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[Release Number 34–53360; File No. 4–511]
Roundtable on Internal Control
Reporting Requirements
Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of roundtable
discussions; request for comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange
Commission and the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board announced
on February 16, 2006 that they will
sponsor a roundtable May 10, 2006, at
the Commission’s headquarters in
Washington, DC, to discuss second-year
experiences with the reporting and
auditing requirements of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002 related to companies’
internal control over financial reporting.
The roundtable discussion will include
issuers, auditors, investors and other
interested parties.
‘‘Last spring’s informative roundtable
resulted in valuable guidance,’’ said
SEC Chairman Christopher Cox. ‘‘We
look forward to an update on
compliance efforts after year two. I’m
pleased that the PCAOB is coordinating
this year’s roundtable with the SEC. We
will carefully consider the facts
presented to help develop policies to
effectively and efficiently improve the
reliability of financial statements for the
benefit of investors.’’
‘‘I am very much open to suggestions
to make the internal control assessment
process more efficient, including
modifications of the PCAOB’s auditing
standard and other actions the Board
could undertake,’’ said PCAOB Acting
Chairman Bill Gradison. ‘‘This is the
PCAOB’s highest priority policy issue.’’
The Commission and the PCAOB
further announced today that, in
addition to the roundtable, they are
seeking written feedback from
registrants, auditors, investors and
others on their experiences with
complying with the Section 404
requirements. The Commission is not
soliciting feedback on a particular set of
inquiries. The information that is
submitted to either organization will
become part of the public record of the
Section 404 roundtable.
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Members of the public are
encouraged to provide the submissions
before May 1, 2006.
ADDRESSES: To help us process and
review your comments more efficiently,
comments should be sent by one
method only. Comments should be
submitted electronically at the following
e-mail address: rule-comments@sec.gov.
Comments may also be submitted using
the Commission’s Internet submission
form at https://www.sec.gov/news/
press.shtml. Comments may also be
submitted in triplicate to Nancy M.
Morris, Secretary, Securities and
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. All
comment letters should refer to File
Number 4–511; this File number should
be included on the subject line if e-mail
is used. Comment letters will also be
posted on the Commission’s Internet
Web site (https://www.sec.gov/news/
press/4-511.shtml). Comment letters
will be available for public inspection
and copying in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Consuelo Hitchcock (202–551–3500) or
Nancy Salisbury (202–551–5300) at
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549.
DATES:
Dated: February 24, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release Number 34-53360; File No. 4-511]
Roundtable on Internal Control Reporting Requirements
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.
ACTION: Notice of roundtable discussions; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board announced on February 16, 2006 that they
will sponsor a roundtable May 10, 2006, at the Commission's
headquarters in Washington, DC, to discuss second-year experiences with
the reporting and auditing requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 related to companies' internal control over financial reporting.
The roundtable discussion will include issuers, auditors, investors and
other interested parties.
``Last spring's informative roundtable resulted in valuable
guidance,'' said SEC Chairman Christopher Cox. ``We look forward to an
update on compliance efforts after year two. I'm pleased that the PCAOB
is coordinating this year's roundtable with the SEC. We will carefully
consider the facts presented to help develop policies to effectively
and efficiently improve the reliability of financial statements for the
benefit of investors.''
``I am very much open to suggestions to make the internal control
assessment process more efficient, including modifications of the
PCAOB's auditing standard and other actions the Board could
undertake,'' said PCAOB Acting Chairman Bill Gradison. ``This is the
PCAOB's highest priority policy issue.''
The Commission and the PCAOB further announced today that, in
addition to the roundtable, they are seeking written feedback from
registrants, auditors, investors and others on their experiences with
complying with the Section 404 requirements. The Commission is not
soliciting feedback on a particular set of inquiries. The information
that is submitted to either organization will become part of the public
record of the Section 404 roundtable.
DATES: Members of the public are encouraged to provide the submissions
before May 1, 2006.
ADDRESSES: To help us process and review your comments more
efficiently, comments should be sent by one method only. Comments
should be submitted electronically at the following e-mail address:
rule-comments@sec.gov. Comments may also be submitted using the
Commission's Internet submission form at https://www.sec.gov/news/
press.shtml. Comments may also be submitted in triplicate to Nancy M.
Morris, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090. All comment letters should refer to
File Number 4-511; this File number should be included on the subject
line if e-mail is used. Comment letters will also be posted on the
Commission's Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/news/press/4-
511.shtml). Comment letters will be available for public inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Consuelo Hitchcock (202-551-3500) or
Nancy Salisbury (202-551-5300) at Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549.
Dated: February 24, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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