Summary: Business Law

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  • Chapter 27

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  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

    public company accounting oversight board (PCAOB) regulates public accounting firms

    ensures investors get all financial info
  • Reports Audit Committee

    under SOX, auditors must report to audit committee of client's board of directors
  • Consolidation in the Accounting Profession

    4 firms audit 98% of all US companies with revenues over $1 billion
  • Liability for Qualified Opinions

    less than clean opinion must be issued for right reasons
  • Securities Act of 1933

    §liable for any material misstatement or omission in the financial statement that they prepare for a registration statement
  • Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    auditor who makes a false or misleading statement in a required filing is liable to any buyer or seller of the stock who had acted in reliance on the statement
  • The Accountant – Client Relationship

    §An auditor or her family must not, for example, maintain a financial or business relationship with a client
  • Chapter 28

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  • elements not required for agency relationship

    written argument, formal agreement, compensation
  • equal dignities rule

    agent empowered to enter contract in writing, appointment of agent must be written
  • conflict of interest between two principals

    unless agreed, agent may not act for two principals whose interests conflict

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