The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, also known as SOX, is a United States federal law that was enacted in response to a number of major corporate and accounting scandals. It aims to protect investors from fraudulent accounting activities by corporations by enhancing the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures and improving the standards of corporate accountability, as well as the roles of public accounting firms and boards.

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