SOX Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SOX
gptkbp:appliesTo publicly traded companies in the United States
gptkbp:category gptkb:legislation
corporate governance
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Public_Company_Accounting_Oversight_Board
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SOX Act
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Michael_G._Oxley
gptkb:Paul_Sarbanes
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Sarbanes–Oxley_Act_of_2002
gptkbp:penalty criminal penalties for securities fraud
criminal penalties for altering documents
gptkbp:purpose protect investors from fraudulent financial reporting by corporations
gptkbp:requires auditor attestation of internal controls
management assessment of internal controls
gptkbp:section Section 302
Section 404
Section 802
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:George_W._Bush
July 30, 2002
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarbanes-Oxley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7