Vibato Wins Golden Phoenix Minerals Inc's SOX Compliance Work!

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton July 1, 2010

Vibato is pleased to announce the win of Golden Phoenix Mineral's Sarbanes-Oxley compliance work.  Golden Phoenix came as a referral from HJ & Associates out of Salt Lake City, Utah.  

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Tags: Vibato Success Stories, Compliance tools

House Approves Wall Street Reform Package

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton July 1, 2010

I read an interesting Press Release this morning, titled "House Approves Wall Street Reform Package." To read the press release, follow the link below:

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Tags: Compliance tools, Announcements, audit costs, Wall Street Reform, compliance

Compliance Alert: Status of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404(b)

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton June 27, 2010

For those of you who are curious,  the below article from TNBankers.org gives descriptions of some of the key provisions of the Reform Bill that is currently being worked on:

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, Compliance tools, 404, 404 audit, audit costs, Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information, SOX Basic®, SOX Compliance Made Simple, Wall Street Reform, external auditing, Sarbanes-Oxley for Non-Profits

Compliance Alert: CPA Society Supports SOX for Small Companies

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton June 27, 2010

The Ohio Society of CPAs  commented on the "Last-minute attempt made to remove small public company exemption from financial reform"  in 404(b) in the article below on 25 June 2010. They discussed the fact that investors in small companies deserve safeguards against possible fraud. After all, if there are no safeguards to prevent fraud for small public companies, that will ultimately lead to a lack of investment in these companies as investors will not feel secure in doing so. Click  here to read the full statement.

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, Compliance tools, Announcements, 404, 404 audit, audit costs, Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information, SOX Basic®, SOX Compliance Made Simple, Wall Street Reform, Sarbanes-Oxley, external auditing, Sarbanes-Oxley for Non-Profits

FEI Survey Reports SOX Adds Value to Businesses

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton June 27, 2010

PRNewswire has a very interesting article on the most recent FEI Survey titled "FEI Survey: Companies Report Signs of Stabilization with 2009 Auditing Process." The survey found that most companies complying with SOX had smoother audit processes and felt they had better control and understanding of their company as well as their responsibility. Ultimately, they found SOX to be valuable to their business process. If you would like to read the full article about the survey and its findings, please click on the link below:

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, Compliance tools, Announcements, deadline, 404 audit, audit costs, Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information, SOX Compliance Made Simple, compliance, risk management, Sarbanes-Oxley, external auditing, Sarbanes-Oxley for Non-Profits