... by SOX was the creation of the PCOAB (Jickling). The PCOAB is a board formed to protect the public interest and is fully accountable to the public, even holding public meetings once a month (Buckstein). The board itself was formed with the duty to regulate the auditors of publicly traded companies (Jickling). Each audit firm that audits publicly traded companies is required ... (Buckstein). In this section, SOX mandates that companies disclose any and all material information, transactions, and all off-balance sheet accounts that might affect the company's financial position in the futu...

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