Financial Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780078025549
Author: J. David Spiceland, Wayne M Thomas, Don Herrmann
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.1BE
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To Match: Each of the following provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) with its description.
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Match each of the following provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) with its description.
Major Provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Descriptions
1. Oversight board
2. Corporate executive accountability
3. Auditor rotation
4. Nonaudit services
5. Internal control
a. Executives must personally certify the company’s financial statements. b. Audit firm cannot provide a variety of other services to its client, such as investment advising. c. PCAOB establishes standards related to the preparation of audited financial reports. d. Lead audit partners are required to change every five years. e. Management must document the effectiveness of procedures that could affect financial reporting.
Which of the following is not a provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as to the responsibility of a company's top managers?
Question 3 options:
They must establish formal procedures to receive, retain, and address any information that may affect the company's accounting.
They must certify that they are primarily responsible for the company's internal controls over financial reporting.
They must certify that the company's financial statements are fairly presented.
They may deny responsibility for certain financial reporting matters if they are not knowledgeable about the proper accounting procedures for those transactions.
Which of the following is NOT a major component of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
Executive responsibility for accurate financial reporting.
Accounting regulation.
Mandating external financial audits for all companies.
Formation of an audit committee.
Chapter 4 Solutions
Financial Accounting
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