As expected, the Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt final guidance for management on evaluating and assessing internal control over financial reporting as required by Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley.

No further extensions were given for non-accelerated filers, which means those companies must start complying with Section 404โ€™s management provisions in next yearโ€™s annual reports, and with the external auditor provisions in 2009.