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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 January 2006 Brian Doherty	You Can Be Too Careful How the U.S. government's new corporate accounting rules impede efficiency and stifle innovation.
InternetNews May 3, 2005 Jim Wagner	Mercury Refreshes SOX Tools As the annual rash of compliance deadlines looms, Mercury Interactive updates its IT governance software.
HBS Working Knowledge November 3, 2003 Jim Heskett	Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency? The collapse of companies like Enron and WorldCom cost investors tens of billions of dollars. But that amount may be dwarfed by the cost of conforming to new laws driven by those corporate scandals -- laws that are intended to protect investors.
CIO December 11, 2008 Jarina D'Auria	Achieving Compliance As economic tough times continue, there's one thing companies can count on: more regulations. So, should you buy a GRC tool or leverage existing applications? A company's size and the scope of its operations can help guide that decision.
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.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2006 Dees Stribling	Inside the Boardroom Top REIT CEOs discuss the major corporate governance issues facing the industry.
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?
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, 2002	Reform: How the Corporate Landscape Is Changing Everyone from Congress to the journalist next door has a reform proposal to promote. This article assesses the likelihood of passage as well as the potential impact of several proposals.
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 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 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.
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.
InternetNews November 2, 2005 Erin Joyce	Movaris And The SOX 'Last Mile' Movaris' OneClose software wants to cast new light on companies' "last mile" accounting issues.
CFO July 1, 2003 Kris Frieswick	How Audits Must Change Auditors face more pressure to find fraud.
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Amy Borrus	Auditors: The Leash Gets Shorter Providing tax services to audit clients will no longer be allowed.
Job Journal August 10, 2008	Career Snapshot: Accountant Working behind the scenes, accountants keep business and personal finances organized.
Entrepreneur December 2005 C.J. Prince	Smooth Moves Implementing Sarbox-style strategic governance changes can help small businesses woo - -and win - more big customers.
Entrepreneur November 2002 Mark Henricks	Sinking Feeling Is the once-unstoppable U.S. economy following Japan's into the depths?
Wall Street & Technology March 1, 2004 Jim Middlemiss	Compliance Issues Overwhelm the Industry Financial-services firms grapple with the multitude of compliance issues facing the industry. Is there an end in sight?
InternetNews March 9, 2007 Michael Hickins	How SOX Saved America The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 regulations help reassure investors of the accuracy of corporate P&Ls - and enable them to make informed investing decisions.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2004 Phillip Britt	The Price of Being Public How small-cap REITs are handling the financial squeeze from Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations.
Investment Advisor May 2006 Melanie Waddell	The Playing Field: SOX and You Sarbanes-Oxley may affect advisors in unlikely ways. When delving into the specifics of the Act, financial advisors should focus on Title 11.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2005	Finance -- On Balance Senior executives, especially in this Sarbanes-Oxley era, remain hesitant to outsource finance functions. Done selectively, however, such outsourcing might actually benefit governance and compliance. A recent survey of 203 senior executives reinforces this premise.
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.
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.
InternetNews January 6, 2009 Drew Robb	Obama, Dems Could Mean New Compliance Regs The global financial meltdown and Democratic control of the White House and Congress will likely mean new corporate accountability regulations - and more work for storage administrators.
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.
Bank Systems & Technology June 1, 2005 Phil Britt	Missed Opportunity Though Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II and revisions in state and federal banking laws continue to increase the time and cost commitment banks must make for compliance, there are ways to mitigate the burdens of regulatory requirements and even improve operations.
HBS Working Knowledge August 25, 2003 Cynthia D. Churchwell	Studying Japan from the Inside What comes next for Japan's economy? Masako Egawa, executive director of Harvard Business School's Japan Research Office, sees a period of fundamental change ahead.
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.
BusinessWeek January 10, 2005 Nanette Byrnes	Green Eyeshades Never Looked So Sexy Raises, perks, long sabbaticals -- auditors can write their own ticket these days.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Nanette Byrnes	The Comeback Of Consulting It's once more a huge business for Big Four auditors like Deloitte & Touche, thanks partly to Sarbanes-Oxley rules.
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 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.
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan	Knee Deep in Regulation As part of the fallout from the latest financial crisis, bankers are wading through new layers of regulation while scanning for clearer skies ahead.
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, 2004 Alix Nyberg	Raising Red Flags As they identify control weaknesses, companies find a common one: inadequate finance staffs.
Inc. September 2005 Amy Feldman	Five Ways that Smart Companies Comply Some tips for playing by the Sarbanes-Oxley rules.
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.
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.
CFO March 1, 2010	Web-Based Whistle-Blowing? A new website asks employees of publicly traded companies to anonymously divulge the questionable business practices of their employers... Fraud at Koss Corp. should have been easily detected... Why banks aren't lending to small businesses... etc.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Matt Valley Editor	Sarbanes-Oxley is onerous What Corporate America needs is more integrity, not more due diligence and documentation. Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley consumes time that could be spent creating shareholder value and may encourage some public companies to go private.
HBS Working Knowledge November 10, 2003	Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency? Readers respond: Legislation is a problematic way to achieve the golden mean in normative behavior... Investors are always free to vote on the adequacy of a company's financial transparency with their dollars... The more transparency there is, the better... etc.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Professional Services: Auditors Applaud, Consultants Cope New regulations will boost both the hours put into audits and the fees paid. Low-cost competition and fewer new technologies will hold back consulting.