Sarbanes-Oxley Act/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Enacted in 2002 in response to major accounting scandals resulting in the collapse of major U.S. corporations, a strict set of rules for financial responsibility and audit in public companies; currently being challenged as overkill