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| ===== Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) ===== | ===== Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) ===== | ||
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| The **Sarbanes-Oxley Act** (SOX) was designed to improve the quality of financial reporting by public companies. It was written in response to the fraudulent reporting of Enron Corporation, Worldcom, and several other businesses, and was passed in 2002. Key provisions of the Act are as follows: | The **Sarbanes-Oxley Act** (SOX) was designed to improve the quality of financial reporting by public companies. It was written in response to the fraudulent reporting of Enron Corporation, Worldcom, and several other businesses, and was passed in 2002. Key provisions of the Act are as follows: | ||