Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies Second Edition

I purchased this for my wife who within her job takes on many varied roles with her being a contract business analyst, a current project required a very fast introduction to the Sarbanes-Oxley system etc. She is a through / fast reader and seems to have taken on this book in enough detail to quickly become knowledgeable enough in the subject to be able to sensibly input and understand discussion on the subject. She has not commented against the book in any way, and I am assuming no news means it was good, she is not slow in discussing failings, constructively, should things not be up to the task. Why this book when there are so many? The Dummies books in the past do deliver semi instant knowledge, and although they are not always the best in a given subject, when you want a book fast without being able to flick through the pages, they normally come up with the goods.

Great value for money.

I don't usually read the 'Dummies' series, as I expect them to be too simplistic. I purchased this book as requested by my Company - and it's brilliant! I already knew the background to the subject, but the way this is cleverly written; really informs the readers' understanding of why we do what we do with regards to SOx. Extremely informative at more depth than I would ever imagine! (Also a BARGAIN, at the price!)

Heavy on the history and general outline of case studies. Very light on actual practical detail of what changes would be needed in a company's business processes "on the ground". Some detailed worked examples here would have been so useful.

I say just mess about with one of the C level guys spreadsheets and watch him go to prison. It sorts out a Friday afternoon, also always do that on another persons computer.

Boring - but then I never bought it for the interest value. Good bite sized pieces and handy for work

The book covers everything you need to know about Sarbanes Oxley, but to be honest I felt it could have been at least half the length. As an accountant I found SOX didn't build much on existing UK GAAP, audit and corporate governance. You could probably summarise the main points, differences and regulatory framework in 20 pages. There also seems to be a lot of repetition and common sense advise - I'd assume most people needing to understand SOX are already fairly well qualified professionals and just need the technical bare bones of the act in a concise format. None the less it does indeed take some of the pain out of reading the act in it's "raw" format and it doesn't take too long to skim read through. The repetition does also serve to reinforce the key terms and concepts in your mind. I'd also say this makes it more appropriate for those who don't come from an accounting background and are maybe coming up against some of these requirements for the first time. At the end of the day it does the job it sets out to and isn't as dry as a lot of texts. As an accountant I probably would have gone for something a bit more concise and to the point.

Handy guide to get overview on this subject

Very good in condition ( next purchase onwards, I will always search for used one first)

Buen material y en buen estado.

Book was very, very helpful in recognizing fraudulent actions within nonprofit entities. This book is a reference source to keep and use.

It looks like a new book even though it's an old edition. It won't affect too much for using it.

Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies: I read this book when I exactly needed, I was able to answer the questions that my boss asked for and completed our Sox testing for 2013!