CFO.COM: New SEC Finance Chief Will Stress Internal Controls

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton May 23, 2010

This is a great article from CFO.com about Kenneth Johnson, the new SEC Finance Chief, and what he plans to do.

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

SOX Compliance: MSNBC.com: Impact of Wall Street reform up in the air

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton May 19, 2010

From MSNBC.com.  This article relates to when/if non-accelerated filers may be required to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, section 404(b), or the external audit attestation portion of Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance since the Wall Street Reform Act contains an amendment that, if passed, would grant a permanent reprieve to non-accelerated filers (those public companies with a market cap of less than $75MM).  Great article: 
"Impact of Wall Street reform up in the air
Overhaul of financial rules may have unintended consequences

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

WEBCPA: A Fight for SOX 404 Audits of Small Companies

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton May 19, 2010

The below excerpt is from Webcpa.com.  This is a great article outlining reasoning as to why small companies should not be exempt from SOX 404 Audits.

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

Compliance Alert: Associated Press: Senate passes financial reform bill

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton May 19, 2010

We do not know yet if the amendment for a permanent 404(b) Sarbanes-Oxley reprieve was included or excluded.  We will probably know tomorrow.

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

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