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More 404 Guidance, Please
Panelists at the SEC's roundtable request more guidance aimed at helping management, not auditors, cope with Sarbox 404. May 10, 2006
Cry of Pain from Small Companies
Sarbox 404 puts investment in biotech and other small-company sectors in danger, says one panelist. May 10, 2006
Material Weakness at the Roundtable
Opening salvos at the SEC roundtable included talk of better definitions of material weaknesses. May 10, 2006
SEC Contemplates Auditorless World
Former Computer Sciences Corp. CFO says that corporate-compliance efforts would be more effective if they didn't proceed in lock-step with auditor agendas. May 10, 2006
Section 404, Year Three: Ready for IT?
A body of knowledge about information technology and internal controls doesn't exist, say roundtable panelists; companies and auditors haven't developed the practical experience that usually accompanies audits and testing. May 10, 2006
Panel: Don't Audit Low-level Risks
Roundtable participants debated the need for an external audit on controls that pose little risk to financial statements. May 10, 2006
404 Makes an IPO: Mission Impossible
A host of CFOs sound off about their Sarbox problems prior to the SEC's Wednesday roundtable. May 9, 2006
GAO Eyes 'Targeted, Limited' 404 Relief
Also expresses concern with a lack of clarity in recent recommendations by the SEC's Advisory Committee on Smaller Public Companies. May 9, 2006
Party of Three
Outside advisers leap in where auditors fear to tread. May 8, 2006
Lost in the Maze
Problems with hedge accounting caused a wave of restatements in 2005. Are FASB's rules too hard to follow, or are companies simply too lax? May 8, 2006