Sarbanes-Oxley Act Training
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 will have a long lasting impact on the governance and financial accountability of publicly held companies. This series will provide the learner with an overview of the Act. Learners will master guidelines for making company policies, procedures, systems, and controls Sarbanes-Oxley compliant. Learners will also examine management certification responsibilities and noncompliance penalties under the Act.
Audience:
This series is for corporate finance and governance managers or for anyone who wants to learn more about the changes in rules and requirements that have resulted from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
This series is for corporate finance and governance managers or for anyone who wants to learn more about the changes in rules and requirements that have resulted from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Features:
- Flash and audio provide animated, interactive Lesson Introductions, Activities, and Simulations.
- Flash scenarios use real world situations to illustrate course concepts.
- Streaming video scenarios illustrate real world issues and solutions discussed in the course.
- Audio accompanies each lesson page throughout the course.
- Decision Point activities allow learners to work toward an outcome in an interactive environment.
- Activities allow learners to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment.
- Exercises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied.
- A Course Topics list contains active hyperlinks, permitting quick access to specific topics.
- Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course.
- Search text enables learners to rapidly search all text within a course to easily retrieve information required.
- Courses challenge the learner with a variety of question formats, including multi-step simulations, true/false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank.
- A skill assessment generates a customized learning path based on the results of a pre-test.
- A glossary provides a reference for definitions of unfamiliar terms.
- Bookmarking tracks the learner's progress in a course.
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Summary:
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been called the single most important piece of legislation affecting corporate governance, financial disclosure, and the practice of public accounting since the U.S. securities laws of the early 1930s. This course will provide the learner with an overview of the Act, including changes in disclosure and reporting requirements that have resulted from it.
Objectives:
- Describe the enhanced disclosure requirements
- Describe the documentation needed for disclosure procedures
- Describe the process of designing, maintaining, and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures
- Describe the objectives and requirements of internal control over financial reporting
- Describe the requirements for disclosing off-balance sheet transactions
- Describe the proposed disclosure requirements for critical accounting estimates and changes to existing accounting policies
Topics:
- Overview
- Management certification
- Disclosure controls and procedures
- Internal controls
- Management's discussion and analysis
- Critical policies disclosure
- Non-GAAP financial measures
- Real-time disclosures
Technical Requirements:
P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.
Summary:
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been called the single most important piece of legislation affecting corporate governance, financial disclosure, and the practice of public accounting since the U.S. securities laws of the early 1930s. This course will provide the learner with an overview of the Act, including changes in listing requirements and penalties for noncompliance that have resulted from it.
Objectives:
- Identify the makeup of committees defined by the Act
- Understand penalties for violations of the Act
- Define codes of ethics
- Explain what requirements must be fulfilled to ensure independence
Topics:
- Board of directors
- Other board committees
- Audit committee requirements
- NYSE and Nasdaq requirements
- Codes of conduct and ethics
- Standards for directors or officers
- Auditor independence
- Oversight of auditors
- Oversight board and regulation
- Attorney professional responsibility
- Protection, misconduct, and penalties
Technical Requirements:
P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.
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Total Hours: 6
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