Profitable Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Attain Improved Shareholder Value and Bottom-Line Results.

• Author: Marshall, Jeffrey
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Profitable Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Attain Improved Shareholder Value and Bottom-Line Results. By C. Lynn Northrup. J. Ross Publishing, 274 pages. $54.95.

Sarbanes-Oxley compliance has been a critical issue for years, and the stuff of many financial executives' nightmares. Would they really want to read a book about it?

Well, perhaps they should. C. Lynn Northrup, head of his own CPA firm and a former financial executive, auditor and financial consultant, has put together a very thoughtful, logical and thorough guidebook covering various aspects of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Northrup starts with a quick recap of the events that triggered Sarbanes-Oxley, most importantly the collapse of Enron and its auditor, Arthur Andersen. He then quickly sketches the law and its intent before delving into such key concepts as tone at the top, the importance of good boards, the COSO framework and risk management.

Chapters are devoted to subjects such as internal controls...