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What is the four types of Congressional Committees?
House standing committees Joint committees of congress && Senate standing committees
The cooperation between interest groups federal agencies and related congressional committees is often referred to as the?
Iron triangle
What committees are temporary house and senate committees formed to study key issues?
Conference Committees
How do joint committees differ from conference committees?
Joint committees perform investigative or house keeping duties; Conference committees iron out differences in bills from both houses.
What is a spending bill?
A spending bill is the allocation of how money will be spent. Often committees are established to draw up a spending bill.
Who defines the role and responsibilities of the audit committees?
Boards of directors define the role and responsibilities of their audit committees.
Are audit committees strictly an American invention?
In addition to the presence of audit committees in companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges, a number of stock exchanges in Canada, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia/Pacific region have adopted requirements for audit committees
Are companies required to have audit committees?
Audit committees are required by the NYSE, American Stock Exchange (AMEX), and National Association of Securities Dealers (NASDAQ/National Market System issuers).
How does the public find out what the audit committee does?
Roles and responsibilities of audit committees are disclosed in the annual proxy statements of publicly owned companies.
What piece of legislation passed in the early 21st century has affected audit committees?
U.S. Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the SEC adopted final rules amending the securities laws. Such actions have had an impact on audit committees.
What are some tasks performed by audit committees?
audit committees, through their planning, reviewing, and monitoring activities, can recognize potential problem areas and take corrective action before problems that affect companies' financial statements and other financial disclosures arise.
What resources does the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Audit Committee Effectiveness Center provide?
The components of the center are the Audit Committee Toolkits (corporate, not-for-profit, and government), Audit Committee Matching System, Audit Committee e-Alerts, and a bank of materials containing information for and about audit committees.
What is the key function of audit committees?
They ensure that boards of directors fulfill their financial and fiduciary responsibilities to shareholders.
What are the limitations of committee towards solving problems?
Committees may behave in the same way and resolve problems in the same way, which means there is no diversity. Additionally, committees don't meet often enough to resolve problems.
What has the author Ian F Y Marrian written?
Ian F. Y. Marrian has written: 'Audit committees'
What is a concurrent safety audit?
A concurrent safety audit is a safety audit performed at the same time as some other activity, often a financial audit.
What has the author Brenda Porter written?
Brenda Porter has written: 'Audit committees in private and public sector corporates in New Zealand'
