SOX Compliance: MSNBC.com Sweeping Wall Street reform bill advances

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton May 19, 2010

From MSNBC.com; this bill could have an impact on the requirement for non-accelerated filers to be compliant with the Sarbanes-Oxley section 404(b) by June 15, 2010:

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

SOX 404 Reprieve: Financial regulation plan fails first Senate test

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton April 25, 2010

There is a great article on MSNBC.com regarding the potential Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404(b) reprieve:

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Tags: Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information

WEBCPA: Groups Ask Senate Not to Weaken SOX

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton April 25, 2010

Certain groups have been asking the Senate not to weaken SOX by exempting smaller public companies permanently from SOX external audit requirements. 
WEBCPA published a great update on this issue:
“We urge you to maintain the benefits of Section 404 to investors in all public companies,” the letter concluded."
Read the article in full here.

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SOX: Non-Accelerated Filer 404(b) Reprieve: Vote Expected this Week

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton April 25, 2010

Although the vote to include the amendment for the non-accelerated filer, Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404(b) permanent reprieve in the H.R.4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 failed in the Senate, the final vote on the Wall Street Reform Act is scheduled for as early as this week.  

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Dodd's Bill: How does Sarbanes Oxley Act co-author view it?

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton April 25, 2010

MoneyControl.com has a great article, interview and video with Chris Dodd, Chairman, US Senate Banking Committee.
Here, Chris Dodd explains the regulatory overhauls the United States will undergo in the coming months and years:

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