Backgrounder posted May 16, 2007 by David John, Nancy Marano
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Do We Need a Regulatory or Legislative Fix?
Since the passage
of the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor
Protection Act of 2002 (the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), small and
mid-sized public companies have struggled to comply with its
onerous provisions, which created an enormous and
disproportionate regulatory burden. Most of these costs can be
attributed to Section 404, a small section of only 168…
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WebMemo posted June 14, 2006 by Nancy Marano, Alison Acosta Fraser
Speeding Reconstruction by Cutting Red Tape
More than nine months
ago, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ripped through the Gulf Coast
destroying lives and communities. As Members of Congress continue
to explore options for facilitating the ongoing reconstruction,
they should consider several basic guidelines, which have been
reinforced by the lessons learned so far in the reconstruction
process:
…
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