Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)
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Introduction: Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 was formulated by the Country U congress with the main objective to safeguard the interests of the investors from the falsified and fraudulent activities that takes place within a corporation.
To examine: Whether the given statement is true or false.
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Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)
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- After the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002, many new responsibilities were put into place for organizations and their management. What are the four significant issues that were addressed by the act and its provisions as presented in this chapter? How does the act and its various requirements help deter fraudulent activity?arrow_forward6. Access a recently issued SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Release related to a fraud action (www.sec.gov). Click on enforcement and determine incentive(s)/pressure to commit the fraud, accounting issue(s), and the motive for the fraud.arrow_forward(Section 401) How does this section relate to the Enron fraud? (Section 404) How do the management assessment and auditor attestation of internal controls contained in this section help to address the risk of fraud in publicly traded organizations?arrow_forward
- Do you think the new revenue recognition standard introduced by the FASB-IASB can reduce the likelihood of similar fraud cases caused by improper revenue recognition?arrow_forward6. Access a recently issued SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Release related to a fraud action (www.sec.gov). Click on enforcement and determine incentive(s)/pressure to commit the fraud, accounting issue(s), and the motive for the fraud. " Access the Accociation of Carrow_forwardWhat was evolutionary about laws such as GLBA and FACTA? What do organizations need to consider to be compliant with GLBA and FACTA? What is the impact of crimes such as identity theft? How do different jurisdictions (federal, state, or international) deal with financial crimes such as identity theft? Site at least one example.arrow_forward
- How can accounting information systems aid in the prevention of fraud? Do legislative activities such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 really aid in the prevention of accounting fraud? Justify your answer.arrow_forwardThe Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FC PA) was implemented in 1977. Why was it enacted, and what are its major provisions?arrow_forwardWorldCom committed the largest fraud in U.S. history. What was the primary method WorldCom’s management used to carry out the fraud?arrow_forward
- Why is it that Bank Deposit Secrecy became a highly-sensitive issue with respect to the implementation of the Anti- Money Laundering Act ( RA#9160)?arrow_forward21) Which is not one of the fraud factors in the Fraud Pentagon? A. Incentive B. Pressure C. Opportunity D. Employee disenfranchisementarrow_forwardThe Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) contains all of the following titles that have a direct impact on forensic accounting and fraud except: Group of answer choices Title 4 prohibits personal loans and requires certain financial disclosures. Title 11 provides a possible 25-year prison sentence for anyone altering, destroying, mutilating, or concealing a record, document, or other object (or otherwise impeding) for an official proceeding. Title 9 increases maximum prison sentences for mail and wire fraud from 5 to 20 years. Willfully and knowingly certifying financial reports not in compliance with the Act is now a criminal offense. Title 4 prohibits personal loans and requires certain financial disclosures.arrow_forward
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