Briefly summarize management\'s and the auditor\'s basic responsibilities under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
belongs to collection: Assessment 1 Questions chapters 1 and 2 For Accounting 1 course bacc200
All Answers
total answers (1)
Management responsibilities:
Accept responsibility for the effectiveness of the entity's ICFR Evaluate the effectiveness of the entity's ICFR using suitable control criteria
Auditors responsibilities:
Audits of financial statements must be conducted in an integrated way Auditors objective is "to express an opinion on the effectiveness of the company's internal control over financial reporting." Auditor must plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the entity maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control as of the date specified in management's assessment.
need an explanation for this answer? contact us directly to get an explanation for this answer