Includes SOX forms and privatization guidelines

The fun and easy way® to comply with the law and maintain your credibility

Need to be Sarbanes-Oxley savvy? This plain-English guide walks you through the new and revised laws — as well as compliance strategies for changed and unchanged guidelines — and gives you an effective framework for implementation. You''ll create an efficient audit committee, purchase and use SOX software solutions, and make practical, cost-effective decisions in your initial compliance year and beyond.

Jill Gilbert Welytok, JD, CPA, is an attorney and accounting consultant who heads up her firm''s SOX division. She is the author of Nonprofit Law & Governance For Dummies.

Discover how to:

• Establish SOX standards for IT professionals

• Minimize compliance costs in every area of your company

• Survive a Section 404 audit

• Avoid litigation under SOX

• Anticipate future rules and trends

Up-to-date information on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act legislation Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies, Second Edition includes 25 percent new content, with coverage of not only the new and revised laws, but also compliance strategies for changed and unchanged guidelines, including expanded coverage of the most challenging aspects of SOX, objective guidance for deciding if staying public or going private is right for a company, privatization guidelines for companies that choose to privatize, and tips on managing financial impacts and benefits in the initial compliance year and beyond. It also provides an implementation framework for firms struggling for compliance and explains key provisions in the legislation. In addition, this straight-to-the-point guide presents a summary of best practices, smart business policies, and invaluable compliance checklists. Jill Gilbert Welytok JD, CPA, (Milwaukee, WI) is an attorney and head of her firm's SOX division. She is the author of Nonprofit Law and Governance For Dummies (978-0-470-08789-3).