Assignment
Instructions
Prepare a paper in which you address the following:
• Identify and explain the key ethical components of SOX.
• Explain why financial fraud and abuse still occurs despite the passage of SOX.
• Recommend potential improvements of the SOX legislation based on your research.
• Recommend measures, beyond the scope of SOX, that organizations can implement to prevent financial statement fraud and abuse.
Support your paper with a minimum of five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.