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Accounting Standard 5: A Kinder, Gentler Compliance Standard
Editor: Recently the SEC and the PCAOB accorded small companies and foreign issuers some leeway in their reporting requirements under Sarbanes-Oxley. Briefly review the current situation regarding filing and reporting requirements for non-accelerated companies. Schroeder: The SEC amended the...
Read MoreEffective Board And Audit Committee IT Risk Management
Editor: Please tell our readers about Amper's Technology Risk Services Practice. Schroeder: Our practice delivers services to help our clients understand and control technology related risks associated with financial and operational governance. Our clients typically have technology intensive...
Read MoreWhy Smaller Companies Benefit From Accounting Standard 5
Editor: Lee, please remind our readers about your firm's practice and services that you perform for clients. Smith: Amper, Politziner & Mattia is a regional CPA firm with a growing number of public clients, offering auditing and consulting services in the tri-state area of New York, New...
Read MoreTrends In Retirement Plan Audits: An Auditor's Perspective
Editor: Please tell our readers about your professional background and experience. Wasser: I started out at Touche Ross once I graduated from college in 1984. I worked there for four years and came to Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C. (Amper). I began assisting benefit plans with their auditing...
Read MoreThe Long Arm Of Sarbanes-Oxley: Extending To Private And Non-Profit Organizations
Editor: Why is it beneficial for a private company or nonprofit to become Sarbanes-Oxley compliant or at the least partially compliant? Pennett: Adopting Sarbanes-Oxley principles is beneficial for both private and non-profits insofar as this ensures better controls, proper corporate governance...
Read MoreCurrent Sarbanes-Oxley's Section 404 - A Hardship For Small Companies
During my 23 years of accounting experience (more than half of which have been involved in working with small life sciences clients, primarily biotech firms) I have witnessed many changes in cost and manpower issues. Most recently, I have seen the increased burden of cost and manpower imposed by...
Read MoreEffective Executive Compensation Strategies To Reduce Alternative Minimum Tax Exposure
Editor: Would you tell our readers about Amper, Politziner & Mattia's Corporate Executive Services Group. Maglio: The Corporate Executives Service Group works on an ongoing basis as a resource to companies and executives. Typically, with quarterly planning meetings, conference calls and...
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