The Economic Benefits of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?: Evidence From a Natural Experiment

Posted by Bill Bockwoldton January 18, 2011

Interesting post from www.compliancehome.com

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, 404, 404 audit, Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information, Wall Street Reform, compliance, risk management, Sarbanes-Oxley

What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002?

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton September 8, 2010

The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 (Pub.L. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745, enacted July 30, 2002), also known as the 'Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act' (in the Senate) and 'Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act' (in the House) and commonly called Sarbanes–Oxley, Sarbox or SOX, is a United States federal law enacted on July 30, 2002. It is named after sponsors U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Michael G. Oxley (R-OH).

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, Compliance tools, 404, 404 audit, Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information, SOX Compliance Made Simple

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Not Slowing Down!

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton August 27, 2010

We thought this information would be interesting to our readers.    
As many of you know, since March of this year, I have been in Spain, Italy, all over China (several times), and all over the US implementing Sarbanes-Oxley requirements using our SOX Compliance Made Simple © product with great success.  

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Tags: Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information, SOX Basic®, SOX Compliance Made Simple, Wall Street Reform, Product Information, Sarbanes-Oxley, Compliance in China

VIBATO IMPLEMENTS ROBUST INTERNAL CONTROL ENVIRONMENT FOR GOLDEN PHOENIX MINERALS, INC.

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton August 15, 2010

One Day SOX Implementation for Expanding Gold Mining Company

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, 404 audit, Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information, Sarbanes-Oxley

The SEC's Top 10 Risks: #7. Ineffective Internal or Disclosure Controls

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton August 10, 2010

This was an excellent article on why it is more important than ever to accurately document your company-specific risk exposure. The SEC Top 10 List of most frequently questioned issues over the last two years includes “Ineffective internal or disclosure controls”, an area that we believe will be receiving even greater scrutiny in light of the recent Sarbanes-Oxley 404(b) exemption for non-accelerated filers.

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, risk assessment, 404, deadline, 404 audit, Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information, compliance, risk management, Sarbanes-Oxley, audit scope, external auditing, Sarbanes-Oxley for Non-Profits