Law and Government White Papers
Strengthening Governance and Accountability: Higher Education, Charities, and Other Not-for-Profit Organizations
Overview Nearly two years have passed since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was signed into law in response to a wave of highly publicized corporate accounting scandals. While applicable only to publicly traded companies, the impact of its provisions is now cascading to private organizations, including not-for-profits. Sarbanes-Oxley is just one aspect of an emerging consensus that greater attention is required on the broader issues of governance and accountability. While a governing board's financial oversight role has received the most critical attention, some discussion of its overall responsibilities is warranted.
| Publisher | KPMG International | File Format | PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 |
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| Date Published | November 2004 | Downloads | 397 |
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