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Sox in the news
Read the latest Sarbanes-Oxley headlines here.
Sarbanes-Oxley resources
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has had a huge impact on CPAs, their companies and their clients. These resources can help put that impact in perspective.
- The complete Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Download and read the act in its entirety.
- Summary of provisions
- Highlights of key sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, courtesy of the MACPA.
- Section 404 / internal control resources
- Reports, articles, news and analyses, all focusing on internal controls and related issues.
SOX articles, analyses
MACPA's Reform Task Force
- Our white paper
- Read our task force's complete list of recommendations for restoring faith in the profession.
- PowerPoint slides
- This PowerPoint presentation describes the steps our task force took in developing its white paper.
- Resources
- Our Accounting Reform Task Force utilized the following resources as it developed its white paper of recommendations for restoring faith in the profession.
- SEC oversight proposal
- President Bush calls for accounting, corporate reforms
- Brief history of self-regulation
- AICPA Exposure Draft: Proposed Statement on Auditing Standards Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit
- AICPA's Senate Banking testimony
- FEI recommendations
- NYSE recommendations
- Survey: Accounting faces crisis of competence, not integrity
- POB Panel on Audit Effectiveness
- Study: Auditors not compromised over consulting fees
- GAO: Study on self-regulation
- Yellow Book independence standards
- Columnist: Restoring character should top reform proposals
- Columnist: Let's get back to basics — and integrity
- Regulation of public entities
- SEC oversight proposal
SOX / reform resources
- AICPA's SOX-related resources
- Tools, guidance, background documents and more.
- SEC's SOX-related resources
- Rulemaking, reports, press releases and more.
- Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
- Information about standards, firm registrations and inspections, enforcement and more.
- PLI's Guide to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Your single-volume resource for understanding this monumental legislation. Written in clear, jargon-free language.
- AICPA's Center for Public Company Audit Firms
- Promotes improvement of the quality of audits of public companies.
- Complying with non-attest rules
- Here's how to meet the requirements of the AICPA's revised Ethics Interpretation 101-3.
- AICPA Audit Committee Effectiveness Center
- A 'how-to' guide to help audit committees meet their oversight responsibilities.
- SOX: Rule updates and business trends
- A 24-page report from Ernst & Young.
- The Impact of SOX on Private Business
- This report from Robert Half International outlines opportunities that exist for private companies.
- Lean and balanced: How to cut costs without compromising compliance
- A report from Deloitte. Registration required.
- SOX: Key issues for CFOs and CEOs
- This report is presented here with permission from Softrax.
- Ethics and fraud in business: Cases and commentary
- The AICPA offers these at no cost in an effort to teach business people to identify and prevent fraud.
- Ethics decision tree
- This MACPA / AICPA document can walk you through a process of resolving an ethics issue.
- How fraud hurts you and your organization
- Download or order a free copy of this informative CD-ROM from the AICPA.
- Antifraud and Corporate Responsibility Resource Center
- These resources will give you the tools and information you need to combat fraud — whatever your role in the business community.