Guide to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: What Business Needs to Know Now That it is Implemented [Paperback]

Robert A Prentice (Author)

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Publication Date: December 30, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0324323654 | ISBN-13: 978-0324323658 | Edition: 1

Enron was once the seventh largest company on the Fortune 500, but after the greatest business scandal of a generation and one of the biggest of the last century, Enron took bankruptcy and essentially blinked out of existence following a wave of revelations of accounting regularities and securities fraud. Headlines soon linked Global Crossing, Tyco, WorldCom, Adelphia, HealthSouth and other companies to similar frauds, prompting Congress in June 2002 to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), the most significant securities law changes since passage of the original federal securities laws in 1933 and 1934. Sarbanes-Oxley could ultimately prove to be one of America's most significant economic regulations. This short guide explains the ins-and-outs of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Students will be able to understand this major legislative change effecting CEOs, CFOs, and other financially responsible officers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 60 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College/West; 1 edition (December 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324323654
• ISBN-13: 978-0324323658
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,173,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Cliff Notes" for SOX Act, June 15, 2007

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This review is from: Guide to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: What Business Needs to Know Now That it is Implemented (Paperback)

Good overview of SOX Act. Provides a basis for non-financial types or students trying to get a basic understanding. Anyone with more direct responsibility should read the act itself.