Q. What do you mean by Sarbanes-Oxley?
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) - Sarbanes-Oxley Act was signed into law on 30 July 2002 by President Bush. Act is designed to oversee the financial reporting landscape for finance professionals. Its objective is to review legislative audit requirements and to protect investors by improving accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures. Act covers issues like establishing a public company accounting oversight board, corporate responsibility, auditor independence and enhanced financial disclosure. It also expressively tightens accountability standards for directors and officers, securities analysts, auditors and legal counsel. Law is named after Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael G. Oxley.