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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.
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.
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 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	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.
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.
Wall Street & Technology April 27, 2004 Jessica Pallay	SEC Sets Back SOX Sarbanes-Oxley deadlines are delayed, but firms find little solace in the regulation's extension.
Wall Street & Technology August 27, 2004	Up Front Fraudsters Go Phishing... Things Are Looking Up... SOX on the Brain...
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.
HBS Working Knowledge March 10, 2014 Julia Hanna	Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley More than a decade after its inception, the effects of Sarbanes-Oxley seem, if anything, beneficial, say Harvard's Suraj Srinivasan and John C. Coates. Why then do so many critics remain?
Wall Street & Technology November 27, 2006 Greg MacSweeney	The Audacity Some reformers are looking to reduce SOX 404's reach so it doesn't place undue burdens on smaller public companies that cannot handle rigorous SEC oversight.
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, 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 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.
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 September 1, 2008 Vincent Ryan	Death by Committee? As SEC and Treasury Department committees on financial reporting and auditing near their conclusions, it looks like the former may be more fruitful than the latter.
Insurance & Technology December 23, 2005	Rethinking Risk Management Many firms have allocated a disproportionate amount of resources to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, according to a new report.
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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 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.
Inc. August 2005 Amy Gunderson	Can't Find an Accountant? Sarbanes-Oxley has so overwhelmed accountants that companies are having trouble getting their books audited.
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Amy Borrus	Auditors: The Leash Gets Shorter Providing tax services to audit clients will no longer be allowed.
Reason January 2009 Brian Doherty	Sarbanes-Oxley Revisited Recent academic studies of Sarbanes-Oxley have deepened our understanding of the law's effects.
CFO July 1, 2003 Kris Frieswick	How Audits Must Change Auditors face more pressure to find fraud.
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.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Rich Duprey	The Answer to Japan's Enron The scandals that shook investors' trust in Japan's executives have led to a new law. Investors everywhere ought to benefit from the greater transparency that will result.
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.
InternetNews April 12, 2005 Paul Shread	SOX Just Might Be Worth It Sarbanes-Oxley may give a boost to investor confidence that is worth the cost and headaches... CA climbs 1.5%... BMC edges higher... etc.
Knowledge@Wharton January 29, 2003	Lawyers and Accountants Can Expect Curbs and Compromises in New SEC Rules Recent rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to curb the kind of legal and accounting shenanigans that toppled companies like Enron and Arthur Andersen are not as strong as the SEC first indicated they might be. But do they still have enough teeth to work?
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."
Knowledge@Wharton	Do High Consulting Fees Compromise the Independence of CPA Firms? Key components of the audit process---the independence and objectivity of auditors---may be eroding, according to some industry observers.
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.
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.
Reason April 2007 Brian Doherty	Sarb-Ox Showdown A pro-market research institute and a small accounting firm are taking Sarbanes-Oxley to court and claim in their suit that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board violates the Constitution in several ways.
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.
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.
OCC Bulletin March 17, 2003	Interagency Policy Statement on Internal Audit and Internal Audit Outsourcing Revised guidance on internal audit and its outsourcing
CFO February 1, 2008 Sarah Johnson	Attempting to Answer the $91,000 Question The figure often cited as the cost of Section 404 compliance for small companies is not correct, according to a new study, which claims the real figure is lower. Many beg to differ.
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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.
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National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Matt Valley	Is Sarbanes-Oxley worth the pain and suffering? A year ago in this column, I predicted that the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate governance act (SOX) would be a big story for the REIT world and beyond in 2004. The evidence suggests that I was correct.
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Brian Hamburger	Going for Custody As of March 12, new rules for RIAs require special (and expensive) reports and audits for custodial accounts. Are you ready?
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.