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Cpas Of Color: Celebrating 40 Years, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Minority Initiatives Committee Jan 2009

Cpas Of Color: Celebrating 40 Years, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Minority Initiatives Committee

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, Janaury 12-15, 2009, San Antonio, Tx, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, Janaury 12-15, 2009, San Antonio, Tx, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, July 27-30, 2009, San Diego, Ca, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, July 27-30, 2009, San Diego, Ca, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, August 24-27, 2009, Nashville, Tn; Highlights, Asb Meeting, August 24-27, 2009, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, August 24-27, 2009, Nashville, Tn; Highlights, Asb Meeting, August 24-27, 2009, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, September 30, 2009, Conference Call, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, September 30, 2009, Conference Call, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, March 2, 2009, Conference Call, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, March 2, 2009, Conference Call, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, April 27-30, 2009, New York, Ny, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, April 27-30, 2009, New York, Ny, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, June 22-25, 2009, Boston, Ma, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, June 22-25, 2009, Boston, Ma, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, October 26-30, 2009,Phoenix, Az, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, October 26-30, 2009,Phoenix, Az, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, June 22-25, 2009, Boston, Ma, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, June 22-25, 2009, Boston, Ma, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, November 18, 2009, Conference Call, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, November 18, 2009, Conference Call, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, September 30, 2009, Conference Call, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, September 30, 2009, Conference Call, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, March 2, 2009, Conference Call, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, March 2, 2009, Conference Call, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, April 27-30, 2009, New York, Ny, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, April 27-30, 2009, New York, Ny, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, July 27-30, 2009, San Diego, Ca, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, July 27-30, 2009, San Diego, Ca, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, Janaury 12-15, 2009, San Antonio, Tx, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, Janaury 12-15, 2009, San Antonio, Tx, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, August 24-27, 2009, Nashville, Tn; Highlights, Asb Meeting, August 24-27, 2009, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, August 24-27, 2009, Nashville, Tn; Highlights, Asb Meeting, August 24-27, 2009, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, November 18, 2009, Conference Call, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting, November 18, 2009, Conference Call, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Coso Internal Control - Integrated Framework: Guidance On Monitoring Internal Control Systems, Volume Iii: Examples, Committee Of Sponsoring Organizations Of The Treadway Commission Jan 2009

Coso Internal Control - Integrated Framework: Guidance On Monitoring Internal Control Systems, Volume Iii: Examples, Committee Of Sponsoring Organizations Of The Treadway Commission

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Coso Internal Control - Integrated Framework: Guidance On Monitoring Internal Control Systems, Volume 1: Guidance, Committee Of Sponsoring Organizations Of The Treadway Commission Jan 2009

Coso Internal Control - Integrated Framework: Guidance On Monitoring Internal Control Systems, Volume 1: Guidance, Committee Of Sponsoring Organizations Of The Treadway Commission

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Internal Control - Integrated Framework, Guidance On Monitoring Internal Control Systems, Introduction, January 2009, Committee Of Sponsoring Organizations Of The Treadway Commission Jan 2009

Internal Control - Integrated Framework, Guidance On Monitoring Internal Control Systems, Introduction, January 2009, Committee Of Sponsoring Organizations Of The Treadway Commission

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.


Exploring Accounting Fraud In The Subsidiary Environment, Carmelita J. Troy, Madeline Ann Domino, Steven P. Landry Jan 2009

Exploring Accounting Fraud In The Subsidiary Environment, Carmelita J. Troy, Madeline Ann Domino, Steven P. Landry

Faculty Publications

This research explores accounting fraud in the subsidiary environment. Utilizing institutional theory, we propose that the subsidiary environment provides an opportune setting and vehicle for individuals to commit accounting fraud. While a growing body of literature exists on accounting fraud, minimal work has focused on the role of the subsidiary in accounting fraud, as reported by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We sample companies for which the SEC has documented accounting fraud in their enforcement releases. We then analyze the related SEC documents to determine to what extent, if any, a subsidiary is involved in the accounting fraud. Our …


The Balanced Scorecard As A Strategy-Evaluation Tool: The Effects Of Implementation Involvement And A Causal-Chain Focus, William B. Tayler Jan 2009

The Balanced Scorecard As A Strategy-Evaluation Tool: The Effects Of Implementation Involvement And A Causal-Chain Focus, William B. Tayler

Faculty Publications

This paper uses an experiment to examine whether involvement in scorecard implementation can mitigate the effects of motivated reasoning that occur when the scorecard is framed as a causal chain rather than merely as a balanced set of measures. Psychological research on motivated reasoning suggests that managers will evaluate and interpret data in ways consistent with their preferences, increasing their tendency to arrive at conclusions that are consistent with their desired conclusions (Kunda 1990). Consistent with that research, results of my study show that managers who are involved in selecting strategic initiatives perceive those initiatives as having been more successful …


