This act was enacted after the Enron scandal. It deals with accounting, corporate governance issues, increased disclosure, and conflicts of interest in the securities business. This act established the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to set auditing, quality control, and ethics standards for public accounting firms. Identify this act.

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) deals with accounting, corporate governance issues, increased disclosure, and conflicts of interest in the securities business. This act established the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to set auditing, quality control, and ethics standards for public accounting firms. Identify the act in the discussion.

This Act Was Enacted After the Enron Scandal