Introduction
The SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) Act was enacted in 2002 by the Congress of U.S. As President Bush signed the Act, he characterized the law as the most far-reaching reformations of business practices in America business practices since the reign of Franklin Delano Roosevelt." The motive of the legislation was to protect investors and the public in general, from fraudulent practices and accounting errors in business. The bill also aimed to better the corporate disclosures' accuracy. The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the U.S. is in charge of the act, publishing rules and setting compliance deadlines on requirements. The Act ...