Remediation of material weaknesses related to employee compensation

Despite the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), public companies have continued to experience accounting and control issues related to employee compensation. Beyond the stock option backdating scandal, other companies have experienced problems accounting for other types of compensation, includi...

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Published in:The CPA journal (1975) 2009-04, Vol.79 (4), p.28
Main Authors: Hermanson, Dana R, Ivancevich, Daniel M, Ivancevich, Susan H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accounting
Audit committees
Boards of directors
Compensation
Consolidated financial statements
CPAs
Executive compensation
Financial reporting
Grants
Internal auditing control
Internal auditors
Internal control (Accounting)
Management
Public companies
Public Company Accounting Reform & Investor Protection Act 2002-US
Scandals
Stock options
Studies
Wages
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Summary:Despite the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), public companies have continued to experience accounting and control issues related to employee compensation. Beyond the stock option backdating scandal, other companies have experienced problems accounting for other types of compensation, including bonus plans. The authors examined 124 companies with material weaknesses in internal control related to employee compensation. Also included is an analysis of the companies' responses to their internal control problems. The analysis sheds insight into the steps companies have taken to recover from accounting and control problems related to employee compensation, as well as the role of the board and its committees in preventing and remediating such weaknesses. The authors encourage CPAs to help public companies ensure that they have appropriate controls in place to promote reliable reporting of employee compensation -- before they face adverse internal control opinions or restatements.
ISSN:0732-8435