analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)
Assignment Description
For this assignment, you will submit a 1,600-word analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). The analysis will illustrate how SOX could have prevented or detected previous accounting reporting frauds.
- Identify and evaluate 2 documented accounting reporting frauds from the university library.
- For each fraud case, provide an overview of the case details, including the type of fraud that occurred.
- Then, discuss how the provisions enacted under SOX could have prevented each instance of fraud from occurring.
- Conclude your analysis with a summary of your research.
Your analysis must have a minimum of 3 scholarly sources cited in APA format within the text of the paper and identified in the references section. Additional research sources can be used. Your analysis should follow APA formatting.
Please submit your assignment.