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US · Sarbanes-Oxley (ICFR)

Internal-controls & record integrity.

Applies to: US public companies & their auditors.

What the signed record shows

Unaltered retained records, ICFR control signals, and disclosure-controls evidence.

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Citation: SOX §§302/404/802 (18 U.S.C. §1519/1520); AS 2201

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What the statute requires, section by section

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-204. Provisions addressed:

§302
Corporate responsibility for financial reports (15 U.S.C. § 7241): CEO/
CFO certify disclosure controls and procedures.
§404
Management assessment of internal control over financial reporting (15 U.S.C. § 7262); §404(b) auditor attestation.
§802
Criminal penalties for altering documents: 18 U.S.C. § 1519 (destruction/alteration/falsification of records) and § 1520 (retention of audit/review workpapers 5 years).
17 CFR 240.13a-15
Disclosure controls and procedures; maintenance and evaluation of internal control over financial reporting (ICFR).
PCAOB Auditing Standard AS 2201
An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting That Is Integrated with an Audit of Financial Statements.

Taken from the Regulayer entry for this instrument, which is built against the primary text.