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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
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
October 27, 2003
Henry & Borrus |
Honesty Is A Pricey Policy Execs are grumbling about the steep costs of complying with new financial controls. |
BusinessWeek
December 27, 2004
Amy Borrus |
Auditors: The Leash Gets Shorter Providing tax services to audit clients will no longer be allowed. |
CFO
June 1, 2008
Sarah Johnson |
The PCAOB Turns 5.099 We're inspired by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's birthday to review its short history -- by the numbers. |
CFO
December 1, 2004 |
On the Defense Full disclosure of DoD difficulties ''an important contribution to our national security'... ' PCAOB chairman William McDonough is doing the right things for investors, the markets, and the economy.... etc. |
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
August 1, 2004
Julia Homer |
Suspicious Minds Relations between auditors and finance executives, once warm and congenial, are experiencing a marked chill. |
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
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, 2002
Andrew Osterland |
No More Mr. Nice Guy A new CFO survey suggests why new rules for auditors may be a wise idea. |
CFO
July 1, 2003
Kris Frieswick |
How Audits Must Change Auditors face more pressure to find fraud. |
CFO
February 1, 2003
Alix Nyberg |
Auditor Independence: Separation Anxiety Many tax services may be "inappropriate" work for auditors to perform for their audit clients, says the SEC. |
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. |
CFO
May 1, 2005
Tim Reason |
Feeling the Pain Are the benefits of Sarbanes-Oxley worth the cost? Many companies are voicing their concerns to the SEC. The top complaint about 404 is that auditors must point out management's own assessment of internal controls. |
Wall Street & Technology
March 22, 2005
Jim Middlemiss |
Internal Auditors Traditionally, internal auditors have been feared by IT organizations. But, rather than view auditors as foes, technology executives must learn to embrace auditors' expertise. After all, auditors' advice can help IT departments deliver better results. |
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. |
CFO
June 15, 2012
Sarah Johnson |
Do Your Internal Auditors Have the Right Skills? Companies are putting a premium on critical thinking and data-mining expertise. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Big Four Auditors Losing Clients The big names carry less prestige in the wake of scandal. Many big companies are no longer paying big accounting firms to audit their books. |
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. |
CFO
May 1, 2010
Sarah Johnson |
You Complete My Audit The relationship between accounting firms and their corporate clients has been shaky over the past decade, to say the least, but amid the tumult of Sarbanes-Oxley and thorny auditor-client issues lie long-lasting relationships, some that have endured for more than 50 years. |
BusinessWeek
November 21, 2005
Amy Borrus |
Learning To Love Sarbanes-Oxley A few companies have discovered that Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance actually helps to cut costs. |
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. |
CIO
April 15, 2003
Geoffrey James |
The Auditors Are Coming, the Auditors Are Coming... and That Could Be Good News for You Corporate accountability has Washington's attention, and now the auditors have their pencils sharpened for IT processes and projects. Here are nine strategies for working with auditors before, during and after an accounting exam. |
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. |
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? |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2004
Rich Duprey |
Gee, Thanks: More Time in the Maze Companies under $700 million market cap get Sarbanes-Oxley filing extension. |
BusinessWeek
November 22, 2004
Nanette Byrnes |
Auditing The Auditors J.D. Power & Associates is now evaluating the very audit firms that are supposed to protect investors from improprieties. |
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. |
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. |
Knowledge@Wharton
June 18, 2003 |
Board Members Feeling the Heat of Public Scrutiny Should Bone Up on Finance, Accounting What you don't know can't hurt you. That old adage may be true some of the time, but not for people serving on boards of directors and audit committees in the wake of recent scandals that have tarnished the reputation of corporate America. |
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. |
Reason
January 2009
Brian Doherty |
Sarbanes-Oxley Revisited Recent academic studies of Sarbanes-Oxley have deepened our understanding of the law's effects. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2005
Ann Weinstein |
Sarbanes-Oxley Alters the Playing Field The need to ensure the adequacy of financial controls is fast becoming a competitive necessity for companies that provide services to public companies. Real estate service providers are confronted with this new reality. |
CFO
October 1, 2004 |
Strong Words for the PCAOB Readers' opinions: A simple collusion between clerks "can circumvent some of the most sophisticated systems"... Further steps on risk management... Watch out for stereotyping... In praise of CMAs... etc. |
CFO
March 1, 2003
Alix Nyberg |
Tempting Hiring a temp can give a company a feel for how its peers are adopting Sarbanes-Oxley. |
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. |
Inc.
September 2005
Amy Feldman |
What Does Sarbanes-Oxley Mean for Companies That Want to Go Public? Companies planning an IPO will face higher audit costs, higher insurance costs, and more regulatory-related duties for its staffers. |
CFO
May 1, 2004
Lori Calabro |
Looking Under the Hood New attestation standards for internal controls put more power in the hands of auditors. |
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. |
Knowledge@Wharton
July 30, 2003 |
Has Sarbanes-Oxley Made a Dent in Corporate America's Armor? In the 12 months since it was signed by President Bush, the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act has caused U.S. companies to spend heavily on compliance, altered the culture of boardrooms and boosted the business of firms that offer ethics and compliance consulting. To what end? |
CFO
September 1, 2010
Sarah Johnson |
So Much for "Death by Committee" Audit committees have expanded their scope, and new rules may force them to broaden it even further. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Do Accountants Who Act as Consultants Take Greater Care or Cut Corners? New Wharton research challenges the idea that lucrative consulting contracts routinely lead auditors to look the other way when preparing financial audits, a key allegation in the scandals at WorldCom, Tyco and Enron. |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2004
Michael Cohn |
Honest Reporting at Toys "R" Us With antifraud law in place, nobody's playing games with financial reports. A case study of Toys "R" Us |
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
January 12, 2004 |
Accounting: Sarbanes-Oxley Sparks A Software Boom New software packages organize corporate data in a way that's easily understood by auditors and ensures that employees are retaining all the records they need to comply. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2007
Dale Baker |
I Love Sarbanes-Oxley The criticisms leveled at Sarbanes-Oxley illustrate exactly why we should keep it. Paying to reduce risk is part of our commercial society. Investments should be no different. |
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? |
