What has been the impact on company management and auditors in implementing the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002? Discuss how effective you think this Act is in preventing fraud and accounting oversights.
What can IT professionals do to ensure that the projects they lead meet the client's expectations and do not lead to charges of fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, and breach of contract?
Discussion 1 Every day we enter into contracts. For example we enter into a simple contract when we purchase food at the grocery store as we are receiving goods in exchange for payment of those goods. Another example is a cell phone contract. When a person purchases a cell phone and obtains service for the phone there is a
Explain four of the main functions of the law; include an example or case study of a situation where this function was met or was not met.
P-2 Safe work environments, fair wages, abuse of child labor, and unfair treatment of workers are all topics that are unfortunately in the news all too often. Previously, these were problems or issues that were in present in the United States. Fortunately, the legal system and regulations, for the most part, have made these i
Turn to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/doc7394.pdf and tell us how they apply to tax-exempt entities (see table of contents at that link) need citations
Introduction to Forms of Business and Formation of Partnerships After working for a large company for 10 years, you decide to give expression to your entrepreneurial urges and start a business. Your business plan is to help small firms that are struggling with finding ways to make new information technologies affordable and e
In connection with facilitating the function of the IRS in the administration of the tax laws, comment on the utility of the following: a. An increase in the amount of the standard deduction. b. Dollar and percentage limitations on the deduction of personal casualty losses. c. Power to make adjustments to properly reflect
1. Your firm has built a manufacturing plant not too far from a large European city. You are a member of a management team that is charged with designing employment contracts that promote high effort among the employees. What factors might you bring to the attention of the team? Would your answer change if the manufacturing pla
a. You have prepared a proposal and are in the final stages of submitting your price. You have two options: i. Option 1: If you submit a price of $2M, you believe you will have a 50% probability of winning the contract. However, you will only have a 33% probability of making a profit at that price. ii. Option 2: If you s
What is the process for turning a job analysis into a position description? What are the legal requirements for position descriptions? What are the elements of a complete position description? How position descriptions are used to recruit, select and manage employee performance? Create a final position description for the ad
Discussion Questions 1. On a clear Saturday morning, Steven has begun to cut the lawn at his home. He is unable to trim some weeds he finds in his backyard, because the weeds have grown between the rocks, so he goes to his garage and takes out his newly purchased weed trimmer. Seeing the protective guard Steven removes it fr
Please help with the following problems. Provide step by step calculations for each. If the S&P contracts have a multiplier of $500 and your $2.0M hedge fund stock portfolio has a beta of 1.2, then your portfolio position can be hedged from overall stock market volatility for 3 months by selling how many S&P futures contract
Amendment 1. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Discuss the explanation, history, politi
Alexander is involved in a dispute related to his business. Alexander is considering legal action. Why may it be financially advantageous to Alexander's business to avoid litigation and mediate the case?
What was the purpose of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977? Search online, and provide a circumstance in which it has been alleged that the Act was violated.
Please answer the following questions: - Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using the U.S. court system to alternative dispute resolution methods. - Discuss how applicable dispute resolution methods are to a small-business owner and a mid-level manager of a Fortune 500 company. - In reviewing the Bill of Ri
You are an arbitrator in a case deciding a discharge involving drug abuse. Discuss the issues that you might use in deciding this discharge case.
Giant Batteries, Inc. is a large corporation that manufactures batteries for large industrial and agricultural vehicles. Over the past few months, it has experienced an overwhelming amount of legal problems and litigation. The president of Giant Batteries, Ima Dummie, consults with the law firm at which you work seeking legal ad
Can you help me with this assignment? Read and answer 2 questions in the ATTACHED case study. Book title: Human Resource Management, 13th Edition, 2011. Author: Robert L. Mathis and John H. Jackson. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 3: Equal
A firm is in the 40% tax bracket. Assuming no purchase option exists and lease payments are made at the beginning of each year, what is the yearly after-tax cash outflow for a leasing contract with an annual payment of $50,000 and a term of 5 years?
Rebecca is very impressed with the tax return that your group has prepared for her. So much so that she has referred one of her major clients, Drew Richardson, to your group for taxation advice. Drew is 56 years of age. He has recently retired from his full-time job as a radiologist. He is an Australian resident for tax purposes
Do you believe that some of privacy laws are severely outdated?
See attached file. Jack Tar, CFO of Sheetbend & Halyard, Inc. opened the company confidential envelope. It contained a draft of a competitive bid for a contract to supply duffel canvas to the U.S. Navy. The cover memo from Sheetbend´s CEO asked Mr. Tar to review the bid before it was submitted. The bid and its supporting
Paulette is the owner of the Rock On Mobile Home Park. For several years, Albert regularly collected rent for Paulette from the tenants of the mobile home park. Recently, Paulette learned that Albert pocketed some rent he collected, so Paulette fired Albert, and revoked his authority to collect rent payments from tenants. Howeve
Case Brief Format First page, Citation: Give the full citation for the case, including the name of the case, the date it was decided, and the court that decided it. Second page, 3/4 the page is Facts: Briefly indicate (a) the reasons for the lawsuit; (b) the identity and arguments of the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s), re
What was the purpose of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977? Provide a circumstance in which it has been alleged that the Act was violated.
HYDROSUB'S UNFLOATABLE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE Kathleen Johnson started her new job as chief buyer at Hydrosub in San Francisco. Her day was without incident until she received the following telephone call. Voice on phone: Good afternoon, Ms. Johnson. I am Burt Lauderas, project supervisor at Bolger Shipyards in Tacoma.
A offers to sell B 1000 boxes of nails, but forgets to state the price. All other material terms are present, however. B accepts, but later wants to back out of the deal, arguing that the offer was indefinite. Is there a contract here? Why or why not? Assume that at the time of the deal the parties intended to make a contrac
Under Sarbanes-Oxley regulations, which companies or industries are required to have internal controls for computer access? Which companies or industries are not required to follow these regulations? Would you recommend that companies, which are not obligated by the law, follow the computer access portion of the regulation? Why