Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,tax Professionals Who Are Partners or Employees

question 45

Multiple Choice

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,tax professionals who are partners or employees of CPA firms may:

• A) Never provide tax return preparation services to publicly-traded clients
• B) Provide tax return preparation services to publicly-traded clients, even if their CPA firms also provide auditing services to these clients
• C) Never represent clients in IRS audits if they also were involved in the preparation of the tax return that is under IRS examination
• D) Never advocate on behalf of clients in an IRS administrative hearing

Analyze the impact of production level changes on variable and fixed costs, and operating income.

Understand and apply the concept of contribution margin in budgeting and its correlation with production levels.

Calculate and analyze direct materials and labor variances, including price, quantity, and efficiency variances.

Determine the responsibility for variances in direct material costs.

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