The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)overhauled Incentives and the Independence of the Auditing

question 19

Multiple Choice

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) overhauled incentives and the independence of the auditing process by:

• A)requiring the CEO and CFO to return bonuses or profits from the sale of stock that are later shown to be due to misstated financial reports.
• B)imposing large compliance costs on small companies.
• C)requiring auditing firms to have long-standing relationships with their clients and receive lucrative auditing and consulting fees from them.
• D)putting strict limits on the amount of non-audit fees (consulting or otherwise)that an accounting firm can earn from a firm that it audits.

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