The Sarbanes-Oxley Act : Costs, Benefits and Business Impacts

The Sarbannes-Oxley Act (SOX) is a mandatory requirement for all listed corporations in the US, whether foreign or not. Compliance is not an option. Other countries are developing similar legislation so the books value is international in scope. SOX is a hot topic and the effects are just beginning to be felt world-wide. This new book goes beyond the implementation phase of SOX and looks at the reaction to the Act in terms of costs, benefits and business impacts. This book is for Senior Managers in the Business and Financial/Accounting Communities who want/need to know what the reaction of business and government is to the SOX legislation, what it is costing and how the effects are penetrating through the business environment.Mike Holt presents a comprehensive review of the impact that Sarbanes-Oxley legislation has had on business, the financial community, governments and the public since its inception in 2002. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been somewhat successful, but not completely and the cost (well over a trillion dollars) might be considered too high a price to pay for the gains. This book takes a hard look at the costs, benefits and other impacts as well as at what influential and prominent financial, government and business leaders think about it now. * International in scope and content and including interviews with prominent business leaders, CEOs and CFOs of large and small corporations.* Compliance with The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is now mandatory for every listed US corporation and overseas corporations listed on US stock markets* Covers the reaction of business and government to this legislation, what it is costing and how the effects are penetrating through the business environment. "The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) came into being as a mandatory requirement for all listed corporations in the USA. Revelation of the specifics of this overwhelmingly comprehensive legislation shocked the international business community due to the intensity of its long term gaze. For SOX is not a one time blip on corporate radar screens, it's a new and ongoing, growing and developing way of conducting business. As feedback accumulates, legislators, bureaucrats, watchdogs, professional associations and international and global groups continue to refine the processes and standards for both satisfying the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and clarifying the standards both for general corporate behaviour and more specifically for accounting and auditing professions." "This new book goes beyond the implementation phase of SOX and looks at both the reaction to the Act, among prominent financial, government and business leaders, and the effect it has had and will continue to have economically in terms of costs, benefits and business impacts. Convergence is the big buzzword; governments and multinational corporations are striving to reach international agreement in order to produce a set of transnationally/universally applicable accounting rules and regulations." "This book is essential reading for senior managers in the business and financial/accounting communities and follows on from the author's first book The Sarbane-Oxley Act: Overview and Implementation Procedures. Michael F. Holt, probes business leaders, brokers and financial consultants, auditing firm heads, CEOs and CFOs of large and small corporations thus producing a comprehensive review of SOX's impact on business, economics and governments since its inception in 2002."--BOOK JACKET The Sarbannes-Oxley Act (SOX) is a mandatory requirement for all listed corporations in the US, whether foreign or not. Compliance is not an option. Other countries are developing similar legislation so the books value is international in scope. SOX is a hot topic and the effects are just beginning to be felt world-wide. This new book goes beyond the implementation phase of SOX and looks at the reaction to the Act in terms of costs, benefits and business impacts. This book is for Senior Managers in the Business and Financial/Accounting Communities who want/need to know what the reaction of business and government is to the SOX legislation, what it is costing and how the effects are penetrating through the business environment.

Mike Holt presents a comprehensive review of the impact that Sarbanes-Oxley legislation has had on business, the financial community, governments and the public since its inception in 2002. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been somewhat successful, but not completely and the cost (well over a trillion dollars) might be considered too high a price to pay for the gains. This book takes a hard look at the costs, benefits and other impacts as well as at what influential and prominent financial, government and business leaders think about it now.

* International in scope and content and including interviews with prominent business leaders, CEOs and CFOs of large and small corporations.
* Compliance with The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is now mandatory for every listed US corporation and overseas corporations listed on US stock markets.
* Covers the reaction of business and government to this legislation, what it is costing and how the effects are penetrating through the business environment. The Sarbannes-Oxley Act (SOX) is a mandatory requirement for all listed corporations in the US, whether foreign or not. Compliance is not an option. Other countries are developing similar legislation so the books value is international in scope. SOX is a hot topic and the effects are just beginning to be felt world-wide. This new book goes beyond the implementation phase of SOX and looks at the reaction to the Act in terms of costs, benefits and business impacts. This book is for Senior Managers in the Business and Financial/Accounting Communities who want/need to know what the reaction of business and government is to the SOX legislation, what it is costing and how the effects are penetrating through the business environment. Mike Holt presents a comprehensive review of the impact that Sarbanes-Oxley legislation has had on business, the financial community, governments and the public since its inception in 2002. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been somewhat successful, but not completely and the cost (well over a trillion dollars) might be considered too high a price to pay for the gains. This book takes a hard look at the costs, benefits and other impacts as well as at what influential and prominent financial, government and business leaders think about it now. \* International in scope and content and including interviews with prominent business leaders, CEOs and CFOs of large and small corporations. \* Compliance with The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is now mandatory for every listed US corporation and overseas corporations listed on US stock markets \* Covers the reaction of business and government to this legislation, what it is costing and how the effects are penetrating through the business environment.