Purpose This project provides an opportunity for you to apply principles related to auditing to ensure information systems are in compliance with pertinent laws and regulations, as well as industry requirements. Learning Objectives and Outcomes You will be able to: Explain the purpose of PCI DSS Analyze business factors that influence PCI DSS complianceDescribe potential consequences of failing to demonstrate PCI DSS compliance Apply standards and frameworks to the development of information security internal control systems Analyze the use of information security controls within IT infrastructure domains Introduction Public and private sector companies are expected to comply with many laws and regulations as well as industry requirements to promote information security. Assessments and audits of the information technology (IT) environment help to ensure a company is in compliance. A successful information security professional must be able to assess a business’s needs, evaluate various standards and frameworks, and develop a customized, integrated internal control system that addresses the company’s compliance responsibilities. Furthermore, the professional must be able to communicate with various people—both inside and outside the organization—to facilitate awareness of how control activities mitigate weaknesses or potential losses that could compromise the company’s information security. Deliverables The project is divided into three parts. Project Part 1: PCI DSS Compliance RequirementsProject Part 2: Design of an Integrated Internal Control SystemProject Part 3: Compliance Within IT Infrastructure Domainswrite a one page executive letter summarizing the whole project

An important part of being an effective manager is the performance evaluation process. Read Time to Scrap Performance Appraisals?, which explains some of the problems with the performance evaluation process and offers some suggestions on how to make this process more meaningful and effective. After reading the article, think about your last performance evaluation (or a school-related evaluation). In your initial post, describe this evaluation. How did you feel walking out of that meeting with your manager or professor? Was it meaningful and effective? Did you have a clear understanding of your performance? Did you understand your goals and objectives?

Constructive Dividends, Redemptions, and Related Party Losses Suppose you are a CPA hired to represent a client that is currently under examination by the IRS. The client is the president and 95% shareholder of a building supply sales and warehousing business. He also owns 50% of the stock of a construction company. The client’s son owns the remaining 50% of the stock of the construction company. The client has received a Notice of Proposed Adjustments (NPA) on three (3) significant issues related to the building supply business for the years under examination. The issues identified in the NPA are unreasonable compensation, stock redemptions, and a rental loss. Additional facts regarding the issues are reflected below:Unreasonable compensation: The taxpayer receives a salary of $10 million composed of a $5 million base salary plus 5% of gross receipts not to exceed $5 million. The total gross receipts of the building supply business are $300 million. The NPA by the IRS disallows the salary based on 5% of gross receipts as a constructive dividend.Stock redemptions: During the audit period, the construction company redeemed 50% of the outstanding stock owned by the client and 50% of the stock owned by the client’s son, leaving each with the same ownership percentage of 50%. The IRS treated the redemption as a distribution under Section 301 of the IRC.Rental loss: The rental loss results from a building leased to the construction company owned by the client and his son.Use the Internet and Strayer databases to research the rules and income tax laws regarding unreasonable compensation, stock redemptions treated as dividends and related party losses. Be sure to use the six (6) step tax research process in Chapter 1 and demonstrated in Appendix A of your textbook as a guide for your written response.Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:Based on your research and the facts stated in the scenario, prepare a recommendation for the client in which you advise either acceptance of the proposed adjustments or further appeal of the issue based on the potential for prevailing on appeal.Create a tax plan for the future redemption of the client’s stock owned in the construction company that will not be taxed according to Section 301 of the IRC.Propose a strategy for the client to receive similar amounts in compensation in the future and avoid the taxation as a constructive dividend. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.