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Enhanced Financial Disclosures:
The 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted as law after several incidents of accounting failures that involved several functions established to safeguard the interests of public investors. In attempts to deal with these issues, the legislation created an absolute revision of the regulatory for professionals in public accounting and auditing though it contained several very controversial provisions (Verschoor, 2012). The revision of the regulatory framework by the act was also geared towards providing guidance for enhanced corporate governance. After its enactment, SOX became the most comprehensive and influential law impacting public corporations and their independent auditors since early 1930s. The legislation mainly focuses on two major segments of investor protection including the responsibility and accountability of Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officers for all financial disclosures and associated controls. The second area is promoting enhanced professionalism and involvement of corporate audit committees.
This act has primarily been effective or successful in enhancing corporate...
This has been achieved through strengthening of financial reporting through the establishment of new controls regarding financial disclosures and related aspects. However, this legislation has not been completely effective in preventing corporate scandals effectively. For instance, this law did not prevent the 2008 global financial crisis, which was partly attributed to unethical financial practices. Consequently, there is need for improvement in company performance since the effectiveness of this legislation is partly dependent on the vigor with which it is enforced.
One of the most important sections of Sarbanes-Oxley Act is Section 406, which necessitates the adoption of a code of ethics for senior financial officers ("Section 406," n.d.). Based on this provision, each reporting firm must swiftly disclose failure to embrace such rules or any modifications or waivers from the code of ethics. The significance of this section is demonstrated in its goal of promoting honest and ethical conduct to prevent any wrongdoing. Some of the important measures…
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Salem, G.R. & Franze, L.M. (n.d.). The Whistleblower Provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. Retrieved March 23, 2014, from http://www.niri.org/Main-Menu-Category/advocate/regulations/Sarbanes-Oxley/whistleblowerprovisions2002.aspx
"Section 406 -- Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers." (n.d.). The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. Retrieved from The University of Cincinnati College of Law website: http://taft.law.uc.edu/CCL/SOact/sec406.html
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