SOX also required publicly traded companies to disclose whether or not a code of ethics is in place for its senior financial officers and if no code of ethics is in place, the corporation must explain why (Gaumnitz & Lere, 2004). SOX was meant to restore investor confidence and repair the reputation of large and small businesses destroyed by the scandals (Dagar, 2008) and it has done that as well as helped companies unearthed lingering problems in the way companies operate (Henry & Borrus, 2005)...
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Section 404 of SOX requires companies to assess their controls and auditors to sign off on the effectiveness of those controls. As a company reduces the number of key controls, it simplifies its financial reporting process, decreases the risk of error or financial misstatement, and reduces the cost of SOX compliance (Compliance Week Survey, 2008)...
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