Laura Martin case study Question 1- Laura Martin says she gets "paid to talk" - to whom is she talking? Answer: Laura Martin is talking with investors. She would meet with many company representatives including the CEO‚ CFO‚ operating division chiefs and head of investor relations. She is in connections with these investors via telephone‚ fax‚ voice mail or email. It is approximately 900 individual per month. Question 2- Given this crazy web of relationships‚ what are Martin’s incentives
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Standards IEEE Std 450™-2002 (Revision of IEEE Std 450-1995) 450 TM IEEE Recommended Practice for Maintenance‚ Testing‚ and Replacement of Vented Lead-Acid Batteries for Stationary Applications IEEE Power Engineering Society Sponsored by the PES Stationary Battery Committee Published by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers‚ Inc. 3 Park Avenue‚ New York‚ NY 10016-5997‚ USA 3 April 2003 Print: SH95063 PDF: SS95063 IEEE Std 450™-2002 (Revision of IEEE Std
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 established a new five-person board to oversee financial accounting in publicly traded corporations. The board is appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prior to the creation of this board the industry relied primarily on self-regulation through the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Do you think the establishment of the new oversight board was a good idea or should the profession have continued to be self-regulated? In 2002 there was a new act
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Table of Contents Abstract Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in response to financial scandals perpetrated by Enron and WorldCom‚ and it has had a strong impact on corporate accounting and financial decision-making. This law was intended to enhance financial transparency for publicly-traded companies. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act established new regulations and penalties for public companies to protect investors. In addition
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I. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Struggle in achievement of profitability II. BACKGROUND OF THE CASE Jeff Hawkins‚ a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in BS Electrical Engineering‚ did a short tenure at Intel before working at GRiD Systems in 1982. While at GRiD‚ he developed GRiDTask – a high-level programming language which fuelled further the technological advancements in handheld computing‚ particularly in the area of text entry. In 1986‚ Hawkins left grid to pursue further
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Case Test 1‚ Case 1-39 Research and discussion case: Smith & Company a. The following view can be prepared for permitting public accounting firm to sell their ownership interest to individuals not in public accounting from incorporation: 1) Assessing capital in the economy is enhanced which makes the allocation of scarce resources efficient within the economy. 2) Since public accounting firm participate against companies that are permitted to get in a certain manner‚ they must not be constrained
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Lockheed Martin Corp. is an aerospace and global security company with international and domestic customers (United States). More than 79% of Lockheed Martin’s contracts and sales are to the U.S. government in the form of prime contractor or a subcontractor. With the recent economic hardships in the U.S.‚ Lockheed Martin faces uncertainty of the reliability of sales to its largest customer. With the immense reliance of the United State’s government for revenue‚ along with the possibility of discontinuance
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Patient: Smith‚ Jane DOB: 06/ 13/ 1985 Date of Interview: 02/05/2010 Date of Report: 02/06/2010 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION: Ms. Smith is a 24 year old white woman currently residing in Vancouver‚ WA. She is employed as a hairstylist and currently lives in an apartment with two friends and their newborn son. Ms. Smith has been seen for mental health symptoms previously as a teenager‚ and was referred again on this visit by a colleague. The following report information is based on information collected
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Emmitt Smith & His Annual Rushing Yards Emmit Smith announced his retirement February 3‚ 2005. It was a very emotional moment for Smith‚ who has played running back in the NFL for fifteen years (thirteen of those years for the Dallas Cowboys). As Smith announced his retirement tears began to flow down his face stating "It’s been a tremendous ride." Over his career in the NFL‚ Smith has racked up many impressive statistics and awards. Smith has played on three Super Bowl championship teams (including
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1- public accounting firm is a firm that registered by the public accounting oversight board so it provides accounting service to public company. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 contains provision preventing any company which is not registered with the board from‚ furnishing‚ participating in an audit of a public company or preparing. the different categories of public accounting firm are as follow : (Local Regional National Big 4 Alternative Practice Structures) Also there are different
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