
Analysts at AMR Research estimate companies will spend $6 billion to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2006. That’s just slightly above the $6.1 billion companies spent in 2005, though spending on technology is due to rise as labor spending related to compliance falls. AMR, which issued a statement about its research Nov. 29, based its conclusion on a recent survey of more than 300 executives asked questions about their Sarbanes-Oxley and regulatory compliance spending priorities.
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