Question

Important provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Multiple Choice encourage the destruction of financial documents. approve corporate loans to directors of the company. encourage outside CPA firms to deliver several services to their clients, including auditing services and consulting services. require the CEO and CFO of corporations to certify the accuracy of financial reports.

Answer 1

Answer: require the CEO and CFO of corporations to certify the accuracy of financial reports.

Explanation:

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was passed by the US Congress in the wake of the devastating crisis that engulfed the financial world as a result of the dodgy accounting practices of Enron, WorldCom and Tyco amongst others to protect the Public from acts by companies that would seek to deceive and mislead the public in terms of Accounting and Corporate disclosures.

One of the provisions was that Top Executives such as the CEO and the CFOs of companies personally certify the accuracy of the Financial reports. By doing this they can take personal responsibility and if they make a false certification willingly, they could be prosecuted and jailed.