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As of the end of 2006, small businesses, which were once exempt, now have to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). Under Sarbanes-Oxley, they will now be exposed to audits, reviews and will have to make their profits, losses, and compensation packages public. "The Complete Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley" will answer the following questions: How do companies comply with SOX? How does SOX effect relations within the firm? Should a public company go private to avoid SOX? "The Complete Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley" is a nontechnical, "plain English" guide for the managers and directors of the 13,000 publicly held corporations now subject to SOX. No business owner should be without it! Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in response to major corporate and accounting scandals—and many consider the act to be the most significant change in corporate governance and securities regulations in the past seventy years.

SOX requirements have brought about far-reaching changes for public corporations, private corporations, and nonprofits. Every manager and director should be aware of how the business landscape will be affected.

The Complete Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley answers in nontechnical language such questions as:

• What does SOX mean to me now?
• Do I have to worry about it?
• How much legal and accounting help do I need?
• What information technology requirements will I face?

If you're a business owner, you need The Complete Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley! CONTENTS......Page 4 INTRODUCTION......Page 5 1. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: How We Got Here, and What It Means......Page 8 2. Disclosure to Investors: Securities Regulation Before and After SOX......Page 45 3. New Duties and Liabilities for Corporate Management......Page 80 4. Whistle Blowers, Lawyers, and the Costs of Misconduct......Page 106 5. Reforming the Board of Directors......Page 132 6. Board Committees and Proper Corporate Governance......Page 153 7. Accounting, Internal Controls, and Audits......Page 193 8. Should You Stay or Should You Go?......Page 230 9. Sarbanes-Oxley and Your Company......Page 242 CONCLUSION. SOX: An Assessment......Page 254 GLOSSARY......Page 258 INDEX......Page 268