Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies

Introduction. Part I: The Scene Before and After SOX. Chapter 1. The SOX Saga. Chapter 2. SOX in Sixty Seconds. Chapter 3. SOX and Securities Regulations. Chapter 4. SOX and Factual Financial Statements. Part II: SOX in the City: Meeting New Standards. Chapter 5. A New Audit Ambience. Chapter 6. A Board to Audit the Auditors. Chapter 7. The Almighty Audit Committee. Chapter 8. Building Boards That Can't Be Bought. Chapter 9. SOX: Under New Management. Chapter 10. More Management Mandates. Part III: Surviving Section 404. Chapter 11. Clearing Up Confusion About Control. Chapter 12. Surviving a Section 404 Audit. Chapter 13. Taking the Terror Out of Testing. Part IV: Software for SOX Techies. Chapter 14. Surveying SOX Software. Chapter 15. Working with Some Actual SOX Software. Part V: To SOX-finity and Beyond. Chapter 16. Lawsuits Under SOX. Chapter 17. The Surprising Scope of SOX. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 18. Ten Ways to Avoid Getting Sued or Criminally Prosecuted Under SOX. Chapter 19. Ten Tips for an Effective Audit Committee. Chapter 20. Ten Smart Management Moves. Chapter 21. Ten Things You Can't Ask an Auditor to Do After SOX. Chapter 22. Top Ten Places to Get Smart About SOX.

Part VII: Appendixes. Appendix A: The Entire Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Appendix B: Sample Certifications. Appendix C: Sample Audit Committee Charter. Appendix D: Sample Audit Committee Report. Appendix E: Sample Corporate Governance Principles. Appendix F: Sample Code of Ethics. Appendix G: Sample SAS 70 Report. Index.