Why Was the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Enacted

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Essay

Why was the Sarbanes-Oxley Act enacted?

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Definitions:

Unearned Revenue

Money received by a company for goods or services yet to be delivered or performed.

Adjusting Entries

Entries documented in financial records at the end of each accounting period for the purpose of allotting earnings and expenditures to the timeframe in which they occurred.

Unearned Revenues

Liabilities representing payments received for goods or services that have not yet been delivered or performed.

Liability

Obligations or debts that an entity owes to others, which must be settled through the transfer of assets or services.