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    Analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Abstract The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was enacted in July 30‚ 2002‚ by Congress to protect shareholders and the general public from fraudulent corporate practices and accounting errors and to maintain auditor independence.   In protecting the shareholders and the general public the SOX Act is intended to improve the transparency of the financial reporting.   Financial reports are to be certified by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer

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    Sarbanes-Oxley Act Matthew Greenwell Professor Eric Weitner XACC-291 January 23‚ 2015 In any society there will be people that will do anything to succeed in life which includes breaking the law or even finding loop holes within laws. Now the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is a federal law to try and protect shareholders and the general public from fraudulent practices but in the end it is just a law and all laws can be broken. Some critics have pointed out the “Madoff scandal as a prime example of how the

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    The Ethics of Advertising: Do advertisers go too far? Introduction: Advertising is any paid form of non-personal communication about an organization‚ good‚ service or idea by an identified sponsor (Berkowitz‚ Crane‚ Kerin‚ Hartley‚ & Rudelius‚ 494). Advertisements are displayed through various means to a large audience. They can be found on the Internet‚ in a magazine‚ or even on the highway. Advertisements are everywhere! Their main goal is to grab the consumer’s attention about a specific

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    Policy Paper on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Randy Ibrahim [SID: 860866350] Business 102 December 09‚ 2010 Dr. Sean D. Jasso Ibrahim 2 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………3 History of the Act………………………………………………………………………...4 Corporate Scandals……………………………………………………………….4 Loss of Investor Confidence……………………………………………………..4 Market Failure and Government Intervention…………………….……………..5 Why Sarbanes-Oxley was Necessary…………………………………………….5 Implementing Sarbanes-Oxley…………………………………………………………

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    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Mariea Pack-Elder‚ ACC 561 November 24‚ 2014 George Bray Avoiding Future Frauds with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act It is clear that the establishment of the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) act in 2002 was specific to reducing future financial fraud and imposing criminal penalties for publicly traded companies. What is not clear is whether or not the act has proved to be successful in its implementation and governance. The establishment of the act and subsequent amendments are intended

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    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Week # 2 Individual Assignment   Sox Key Main Aspects for a Regulatory Environment Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed in 2002 by former president George Bush. Essentially to combat the Enron crisis. The Sox Act basically has regulatory control and creates an enviroment that is looking out for the public. Ideally this regulatory environment protects the public from fraud within corporations. Understanding‚ that while having this regulatory control

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    Kevin Ong Research 1. In the article “Is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Working?” the author Stephen D. Willits and Curtis Nicholls talks about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that helps protect firms from fraud after Enron and other accounting scandals. The article touches on the objectives of SOX‚ the criticisms of SOX companies had after the law was passed‚ the impact it has on firms and auditors‚ the detriments of the SOX ‚ the evidence‚ analysis‚ and the further study of the act. The author of the

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    Corporate Accountibility is closely linked to corporate governance in the respect that corporate accountability largely determines corporate governance. On the other hand‚ compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act is expensive‚ and relatively more so for smaller public companies. While no doubt compliance with the SOX has improved transparency and corporate accountability‚ at what cost are these aims achieved? Already there are scathing critiques that compliance with the SOX has reduced America’s

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    Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 Edwina Wilson ACC 561 November 25‚ 2014 Dr. Carolyn Harold SarbanesOxley Act was introduced into law July 30‚ 2002. It is named after the two sponsors‚ U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Michael G. Oxley (R-OH). The main objective of the act is to protect investors by improving the accuracy‚ reliability and accountability of corporate disclosures. New aspects were created by Sarbanes-Oxley for corporate accountability as well as new penalties for wrong

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    What is the Sarbanes - Oxley Act? There are actually various different definitions‚ but they all have the same common meaning. The Sarbanes - Oxley Act (SOX) is an act that was passed by the United States Congress to protect shareholders and the general public from accounting errors and unlawful practices in the enterprise. It also improves the accuracy of corporate disclosures. According to Julia Hanna (2014)‚ “it is widely deemed the most important piece of security legislation since formation

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