Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach to Conducting a Quality Audit
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Introduction: The Sarbanes-Oxley act is a federal law also known as “Public Company Accounting Reform and Investors Protection Act”. It came into force to protect investors, employees and public from fraudulent financial practices.
To state: If the given statement is true or false.
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