Two years of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) have shored up corporate accounting practices – but with lopsided costs compared to benefits gained. Colleen Cunningham, president and CEO of Financial Executives International, said companies with two years of compliance under their belts reported that costs dropped an average of 16%. That said, 85% of respondents to FEI’s latest survey believe the costs of SOX compliance still outweigh the benefits.