Changes to Sarbanes-Oxley rejected by Senate
A proposed amendment to make the internal controls portion of Sarbanes-Oxley optional for smaller corporations was defeated in the U.S. Senate this week. Specifically, the change would have allowed companies with market value less than $700 million to opt out of complying with Section 404 of SarbOx.
Sarbanes-Oxely has been criticized as too expensive relative to the benefits achieved.? Supporters of the law say that corporate fraud has been reduced (although that has not necessarily been proven). The SEC and PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversigt Board) are currently working to make some changes to Sarbanes Oxley.
