http://www.sarbanesoxleyfocus.com/the-impact-of-sarbanes-oxley-sox-act-on-information-security-governance/ SOX Section 404 Download Resources Sun, 20 May 2012 06:26:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.sarbanesoxleyfocus.com/the-impact-of-sarbanes-oxley-sox-act-on-information-security-governance/#comment-2053 James Gross Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:44:45 +0000 http://www.sarbanesoxleyfocus.com/?p=39#comment-2053 Why, under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, would an individual be required to fill out a Department of the Treasury- Internal Revenue Service-form W-9 "Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification" just to receive a refund on a faulty product? I purchased a Kodak Printer from a K-mart store. The printer did not work. The form inside the box said if you have any problems with this product DO NOT RETURN IT TO PLACE OF PURCHASE but instead contact Kodak Customer Support At a given phone number. Well after they sent me three more faulty "Certified Refurbished Printers" the last of which they sent a "model upgrade" because of my frustration and of course that one did not work either. I indicated to them at that point that afteer wasting three weeks playing E-mail tag I simply wanted a refund. So I receive in the mail a Form W-9 from Kodak asking me to fill it out completely and submit it for a refund. I don't feel that I should have to disclose that information just for a refund. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was implemented because of poor bookkeeping, insider trading,company loans to corporate officials and overall poor management practices.I think that taking compliance to this extreme is (number 1 uncalled for) a petty attempt to make everyone suffer for those who got caught with their hands in the cookie jar. Why, under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, would an individual be required to fill out a Department of the Treasury- Internal Revenue Service-form W-9 “Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification” just to receive a refund on a faulty product? I purchased a Kodak Printer from a K-mart store. The printer did not work. The form inside the box said if you have any problems with this product DO NOT RETURN IT TO PLACE OF PURCHASE but instead contact Kodak Customer Support At a given phone number. Well after they sent me three more faulty “Certified Refurbished Printers” the last of which they sent a “model upgrade” because of my frustration and of course that one did not work either. I indicated to them at that point that afteer wasting three weeks playing E-mail tag I simply wanted a refund. So I receive in the mail a Form W-9 from Kodak asking me to fill it out completely and submit it for a refund. I don’t feel that I should have to disclose that information just for a refund. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was implemented because of poor bookkeeping, insider trading,company loans to corporate officials and overall poor management practices.I think that taking compliance to this extreme is (number 1 uncalled for) a petty attempt to make everyone suffer for those who got caught with their hands in the cookie jar.

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