QuestionQ158

VerifiedLegal, Risk and Compliance

Following scandals involving publicly traded corporations such as Enron, WorldCom, and Adelphia, Congress enacted legislation known as:

Explanation

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) was enacted in response to major corporate accounting scandals, establishing stronger corporate-governance, financial-reporting, and auditing requirements for public companies.

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