Review
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..."an informative read..." ("Accounting Technician,"
May 2006)
.,."an informative read..." ("Accounting Technician," May 2006)
Synopsis
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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
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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
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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
jwelytok@abtechlaw.com. You can find updates to this book and
ongoing information about SOX developments at the author's Web
site, located at www.abtechlaw.com.