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CFO July 1, 2007 Scott Leibs |
Five Years and Accounting This story is Part 1 in a three-part series on how corporate finance has changed since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed. |
CFO March 15, 2006 David M. Katz |
A Tough Act to Follow What CFOs really think about Sarbox -- and how they would fix it. Included are the results of an exclusive survey of finance executives on the topic. |
CFO May 1, 2004 Lori Calabro |
Looking Under the Hood New attestation standards for internal controls put more power in the hands of auditors. |
CFO August 1, 2007 Kate O'Sullivan |
The SEC Rules Five years after Sarbanes-Oxley, the SEC is flexing its regulatory muscle as never before. |
CFO March 15, 2004 Craig Schneider |
A World of Trouble Even with an extended deadline for Sarbox compliance, questions about offshoring have companies on edge. |
CFO September 1, 2004 Alix Nyberg |
Raising Red Flags As they identify control weaknesses, companies find a common one: inadequate finance staffs. |
CFO August 1, 2004 |
The Enforcer If audit firms don't voluntarily improve their processes, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) chairman William McDonough promises he'll make them. |
BusinessWeek January 17, 2005 Henry et al. |
Death, Taxes, & Sarbanes-Oxley? As the final stages of reform mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 go into effect, much of Corporate America is in an uproar. |
Inc. September 2005 Amy Feldman |
Surviving Sarbanes-Oxley A law intended to clean up big public companies has taken its toll on small private ones -- both financially and emotionally. But there may finally be relief in sight. |
CFO May 1, 2008 Alix Stuart |
Auditor Angst Want faster, cheaper audits? Your auditor humbly suggests you avoid last-minute data dumps and other less-than-helpful practices. |
CFO September 1, 2006 Kate O'Sullivan |
The Case for Clarity You know about the cost of Sarbox. What about the benefits? |
CFO March 1, 2003 Tim Reason |
Two Weeks in January The SEC put much of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act into effect by passing a slew of new rules. Here's what was proposed and what was disposed. |
Entrepreneur April 2007 David Worrell |
Ready to Report It may get a little easier for some small-businesses to play by the Sarbanes-Oxley rules. |
CFO March 15, 2006 Helen Shaw |
The Trouble with COSO Critics say the Treadway Commission's controls framework is outdated, onerous, and overly complicated -- especially for mid-level financial managers. But is there an alternative? |
CIO May 15, 2003 Ben Worthen |
Your Risks and Responsibilities You may think the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation has nothing to do with you, the CIO. You'd be wrong. |
CFO September 1, 2002 Andrew Osterland |
No More Mr. Nice Guy A new CFO survey suggests why new rules for auditors may be a wise idea. |
CFO May 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Can This Relationship Be Saved? Auditors and CFOs aren't the friends they once were, but they are working out their differences. |
CFO July 1, 2003 Kris Frieswick |
How Audits Must Change Auditors face more pressure to find fraud. |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Henry & Borrus |
Honesty Is A Pricey Policy Execs are grumbling about the steep costs of complying with new financial controls. |
Reason January 2006 Brian Doherty |
You Can Be Too Careful How the U.S. government's new corporate accounting rules impede efficiency and stifle innovation. |
CFO October 1, 2011 Sarah Johnson |
Making Audits More Audible New rules would require auditors to speak up about possible problems, and describe in more detail what they do and don't look at. |
CFO September 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg |
Sticker Shock When Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it didn't worry about how much it would cost companies. Today, CFOs are totting up the compliance bill -- and they don't like what they see. |
U.S. Banker March 2008 Christopher Myers et al. |
SOX Relief for Smaller Banks The SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board apparently agree that SOX may be too burdensome on small companies, and some relief may be on the horizon. |
InternetNews December 15, 2006 Roy Mark |
SEC Brings Proxies Online Shareholders will soon be able to find proxy statements and annual reports online, according to new voluntary rules approved this week by the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
CFO September 1, 2005 John Goff |
Fractured Fraternity Oh for the days when auditors were counselors and not pricey overseers. In fact, some CFOs say dealings with external auditors have become a lot like encounters with the Internal Revenue Service: shrill, chilly, and frustrating as hell. |
InternetNews March 9, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Sarbox: The Blacktop To Financial Hell Sarbanes-Oxley was more of an emotional reaction than reasoned law when it was passed. Now there's enough evidence that it's doing more harm than good. |
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 David Henry |
How Clean Are The Books? As companies begin to release new report cards on their financial controls, here's how to tell if there are problems in your portfolio. |
CIO July 1, 2004 Christopher Koch |
The Sarbox Conspiracy Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts are eating up CIO time and budgets. Worse, CIOs are being relegated to a purely tactical role. And that may be the CFO's plan. |
InternetNews May 27, 2005 Clint Boulton |
Taking The Sarbox Challenge A look at the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, one of the most demanding and challenging compliance regulations for regulating corporate finances, and how IT factors into it. |
CFO May 8, 2006 Russ Banham |
Party of Three With corporate reputations -- as well as their own -- on the line, finance managers are increasingly relying on outside advisers to help with internal controls. |
Entrepreneur August 2007 Jennifer Pellet |
The Land of the Audit-Free Small businesses are being liberated from SOX restrictions. The changes come at a critical time for companies with less than $75 million in market capitalization, which are to begin complying with the management guidance part of SOX during the 2007 audit cycle. |
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Nanette Byrnes |
Reform: Who's Making the Grade A performance review for CEOs, boards, analysts, and others |
CFO September 1, 2006 Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Standing on Principles In a world with more regulation than ever, can the accounting rulebook be thrown away? |
CFO October 1, 2004 Kate O'Sullivan |
Can We Talk? Ironically, as the amount of communication between auditors and top executives has increased, the content of these conversations has become much more restricted. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is partly the reason. |
U.S. Banker January 2010 Rob Garver |
No (More) Quarter...Perhaps The SEC says we've seen the last of the reprieves for small companies that have so far avoided complying with the 404(b) provision in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Community bankers best hope now is that Congress will step in and give them a permanent exemption. |
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Amy Borrus |
Auditors: The Leash Gets Shorter Providing tax services to audit clients will no longer be allowed. |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2004 John S. McClenahen |
Sarbanes-Oxley: Little Time Left Companies confront November deadline to certify financial reporting controls. |
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Paula Dwyer |
A Talk with William McDonough The new accounting oversight board's chairman says the profession should see the PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) as "its mentor-cum-ally." |
CFO May 1, 2003 Arthur Levitt |
You Are the Guardians Former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt offers some pointed advice on how to restore confidence in corporate accounting. |
CFO September 1, 2002 David M. Katz |
The Insiders Do internal auditors have a bigger role to play in ensuring the integrity of financial reports? |
CFO February 1, 2007 |
Reform Effort Rebuked A report on capital-markets regulation stirs criticism... Coping with rising sick days... Replacing an unpopular auditing standard...etc. |
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005 |
Mr. McDonough, You Have The Floor An interview with William J. McDonough, chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, on Sarbanes-Oxley. |
Foundation News & Commentary Jul/Aug 2005 Andras Kosaras |
Thinking About an Audit? Read This First What kinds of grantmakers get audits and how should a foundation choose an auditor if it opts for this process? |
CFO May 1, 2010 Sarah Johnson |
The SEC Has a Few Questions for You This is the envelope no CFO looks forward to opening, even if the inquiry proves to be fairly routine. |
CFO |
What Must Be Done? The experts weigh in on how to prevent future Enrons... |
CFO April 1, 2003 |
From All of Us Middle managers certify their numbers... Auditors make a company fire its sterling CFO... blind trusts for stock options... the SEC levies fines but doesn't collect them... etc. |
InternetNews August 29, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Work Remains for Sarbox Compliance Businesses have a lot of work ahead of them before they're fully compliant with federal data retention and financial reporting rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a new study concludes. |
CIO April 15, 2004 Ben Worthen |
Another Sarbox Reprieve Public companies now have until November to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley provisions requiring that they document their internal financial controls. CIOs can thank Microsoft. |
CFO January 1, 2009 Alix Stuart |
Which One When? A roundup of key accounting deadlines, developments, and detours to watch for in 2009. |
CFO December 1, 2009 Johnson & Stuart |
Sarbox R.I.P.? There is slowly growing evidence that the seven-year-old law's existence may not be etched in stone. |