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Sarbanes Oxley For Dummies 2nd Edition
Up-to-date information on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act legislation
Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies, Second Edition includes 25 percent new content, with coverage of not only the new and revised laws, but also compliance strategies for changed and unchanged guidelines, including expanded coverage of the most challenging aspects
of SOX, objective guidance for deciding if staying public or going private is right for a company, privatization guidelines for companies that choose to privatize, and tips on managing financial impacts and benefits in the initial compliance year and beyond. It also provides an implementation framework for firms struggling for compliance and explains key provisions in the legislation. In addition, this straight-to-the-point guide presents a summary of best practices, smart business policies, and invaluable compliance checklists.
Jill Gilbert Welytok JD, CPA, (Milwaukee, WI) is an attorney and head of her firm's SOX division. She is the author of Nonprofit Law and Governance For Dummies (978-0-470-08789-3).
CONTENTS:
Introduction
Part 1: The Scene Before And After SOX
Chapter 1: The SOX Sage
Chapter 2: SOX In Sixty Seconds
Chapter 3: SOX And Securities Regulations
Chapter 4: SOX And Factual Financial Statements
Chapter 5: What's New For Non-Accelerated Filers
Part 2: SOX In The City: Meeting New Standards
Chapter 6: A New Audit Ambience
Chapter 7: A Board To Audit The Auditors
Chapter 8: The Almighty Audit Committee
Chapter 9: Building Boards That Can't Be Bought
Chapter 10: SOX: Under New Management
Chapter 11: More Management Mandates
Part 3: Scaling Down Section 404
Chapter 12: Clearing Up Confusion About Control
Chapter 13: Surviving A Section 404 Audit
Chapter 14: Taking The Terror Out Of Testing
Part 4: SOX For Techies
Chapter 15: Getting Technical With SOX
Chapter 16: Surveying SOX Software
Chapter 17: Working With Some Actual SOX Software
Part 5: To SOX-finity And Beyond
Chapter 18: Lawsuits Under SOX
Chapter 19: The Surprising Scope Of SOX
Part 6: The Part Of Tens
Chapter 20: The Ways To Avoid Getting Sued Or Criminally Prosecuted Under SOX
Chapter 21: Ten Tips For An Effective Audit Committee
Chapter 22: Ten Smart Management Moves
Chapter 23: Ten Things You Can't Ask An Auditor To Do After SOX
Chapter 24: Top Ten Places To Get Smart About SOX
Part 7: Appendixes
Appendix A: Selected Sections, Auditing Standard No. 5
Appendix B: Sample Certifications
Appendix C: Sample Audit Committee Charter
Appendix D: Sample Code Of Ethics
Appendix E: Sample SAS 70 Report
Index
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