The Act has had a significant impact on corporate governance, internal controls, accounting practices, and financial disclosure requirements leading to transparency in keeping with the company’s fiduciary responsibility to its shareholders. The intent of the act is to restore investor trust in the valuation of a company and the outlook for its future.

Specifically, Section 404 of the Act requires that public companies document the assessment and design policies and procedures for internal controls over financial reporting while measuring, documenting, testing, and then concluding their operational effectiveness.

The SOX Compliance Group can partner with management to apply our experience and training to develop an effective implementation strategy involving the following three phases:

• Planning
• Documentation
• Testing

In 2008, we partnered with Implexus Software to provide small-mid cap companies with a comprehensive platform to streamline and balance the entire SOX process.

We look forward to hearing from you. For more information on these or any other services we offer, please contact Peter Askham, CPA at or by calling (800) 286-5726.