Why should you care about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? If you are the CEO or another executive within a large public company, the answer is obvious: because you have to. If you don’t, your business — and you — will face serious repercussions, including possible jail time. Not good. If you are an executive in a large corporation and don’t know what SOX is or why you should care, you should stop reading this article now and get up to speed — quickly. For the rest of you who work in small to medium-sized businesses, the answer can be a bit trickier.
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Sarbanes-Oxley - Not Just for the Big Fish
Posted by: Curt Finch March 24, 2012 05:00 AMWhy should you care about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? If you are the CEO or another executive within a large public company, the answer is obvious: because you have to. If you don’t, your business — and you — will face serious repercussions, including possible jail time. Not good. If you are an executive in a large corporation and don’t know what SOX is or why you should care, you should stop reading this article now and get up to speed — quickly. For the rest of you who work in small to medium-sized businesses, the answer can be a bit trickier.