Sarbanes-Oxley and Corporate Governance Paper

Sarbanes-Oxley and Corporate Governance Paper Order Description Case 15.3 Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accountin" rel="nofollow">ing Oversight Board in" rel="nofollow">in Ch. 15 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Busin" rel="nofollow">iness Read "Case 15.3 Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accountin" rel="nofollow">ing Oversight Board" in" rel="nofollow">in Ch. 15 of the text. **(Case 15.3 will be attached)** May also use other research however cite and reference your sources. Write a paper of 850- to 1,050-words in" rel="nofollow">in which you answer the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: • If auditin" rel="nofollow">ing of fin" rel="nofollow">inancial statements is required for the protection of public in" rel="nofollow">investors, should not all PCAOB members be taken from the in" rel="nofollow">investment community that uses audited fin" rel="nofollow">inancial statements? Why or why not? • How does the decision in" rel="nofollow">in this case impact the validity of the Board and other provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? ** you must Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed sources** Format your paper consistent with APA guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines. Please note that the Mechanics section of the Grade Rubric requires the in" rel="nofollow">integration of research in" rel="nofollow">in APA format, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in-text and reference citations. Use the grade Rubric below as guidance for an "A" paper. Grade Rubric for Week 4 Individual Assignment: Sarbanes-Oxley and Corporate Governance Paper The paper must in" rel="nofollow">include a discussion of the appoin" rel="nofollow">intment of PCAOB members and whether or not they should be taken exclusively from an in" rel="nofollow">investment community that uses audited fin" rel="nofollow">inancial statements. Paper must in" rel="nofollow">include a discussion of how the decision made in" rel="nofollow">in the case affects the validity of the board and other provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Additional Comments: The paper is between 950 to 1,050 words in" rel="nofollow">in length. (reference page does not count towards word count) Easy to identify next topic of discussion - APA-formatted [sub]headin" rel="nofollow">ings, and transitional sentences and paragraphs are used throughout paper. Logical content development, e.g., in" rel="nofollow">introduce, defin" rel="nofollow">ine, explain" rel="nofollow">in, and apply concepts. Sentences and phrases are well constructed, strong, and varied. Appropriate tone - use of objective, 3rd person writin" rel="nofollow">ing is encouraged. Additional Comments: Professional appearance - same font size, type, and spacin" rel="nofollow">ing used throughout paper. The paper--in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing tables and graphs, headin" rel="nofollow">ings, title page, and reference page--is consistent with APA formattin" rel="nofollow">ing guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines and meets course-level requirements. Intellectual property is recognized with properly formatted in" rel="nofollow">in-text citations and a reference page. Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed. Spellin" rel="nofollow">ing is correct. **Must in" rel="nofollow">include least 3-5 APA references, which should in" rel="nofollow">include the course text and 3 peer-reviewed documents.