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What is Sarbanes Oxley
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Sponsored by Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael Oxley, Sarbanes Oxley is a piece of legislature passed in 2002 to monitor and guide corporations and also build confidence in investors by protecting their investments. It is often referred to as SOX. Because of the recent numbers of accounting and corporate scandals, such as Enron and Worldcom, public trust in accounting and reporting practices by major companies dwindled.
The Act establishes new standards for all US public companies, putting more efforts into managing and recording company trends, audits, financial status, etc. and also harsher punishment for those undermining US authority agencies in their investigations if such cases appear. The Act itself is comprised of 11 major sections which include extra corporate board responsibilities and punishment. The Sarbanes Oxley Act is headed by the SEC, or Security and Exchange Commission to implement these new guidelines.
Issues that the Sarbanes Oxley Act address include standards for corporate Executive, requiring them to certify the accuracy of records, as well as for Audit Committees to report and document evaluations, reviews, and opinions of the company’s progress. Also, it requires specific accounting regulations and guidelines similar to those of a public accountant. The Security and Exchange Commission has established a Public company and Accounting Oversight Board for this purpose specifically.
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Sarbanes Oxley Public Companies Going Private
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The act instituted more recordkeeping regulations that make it difficult
financially for small public businesses to follow, whereas large companies have the funds and infrastructure to comply. The Sarbanes Oxley Act will
force small companies to impliment more complex record-keeping methods, which will require new directors and financial experts for audit committees. Furthermore, it is typically harder for smaller companies to recruit these figures.
In addition to the Sarbanes Oxley regulations is the downturn in the public capital markets, which won’t allow public companies to gain access to investment capital in public markets as easily because it is closed to most small companies. In going private, the group or individual in the company acquire the controlling equity interest of the company, meaning that a larger portion of the company belongs to those or the individual
within the company and not so much outside investors.
Going private can be done in many ways, some of which are through an open market purchase, a Regulation 14D tender offer, a cashout merger, and a leveraged buy-out among others. For instance, in a open market purchase, an outside investor may buy
a large portion of the company’s stock or even when the company itself buys a majority of its own stock. In a leveraged buy-out, investors buy the company buying out public shareholders.
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