11/1/2004: Framework to Evaluate Exceptions/Deficiencies in implementing Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (PDF) (Inside Sarbanes-Oxley)

13 pages. Excerpt: This paper outlines a suggested framework for evaluating manual and automated process/transaction-level exceptions and deficiencies resulting from the evaluation of a company's internal control over financial reporting. This paper should be read in conjunction with Auditing Standard No. 2, An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Performed in Conjunction With an Audit of Financial Statements (AS2),[.]