Wednesday, May 16, 2007 Financial Executives International (FEI) announced today the results of its sixth Sarbanes-Oxley compliance survey, which found that Section 404 compliance cost Corporate America less in year three of adoption than in each of the first two years. FEI polled 200 companies to gauge experiences in complying with Section 404. Responding companies have average revenues of $6.8 billion. According to the FEI survey, which included 172 "accelerated filers" -- companies with market capitalizations above $75 million -- total average cost for Section 404 compliance was $2.9 million during fiscal year 2006, which represents a 23 percent decrease from 2005 totals. The data also shows reductions in internal and external costs of compliance, with internal staff time decreasing by 10 percent. The lower costs can be attributed to companies' increased efficiencies in complying with Section 404. Labels: compliance costs, FEI, survey Previous articles SARBANES-OXLEY ADVICE FOR SMALLER PUBLIC COMPANIES...
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