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Guy Lander
Genre Business Books
Format Paperback
Dimensions 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.37 (d)
Pages 114
Publisher McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication Date November 2003
ISBN 9780071437967
Book ISBN 10 0071437967
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Everything corporate employees must know to understand—and comply with—the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

No law in recent memory has caused more confusion and apprehension in corporate America than the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOA). What Is Sarbanes-Oxley? is a concise, comprehensive overview of the act, filled with plain-English explanations of the vital details employees at every level must know and understand to help their firms achieve and maintain SOA compliance.

Summarizing the text of the law for ease of understanding and reference, this vital addition to McGraw-Hill's What Is . . . ? series provides readers with:

  • Guidelines for ensuring that a company's policies, procedures, systems, and controls are SOA compliant
  • Management certification responsibilities and noncompliance penalties under hot-button Sections 302, 404, and 906
  • Techniques for modifying existing control systems and programs to meet new SOA specifications
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Soundview Executive Book Summaries

In response to public outcry over the bankruptcies and huge accounting irregularities at corporate giants like Enron and WorldCom, President George W. Bush signed the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002," amending the U.S. securities and other laws in important ways. In What Is Sarbanes-Oxley?, attorney Guy P. Lander describes what the "Act" does and how it changed corporate governance, including the regulation of accounting firms that audit public companies, corporate reporting and enforcement. Copyright © 2004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries