the tide of continuing fraudulent behavior, tighten governance and make it more costly for individuals if they were involved in frauds. Unfortunately, the goals were not achieved, and the spate of significant frauds continued with frauds involving major banks and corporations (HealthSouth
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2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 U.S. Senator Paul Sarbnes of Maryland and U.S. Representative Michael Oxley of Ohio followed a series of corporate failures, which inacted the SOX Act based on Enron’s bankruptcy and other key organizations such as Worldcom, Tyco, Xerox, and Adelphia who were among the United States organizations executives in the headlines for misdemeanors and multi-billion dollar reassertions," (Dembinski, Lager, Cornford, Bonvin, 2005). The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, (SOX) was incorporated
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