Why do some accelerated filers with SOX Section 404 material weaknesses provide early warning under section 302?

Auditing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-271

  Hermanson, Dana R ^a   Ye, Zhongxia ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal control deficiency; Material weakness; Section 302; Section 404

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249086300     PISSN: 02780380     EISSN: 15587991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/aud.2009.28.2.247     Document Type: Article

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