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Auditing and Accounting Regulation: Key SEC Powers
Publication Date: July 2002
Publisher(s): Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Series: RS21257
Topic: Business (Accounting)
Law and ethics (Corporations and securities law)
Abstract:
Key auditing and accounting reform legislation, S. 2673 (Sarbanes), and H.R. 3763 (Oxley), and proposals for auditor oversight by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have been launched to help restore public confidence in a system of corporate financial accounting tainted by accounting fiascos at companies like Enron, Tyco, and Worldcom. This report provides background on significant current SEC regulatory powers in the area of accounting and auditing. It will be updated if there are changes in SEC authority.