The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The Act & Impact

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Abstract

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, officially named the "Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002", is recognized to be the most noteworthy U.S. federal disclosure and corporate governance legislation since the Securities Act of1933 (the Securities Act) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). Furthermore, the provisions of the Act are momentous enough that it is considered by many to be the most significant change to the federal securities laws in the U.S. since the New Deal.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The Act & Impact

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was signed into law following the wake of corporate financial scandals....