SEC Filing Regulation Places Smaller Public Companies Under the Microscope

Protiviti Webinar Highlights What Companies Can Expect, How to Minimize Surprises

MENLO PARK, Calif., April 9 /PRNewswire/ --

    WHAT:  This year, smaller public companies face a new level of Sarbanes-
           Oxley (SOX) compliance scrutiny as they become subject to the
           auditor attestation requirement of Section 404 for annual reports
           filed for fiscal years ended on or after December 15, 2009. That
           one requirement has the potential to have a big impact on their
           businesses.

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           Join Protiviti, a global business consulting and internal audit
           firm, for a complimentary 90-minute webinar, Auditor Attestation: 
           What You Can Expect - A Smaller Public Company Perspective, to
           learn about the new requirement and best practices for a smooth
           implementation of the audit process. Protiviti's experts will cover
           such topics as:

           -- Implications: How the Public Company Accounting Oversight
              Board's (PCAOB) guidance to auditors impacts smaller public
              companies
           -- Potential internal control issues: A look back at the control
              issues identified by smaller public companies during their first
              wave of management assessment reports
           -- Getting started: Key decision points in the Section 404
              compliance process to align management's assessment approach and
              the auditor's attestation process as much as possible
           -- A simple approach: SOX compliance tailored to the unique
              environment of the smaller public company


           Participants will also learn the benefits of running a cost-
           effective SOX program, including better planning/scoping; reducing
           the key controls population; streamlining testing; using automated
           controls and other practical techniques.

    WHEN:  Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. PDT/12:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m.
           EDT

    WHO:   Jim DeLoach, Managing Director, Protiviti
           Paresh Raghani, Managing Director, Protiviti
           Bonnie-Jeanne Gerety, Managing Director, Protiviti

    HOW:   Register for this complimentary webinar by visiting
           www.protiviti.com/go/auditorattestation by April 13.

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