Annual Survey: Companies Spending More Time on SOX Compliance
Nearly three in four organizations are looking for ways to further enable automation of their SOX compliance processes, according to ...
Tag: SOX Compliance
What is SOX compliance? It refers to complying with all aspects of the the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, enacted in 2002 as a means to improve corporate disclosures and to protect shareholders and the public from accounting fraud or errors. The goal is better governance and accountability — but adhering to it is not without headaches for compliance officers and internal auditors.
All public companies now must comply with SOX, both on the financial side and on the IT side, since SOX now includes requirements regarding the storage of a company’s electronic records. Consequences for noncompliance include fines or imprisonment, or both.
One of the key provisions of SOX is SOX Section 404: Management Assessment of Internal Controls.
The Hottest Compliance Takes of 2022
Nobody was canceled for anything they wrote for our pages in 2022 — at least that we know of. But ...
Top 10 Compliance Stories of 2022
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A Modest SOX Proposal: Require Compliance Certification Before Something Goes Wrong, Not After
Despite 20 years of SOX, many companies still fail to prioritize compliance programs until it’s too late. Maria D’Avanzo of ...
Does Your Company Have a Comprehensive Compliance Program? You Can Probably Thank SOX for That.
Though it was created as a counterbalance to a series of early-aughts corporate accounting scandals, many of today’s most important ...
SOX Compliance Is as Old as ‘American Idol.’ How Much Younger Is Your Tech?
Sarbanes-Oxley turns 20 years old this summer. Jack Kristan of auditing firm Plante Moran wonders why many companies still haven’t ...
Enron’s Contribution to the Vitality of Corporate Compliance
Enron shares hit $90.75 on August 23, 2001. By December 2, they had corrected to $0.26 and the business had ...
Whitepapers: Impact of Revenue Recognition Standards on Public Companies
Public companies based in the U.S. are choosing the less onerous (but riskier) of two possible methods for complying with ...
From the FCPA to #MeToo
How Sexual Harassment is Changing American Compliance Corporate compliance has been around for decades – sexual harassment for much, much ...
Whistle While You Work, Part 2
VinciWorks’ Sandra Erez envisions corporate whistleblowing hotlines as an outgrowth of the infamous "red phone" from the era of the ...
Startups Should Plan for Regulatory Challenges from the Outset
Fast-growing companies should prepare now for what the government might throw at them in the future, writes veteran counselor with ...
Preparing for Annual SOX Compliance Amid COVID-19
Protiviti’s Shari Katz and Gina Chaoanw outline steps organizations can take in pursuit of annual SOX compliance and as they ...
