The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:
A) requires companies to switch external auditors every two years.
B) requires companies to consider adopting a system of internal controls.
C) prohibits external auditors from auditing a public client and providing consulting services to the client.
D) created the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act prohibits external auditors from providing certain non-audit services, including consulting, to the same clients they audit to prevent conflicts of interest.