United States Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10- K Microsoft Corporation For the fiscal year ended June 30‚ 2012 Sujata Gawali ACCT 221 Prof. John Davis June 16‚ 2013 General Business Information: Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational software corporation founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4‚ 1975. It develops‚ manufactures‚ licenses‚ and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. Originally‚ Microsoft was established
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construct of constitutional monarchy; the monarchy of Canada is the foundation of the executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial branches. The direct participation of the royal and viceroyal figures in areas of governance is limited; in practice‚ their use of the executive powers is directed by the Cabinet‚ a committee of ministers of the Crown responsible to the elected House of Commons and chosen and headed by the Prime Minister of Canada (presently Stephen Harper)‚ the head of government‚ though the
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WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH ORDER‚ 2009 (S 44/2009) WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH (FACILITIES) (CONTROL OF MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARDS) REGULATIONS‚ 2013 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS Regulation PART I PRELIMINARY 1. Citation and commencement. 2. Application. 3. Interpretation. PART II COMPETENT AUTHORITY 4. Competent authority. 5. Prohibition of use. 6. Power of competent authority in relation to Safety Cases and related documents. 7. Inspections and investigations. PART III
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company operates in 30 different countries (Nordqvist‚ 2009). There is a whole world of temptations out there and Weight Watchers makes it possible for anyone to be able to control that desire to eat anything you want and keep the pounds off. They use multiple systems and techniques such as meetings‚ a points plan‚ the three step approach‚ and the weight loss tool kit to keep the person dieting focused toward their personal‚ realistic goal (WWI‚ 2013). Weight Watchers is a service oriented business
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Government Regulation Research Paper 1 John Smith Introduction Government regulation is around us everywhere. The government needs to make sure that the public’s interests are maintained and preserved. Being an accounting student‚ I have heard and read about regulation in the accounting industry numerous times. There have been many major accounting scandals in history that have lead to many different kinds of government regulation. The government regulations in accounting are mostly enacted
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The Electricity Wiring Regulations 2007 Issued by: the Regulation and Supervision Bureau for the Water‚ Wastewater and Electricity Sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi www.rsb.gov.ae Revision 1 January 2009 Regulation and Supervision Bureau for the Water‚ Wastewater and Electricity Sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Tel: +971 2 642 6777 Fax: +971 2 642 4217 P.O. Box: 32800 Abu Dhabi‚ U.A.E e-mail: bureau@rsb.gov.ae www.rsb.gov.ae Foreword The Regulation and Supervision Bureau (the Bureau)
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integrity of the securities markets" (The Treasury‚ 2006). As a consequence a number of countries have reviewed their arrangements for independent oversight of the auditing profession. The United States‚ for example‚ has introduced tough external audit regulation under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Canada has also introduced a regulator with extensive powers‚ including a national inspections unit as independent monitor of major audits‚ while the British and Australian solutions are based mainly on oversight
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The Policy Goals of Regulation It is commonly understood that financial regulation should be designed to achieve certain key policy goals‚ including: (a)safety and soundness of financial institutions‚(b) mitigation of systemic risk‚ (c) fairness and efficiency of markets‚ and (d) the protection of customers and investors. These broad goals‚ while clearly important‚ do not take into account an additional factor that has come to be regarded as critical in any well-functioning regulatory system; namely
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document of SEC 310 Entire Course you will find the next files: SEC 310 Week 1 DQs.doc SEC 310 Week 1 Goals and Objectives For a Security Organization Paper.doc SEC 310 Week 2 Individual Assignment Loss Prevention and Risk Management.pptx SEC 310 Week 2 DQs.doc SEC 310 Week 2 Threat and Vulnerability Assessment.doc SEC 310 Week 3 DQs.doc SEC 310 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Performance Management Matrix.doc SEC 310 Week 3 Security Manager Role Paper.doc SEC 310 Week 4 DQs.doc SEC 310 Week
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Government Regulations on Businesses Advantages and Disadvantages Samuel Pinckney Grantham University Abstract This paper will discuss the proposed views on the advantages and disadvantages of government regulations on businesses. Government Regulations on Businesses Advantages and Disadvantages There are advantages and disadvantages that may be associated
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