◊ SARBANES-OXLEY ACT ONLINE TRAINING SERIES
Online Sarbanes-Oxley Act Training
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act Series (6 hours)
ONLINE Sarbanes-Oxley Act TRAINING FEATURES
- Learn Sarbanes-Oxley Act online with these interactive online Sarbanes-Oxley Act courses.
- Affordable Pricing (Only $42.95 for the complete series)
- A full year to complete the Sarbanes-Oxley Act courses
- Retake the Sarbanes-Oxley Act courses as many times as you like
- Measure your progress with assessment tests after each course
- Earn completion certificates after passing each assessment test
1. Overview, Disclosures, and Reporting
Time: 3 hours
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
2. Standards, Regulations, and Penalties
Time: 3 hours
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
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