Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance for Nonaccelerated Filers

By Sid M. Edelstein

No business legislation in recent history has elicited a broader range of reaction among financial professionals than the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOA). While SOA clearly presents compliance challenges for public companies of all sizes, for many smaller, nonaccelerated filers these challenges can seem all but insurmountable.

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Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance for Nonaccelerated Filers

No business legislation in recent history has elicited a broader range of reaction among financial professionals than the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOA). While SOA clearly presents compliance challenges for public companies of all sizes, for many smaller, nonaccelerated filers these challenges can seem all but insurmountable. Full Story

CPAs’ Role in the Stewardship of New York’s School Districts

In late October 2004, responding to recent financial scandals in certain Long Island school districts, New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi announced a five-point plan for increasing financial accountability in all New York State schools.
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Can We Go Back to the Good Old Days?

Recently I visited my pharmacy to pick up eyedrops for my two golden retrievers. Before he would give me the prescription, the pharmacist insisted I sign a form on behalf of Murphy and Millie, representing that they had been apprised of their rights under the new medical privacy rules. Full Story



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