Managers and directors of small public corporations thus\u00a0now face the same questions SOX has long posed for the largest\u00a0companies:<\/p>\n
How\u00a0do they comply with SOX?
\nHow\u00a0does\u00a0SOX\u00a0affect relations\u00a0within the \ufb01rm?<\/p>\n
Should\u00a0the company go\u00a0private\u00a0in order\u00a0to avoid\u00a0the need to comply with SOX?
\nA\u00a0practical\u00a0guide to SOX\u00a0basics thus could not be more\u00a0timely.<\/p>\n
This is not a book aimed at lawyers and accountants.<\/p>\n
This book was written with four audiences in mind:
\nDirectors and managers of large public corporations,\u00a0whose \ufb01rms have been required to fully comply with SOX\u00a0from the outset. If you\u2019re one of these directors and\/or managers, this book provides you with a \ufb01ve-year update\u00a0on how SOX has been implemented and some advice to\u00a0help you with your ongoing compliance efforts.
\nDirectors and managers of small public corporations,\u00a0whose \ufb01rms are only now being required to fully comply\u00a0with SOX. What should you expect during the \ufb01rst year the\u00a0law applies to you? Should you really consider going dark\u00a0and avoiding the need for SOX compliance altogether?<\/p>\n
Directors and managers of closely held corporations who\u00a0are considering taking their companies public. What additional\u00a0obligations will SOX\u00a0impose on you\u00a0following\u00a0an\u00a0initial\u00a0public offering (IPO), and what costs are\u00a0you\u00a0likely\u00a0to\u00a0face? How\u00a0can those costs be minimized?<\/p>\n
Directors\u00a0and managers of larger closely held corporations\u00a0and\u00a0nonpro\ufb01t\u00a0entities, whose corporations are\u00a0not obliged\u00a0to\u00a0comply with SOX\u00a0but choose to voluntarily\u00a0comply.\u00a0In\u00a0such\u00a0situations, how\u00a0can you\u00a0adapt to SOX\u00a0in a way that\u00a0\ufb01ts\u00a0your\u00a0needs?<\/p>\n
Read the book to know the correct answers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As the Sarbanes-Oxley Act approaches age \ufb01ve, it\u2019s appropriate\u00a0to look back at how the act has affected American businesses\u00a0and also to look forward to assess future trends. After all, the\u00a0Sarbanes-Oxley Act had the biggest impact on American business\u00a0of any federal securities legislation since the New\u00a0Deal.\u00a0Understanding how Sarbanes-Oxley works and the demands\u00a0it makes on corporations is especially critical for directors and\u00a0managers of smaller public corporations. Until recently, the\u00a0smallest public corporations have been partially insulated from\u00a0the full costs of complying with the act by rules of the Securities\u00a0and Exchange\u00a0Commission (the SEC, sometimes referred\u00a0to\u00a0as \u201cthe\u00a0Commission\u201d)\u00a0that defer full application of SOX\u00a0to\u00a0such\u00a0\ufb01rms. The\u00a0SEC has announced, however,\u00a0that this limited\u00a0regulatory\u00a0relief\u00a0will be coming to an end within the next two\u00a0years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9231,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[10379],"product_tag":[10407,10356],"class_list":{"0":"post-9230","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-altax-library-en","7":"product_tag-sarbanes-oxley","8":"product_tag-sox","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"sale","13":"downloadable","14":"virtual","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n