Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Titles Flashcards

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Title I: PCAOB

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Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
* provides independent oversight of public accounting firms providing audits

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Title I: Public Company Accounting ____ ____

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Oversight Board

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Title I: ____ Company Accounting Oversight Board

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Public

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Title I: Public ____ Accounting Oversight Board

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Company

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5
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Title I

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Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

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Title II: Auditor ____

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Independence

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Title II: ____ Independence

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Auditor

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Title II

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Auditor Independence

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Auditor Independence

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  • establishes standards
  • reduce conflict of interest
  • approval, partner rotation, and reporting requirements
  • restricts non-audit services
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10
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Title III: Corporate ____

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Responsibility

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Title III: ____ Responsibility

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Corporate

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12
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Title III

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Corporate Responsibility

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Corporate Responsibility

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  • senior executives take individual responsibility for accuracy and completeness of financial reports
  • section 302
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Title IV: Enhanced ____ Disclosures

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Financial

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Title IV: ____ Financial Disclosures

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Enhanced

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16
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Title IV: Enhanced ____ Disclosures

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Financial

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17
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Title IV

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Enhanced Financial Disclosures

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18
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Enhanced Financial Disclosures

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  • section 404: the integrated audit
  • must audit and report on internal controls
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19
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Title V: Analyst ____ of Interest

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Conflict

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20
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Title V: ____ Conflict of Interest

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Analyst

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21
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Title V

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Analyst Conflict of Interest

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Analyst Conflicts of Interest

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  • created code of conduct for securities analysts
  • requires disclosue of conflicts of interest
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Title VI: Commission Resources and ____

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Authority

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Title VI: ____ Resources and Authority

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Commission

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Title VI: Commission ____ and Authority

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Resources

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Title VI

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Commision Resources and Authority

27
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Commission Resources and Authority

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Gives the SEC authority to revoke the license to practice from a securities professional

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Title VII: Studies and ____

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Reports

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Title VII: ____ and Reports

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Studies

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Title VII

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Studies and Reports

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Studies and Reports

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Requires various studies and reports to figure out what really happened

32
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Title VIII: ____ and Criminal Fraud Accountability

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Corporate

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Title VIII: Corporate and ____ Fraud Accountability

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Criminal

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Title VIII: Corporate and Criminal Fraud ____

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Accountability

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Title VIII: Corporate and Criminal ____ Accountability

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Fraud

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Title VIII

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Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability

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Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability

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  • criminal penalties associated with the manipulation/destruction/alteration of financial records
  • adds protection for whistleblowers
38
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Title IX: White-Collar Crime Penalty ____

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Enhancements

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Title IX: ____ Crime Penalty Enhancements

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White-Collar

40
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Title IX: White-Collar ____ Penalty Enhancements

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Crime

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Title IX: White-Collar Crime ____ Enhancements

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Penalty

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Title IX

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White-Collar Crime Penalty Enhancements

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White-Collar Crime Penalty Enhancements

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  • increases penalty for white-collar crimes
  • adds “failure to certify corporate financial reports” as a criminal offense
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Title X: ____ Tax Returns

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Corporate

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Title X: Corporate ____ Returns

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Tax

46
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Title X: Corporate Tax ____

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Returns

47
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Title X

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Corporate Tax Returns

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Corporate Tax Returns

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CEO must sign tax return

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Title XI: Corporate Fraud and ____

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Accountability

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Title XI: ____ Fraud and Accountability

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Corporate

51
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Title XI: Corporate ____ and Accountability

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Fraud

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Title XI

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Corporate Fraud and Accountability

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Corporate Fraud and Accountability

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  • strengthens penalties for corporate fraud
  • “records tampering” equals a criminal offense