Discussion

 nvestigate in detail the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) from the Internet, periodicals, or academic journals.  Select one of the provisions of the Act, briefly describe it, and indicate why you think (or do not think) financial statements will be more trustworthy if company financial executives implement the provision of SOX you have chosen.  In the Title to your initial response posting, please name the provision (for example:  Section 404) so your classmates can see which provision you have chosen to analyze.  Please provide reference(s) for your response(s). 

Website for the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

You can use Google and enter the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 to get thousands of websites to get you started on your response to this question.  Below is a good one that also gives you a great, straight-forward summary of this Act and its importance to the financial markets, as well as a list of the Sections of the Act with links to the details of each Section:

 http://www.soxlaw.com/