Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies

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Review ..."an informative read..." ("Accounting Technician," May 2006).,."an informative read..." ("Accounting Technician," May 2006) Synopsis You may not believe that there's a fun and easy way to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, but once you have "Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies, Second Edition" in front of you, you're sure to change your mind. This friendly guide gets you quickly up to speed with the latest SOX legislation and shows you safe and effective ways to reduce compliance costs. In plain English, this completely reliable handbook walks you through the new and revised SOX laws, introduces compliance strategies for changed and unchanged guidelines, and gives you an effective framework for implementation.You'll find out how to create an efficient audit committee, purchase and use SOX software solutions, and make practical, cost-effective decisions in your initial compliance year and beyond. You'll also find proven strategies for staying public or going private and learn how to deal with all those SOX forms.Discover how to: establish SOX standards for IT professionals; minimize compliance costs in every area of your company; survive a section 404 audit; avoid litigation under SOX; anticipate future rules and trends; create a post-SOX paper trail; bolster your company's standing and reputation; work with SOX in a small business; meet new SOX standards; and, build a board that can't be bought; comply with all SOX management mandates. Complete with invaluable tips on how to form an effective audit committee, "Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies" is the resource you need to keep your SOX clean. From the Back Cover Includes SOX forms and privatization guidelines The fun and easy way to comply with the law and maintain your credibility Need to be Sarbanes-Oxley savvy? This plain-English guide walks you through the new and revised laws -- as well as compliance strategies for changed and unchanged guidelines -- and gives you an effective framework for implementation. You'll create an efficient audit committee, purchase and use SOX software solutions, and make practical, cost-effective decisions in your initial compliance year and beyond. Discover how to: Establish SOX standards for IT professionals Minimize compliance costs in every area of your company Survive a Section 404 audit Avoid litigation under SOX Anticipate future rules and trends About the Author Jill Gilbert Welytok, JD, CPA, LLM, practices in the areas of corporate, nonprofit law, and intellectual property. She is the founder of Absolute Technology Law Group, LLC (www.abtechlaw.com). She went to law school at DePaul University in Chicago, where she was on the Law Review, and she picked up a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Marquette University in Wisconsin, where she now lives. Ms. Welytok also has an LLM in Taxation from DePaul. She was formerly a tax consultant with the predecessor firm to Ernst & Young. She frequently speaks on nonprofit, corporate governance, and taxation issues and will probably come speak to your company or organization if you invite her. You may e-mail her with questions you have about Sarbanes-Oxley or anything else in this book at [email protected]. You can find updates to this book and ongoing information about SOX developments at the author's Web site, located at www.abtechlaw.com.