Question

In response to accounting scandals in 2002, the federal government passed legislation requiring that corporate directors have a certain level of expertise with financial information and mandating that chief executive officers personally certify the accuracy of financial statements. What is the name of this legislation?

Answer 1

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Step-by-step explanation:

The name of the act was given because of the two leaders who jointly worked together to regain the trust of potential investors in the financial system. The act discussed the auditing requirements, directors roles and responsibilities and the signing of the annual report by the directors as well and also that the CFO and CEO will form an opinion about the firms future, goals and giving the undertaking that the financial statement are accurate according to their knwoledge.