Audit Standard Setting And Inspection For U.S. Public Companies: A Critical Assessment And Recommendations For Fundamental Change, Steven M. Glover, Douglas F. Prawitt, Mark H. Taylor Jan 2009

Audit Standard Setting And Inspection For U.S. Public Companies: A Critical Assessment And Recommendations For Fundamental Change, Steven M. Glover, Douglas F. Prawitt, Mark H. Taylor

Faculty Publications

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) established the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to oversee the public accounting firms that audit publicly traded companies in the U.S. In this commentary we outline why we believe the PCAOB’s audit standard setting and inspection models are inefficient and dysfunctional. We assert that the Board’s ability to achieve its mission is limited by its early choices, together with its incentives, organizational composition, and structure. We support our assertions with a number of indicators of serious problems and flaws in the current approach. We also present high-level recommendations for change for policy makers, …


Internal Audit Quality And Earnings Management, Douglas F. Prawitt, Jason L. Smith, David A. Wood Jan 2009

Internal Audit Quality And Earnings Management, Douglas F. Prawitt, Jason L. Smith, David A. Wood

Faculty Publications

Internal auditors often perform work that is relevant to their host entities’ financial reporting processes, yet little research attention has focused on the effects of internal auditing on companies’ external financial reporting. Using a unique and previously unavailable data set, we investigate the relation between internal audit function (IAF) quality and earnings management. We measure IAF quality using a composite measure comprising six individual components of IAF quality based on SAS No. 65, which guides external auditors in assessing the quality of an IAF with respect to its role in financial reporting. Earnings management is measured using two separate proxies, …


Disclosure Quality And The Mispricing Of Accruals And Cash Flow, Michael S. Drake, James N. Myers, Linda A. Myers Jan 2009

Disclosure Quality And The Mispricing Of Accruals And Cash Flow, Michael S. Drake, James N. Myers, Linda A. Myers

Faculty Publications

In this paper, we investigate the role that disclosure quality plays in the accurate valuation of accruals and cash flow. We predict that stock prices of firms with higher-quality disclosures more accurately reflect the persistence of accruals and cash flow. We test our predictions using analyst ratings of disclosure published in the annual Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) Corporate Information Committee Reports for the years 1982 through 1996. The results provide strong evidence of mispricing for the subset of firms with lower-quality disclosures and of a significant reduction in mispricing for the subset of firms with higher-quality disclosures. …


Earnings Misstatements, Restatements, And Corporate Governance, William G. Heninger, Yongtae Kim, Sandeep Nabar Jan 2009

Earnings Misstatements, Restatements, And Corporate Governance, William G. Heninger, Yongtae Kim, Sandeep Nabar

Faculty Publications

High profile financial restatements from companies like Enron, Worldcom, Healthsouth, and Tyco as well as less celebrated restatements from such companies as Red Hat, Nortel, and Bristol-Myers Squibb have shaken public trust in the U.S. capital market. The restating companies have watched their credit ratings drop, market values erode, and occasionally even faced bankruptcy (Palmrose et al. 2004; Hirschey et al. 2005). The preponderance of restatements, in part, led to the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which reemphasized the need for, and the importance of, strong corporate governance.


Three Essays On The Quantification, Validation, And Application Of Gray's Accounting Values, Ramon P. Rodriguez Jan 2009

Three Essays On The Quantification, Validation, And Application Of Gray's Accounting Values, Ramon P. Rodriguez

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

This doctoral Dissertation creates, validates and uses a quantification of country-level accounting values based on Gray's (1988) framework. This Dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay reports the theoretical foundation and method for the quantification of the accounting values. The quantification results in reported scores for each of Gray's (1988) four accounting values - Professionalism versus Statutory Control, Uniformity versus Flexibility, Conservatism versus Optimism, and Secrecy versus Transparency. Accounting values scores are reported for 58 countries. The second essay reports the method and results of validation testing preformed on the accounting values scores. The primary validation method, Multi-Trait Multi-Method …


The Role Of Accounting Information In The Sentiment-Price Relation, Kun-Chih Chen Jan 2009

The Role Of Accounting Information In The Sentiment-Price Relation, Kun-Chih Chen

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

This study reconciles inconsistent evidence on the sentiment-price relation in prior studies by explicitly considering the effects of sentiment on both investor judgments and risk preferences. Using the uncertainty in accounting information, I am able to disentangle these two effects of sentiment and investigate the causes of the variations in the sentiment-price relation. The results show that, under low uncertainty, the effect of sentiment on risk preferences dominates in the sentiment-price relation, such that a negative effect of sentiment on price is observed. In contrast, under high uncertainty, the effect is less negative and, in fact, becomes positive. This suggests …


Comment Letters On Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards: Compliance Audits, December 24, 2008, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Dec 2008

Comment Letters On Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards: Compliance Audits, December 24, 2008, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.