11/15/2004: Complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Audit Compliance Deadline Proving Costly to Companies (The Washington Post; subscription may be required)

Excerpt: Some of the nation's biggest companies face a deadline today for completing reviews of their internal financial controls, a labor-intensive, costly effort that has created intense friction between corporate managers and auditors. Top regulatory officials repeatedly have warned that a significant minority of companies, from a few hundred to a thousand, may report serious weaknesses in their fiscal checks and balances, which could have repercussions in the price of stock shares.