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. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090115/AQTH541LOGO) 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 http://www.protiviti.com/go/auditorattestation by April 13. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090115/AQTH541LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Protiviti Inc. CONTACT: Kathy Keller of Protiviti, +1-650-234-6252, Web Site: http://www.protiviti.com/

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