Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002
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The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that established sweeping reforms to improve corporate governance, financial reporting, and auditor independence in response to major accounting scandals.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 Context triple: [Securities and Exchange Commission, enforces, Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002]
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U.S. Securities Act of 1933
The U.S. Securities Act of 1933 is a landmark federal law that established strict disclosure requirements for securities offerings to protect investors and restore confidence in financial markets after widespread abuses revealed by the stock market crash and ensuing economic crisis.
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Glass–Steagall Act
The Glass–Steagall Act was a landmark U.S. banking law of the 1930s that separated commercial and investment banking to curb financial speculation and prevent future banking crises.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
The Securities and Exchange Commission is the U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating securities markets, enforcing securities laws, and protecting investors.
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Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 is a U.S. federal law designed to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of federally funded research.
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Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 is a major U.S. federal law enacted after the 9/11 attacks to overhaul the intelligence community and strengthen national security coordination.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 Target entity description: The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that established sweeping reforms to improve corporate governance, financial reporting, and auditor independence in response to major accounting scandals.
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A.
U.S. Securities Act of 1933
The U.S. Securities Act of 1933 is a landmark federal law that established strict disclosure requirements for securities offerings to protect investors and restore confidence in financial markets after widespread abuses revealed by the stock market crash and ensuing economic crisis.
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B.
Glass–Steagall Act
The Glass–Steagall Act was a landmark U.S. banking law of the 1930s that separated commercial and investment banking to curb financial speculation and prevent future banking crises.
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C.
USA PATRIOT Act
The USA PATRIOT Act is a U.S. federal law enacted after the September 11, 2001 attacks that expanded government surveillance, intelligence-gathering, and anti-money-laundering powers in the name of counterterrorism and national security.
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Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994
The Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law aimed at promoting community development and financial services in underserved areas, notably by establishing the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
The Securities and Exchange Commission is the U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating securities markets, enforcing securities laws, and protecting investors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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corporate governance law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002
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surface form:
Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act
Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 ⓘ
surface form:
Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002
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| appliesTo |
public company boards of directors
ⓘ
public company external auditors ⓘ public company management ⓘ publicly traded companies in the United States ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Title 15 of the United States Code
ⓘ
Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 2002-07-30 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 107th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
auditor independence
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corporate responsibility for financial disclosures ⓘ internal control over financial reporting ⓘ |
| imposes |
criminal penalties for certifying false financial reports
ⓘ
criminal penalties for securities fraud ⓘ |
| influenced | global corporate governance standards ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
Enron accounting scandal
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Tyco International scandal ⓘ WorldCom accounting scandal ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
enhance accuracy of financial reporting
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improve corporate governance ⓘ strengthen auditor independence ⓘ |
| prohibits |
auditors from providing certain non-audit services to audit clients
ⓘ
destruction of records with intent to obstruct a federal investigation ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 107-204 ⓘ |
| regulator | Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ |
| requires |
CEO certification of financial reports
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CFO certification of financial reports ⓘ external auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting for most large issuers ⓘ independent audit committees for public companies ⓘ management assessment of internal control over financial reporting ⓘ procedures for confidential and anonymous submission of employee concerns regarding accounting or auditing matters ⓘ |
| section |
Section 301
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Section 302 ⓘ Section 404 ⓘ Section 802 ⓘ Section 906 ⓘ |
| shortName |
Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
SOX
Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sarbanes–Oxley
Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
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| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Michael G. Oxley
ⓘ
Paul Sarbanes ⓘ |
| strengthens | whistleblower protections for employees of public companies ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debate over compliance costs for public companies ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2002 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 Description of subject: The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that established sweeping reforms to improve corporate governance, financial reporting, and auditor independence in response to major accounting scandals.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
this entity surface form:
SOX
this entity surface form:
Sarbanes–Oxley
this entity surface form:
Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002
this entity surface form:
Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act
this entity surface form:
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
this entity surface form:
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
this entity surface form:
Corporate Responsibility Act of 2002
this entity surface form:
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
subject surface form:
U.S. Congress
this entity surface form:
Sarbanes–Oxley Act Title I
this entity surface form:
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
this entity surface form:
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
this entity surface form:
Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act
this entity surface form:
Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act
this entity surface form:
An Act To protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, and for other purposes
this entity surface form:
Sarbanes–Oxley
this entity surface form:
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
subject surface form:
Michael G. Oxley
this entity surface form:
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
this entity surface form:
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
this entity surface form:
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002