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What would be the proper apa citation for the Sarbanes Oxley act of 2002 since it was a law?
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What is sarbanes oxley act?
The Sarbanes Oxley Act is a United States federal law enacted on July 30, 2002 in response to a number of scandals that include Enron and WorldCom. It was named after Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) and Representative Michael G. Oxley (R-OH).The Act was approved by the House by a vote of 423-3 and by the Senate 99-0.George Bush called Sarbanes Oxley Act rules the "most far-reaching reforms of American business practices since Franklin Roosevelt was president".Objective of the Sarbanes Oxley Act: To restore public confidence in American business, which had been badly shaken by huge corporate scandals, such as those which led to the bankruptcies of Enron and WorldCom.The Sarbanes Oxley Act created a new regulator: the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
How can the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act help minimize the likelihood of auditors failing to identify accounting irregularities?
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is considered to be the most important change to federal securities laws in the United States since the New Deal. It came in the wake of a series of corporate financial scandals, including those affecting Enron, Arthur Andersen, and WorldCom. Among the major provisions of the act are: criminal and civil penalties for securities violations, auditor independence, certification of internal audit work by external auditors, and increased disclosure regarding executive compensation, insider trading and financial statements.While unquestionably useful to the investing public, thousands of companies now face the daunting task of ensuring their operations are Sarbanes-Oxley compliant. Auditing departments typically turn to a two pronged solution to achieve this goal. First, firms initiate a comprehensive external audit of the company by Sarbanes-Oxley compliance consultants to identify areas of risk. Second, firms initiate a company-wide installation of automated software systems that provide the security and electronic paper trails necessary to guarantee compliance on a long term operational basis.Perhaps the most controversial aspects of Sarbanes-Oxley Act are the change from industry self-promulgation and self-enforcement of standards relating to auditing, accounting, quality control, ethics, and independence, to, in effect, government regulation and promulgation of standards through the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and the limitations on the nonaudit services a company can provide to its audit clients. Although the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not directly empowered to establish accounting standards, Sarbanes-Oxley Act section 108 allows the SEC to recognize "generally accepted" accounting standards set by private entities.Sarbanes-Oxley Act established the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, under Securities and Exchange Commission oversight, to be
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