After the fall out of Enron, the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) was passed to help regulate accounting practices by businesses.
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Enron was a large energy company that collapsed in 2001 due to fraudulent accounting practices. This event led to a loss of billions of dollars for investors and employees. Show more…
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