{"product_id":"sarbanes-oxley-for-dummies-isbn-9780470223130","title":"Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies","description":"You may not believe that there’s a fun and easy way to comply with Sarbanes –Oxley, but once you have \u003ci\u003eSarbanes-Oxley For Dummies, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003cp\u003eIn 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:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablish SOX standards for IT professionals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMinimize compliance costs in every area of your company\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSurvive a section 404 audit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoid litigation under SOX\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnticipate future rules and trends\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate a post-SOX paper trail\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBolster your company’s standing and reputation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWork with SOX in a small business\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeet new SOX standards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuild a board that can’t be bought\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComply with all SOX management mandates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplete with invaluable tips on how to form an effective audit committee, \u003ci\u003eSarbanes-Oxley For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is the resource you need to keep your SOX clean.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Scene Before and After SOX 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The SOX Saga 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: SOX in Sixty Seconds 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: SOX and Securities Regulations 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: SOX and Factual Financial Statements 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: What’s New for Non-Accelerated Filers 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: SOX in the City: Meeting New Standards 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: A New Audit Ambience 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: A Board to Audit the Auditors 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: The Almighty Audit Committee 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Building Boards That Can’t Be Bought 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: SOX: Under New Management 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: More Management Mandates 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Scaling Down Section 404 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Clearing Up Confusion about Control 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Surviving a Section 404 Audit 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Taking the Terror Out of Testing 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: SOX for Techies 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Getting Technical with SOX 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Surveying SOX Software 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Working with Some Actual SOX Software 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: To SOX-finity and Beyond 249\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Lawsuits under SOX 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: The Surprising Scope of SOX 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The Part of Tens 273\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Ten Ways to Avoid Getting Sued or Criminally Prosecuted Under SOX 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Ten Tips for an Effective Audit Committee 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Ten Smart Management Moves 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23: Ten Things You Can’t Ask an Auditor to Do After SOX 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24: Top Ten Places to Get Smart about SOX 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: Appendixes 307\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Selected Sections, Auditing Standard No 5 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Sample Certifications 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Sample Audit Committee Charter 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D: Sample Code of Ethics 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E: Sample SAS 70 Report 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJill Gilbert Welytok, JD, CPA, LLM,\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u0026amp; 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.  \u003cb\u003eIncludes SOX forms and privatization guidelines\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fun and easy way to comply with the law and maintain your credibility\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeed 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. 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