Commission announced it will hold an open meeting on April 4, to discuss the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s proposed auditing standard for Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the coordination of the proposed changes with the SEC’s own guidance concerning implementation.

Both proposals were published for public comment in December 2006, with the comment period ending for both on Feb. 26.

In May 2006, the SEC and the PCAOB pledged to make compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley’s internal control provisions more efficient and cost effective for public companies of all sizes.

[1] WebCPA: SEC Schedules Meeting to Discuss 404 Changes