TY - JOUR AB - The Sarbanes‐Oxley Act outlawed some of the worst practices of the failed companies, and imposed significant changes in accounting and auditing rules, as well as oversight of public accounting. This article contains a checklist that is intended to provide principal executive, financial and accounting officers with a catalog of and brief commentary on new or amended rules that may require changes in procedures or duties within their respective areas of responsibility. The checklist covers certification requirements, reports on disclosure and financial controls, financial reporting, requirements relating to audit committees, relations with the auditor, and management conduct. VL - 5 IS - 2 SN - 1528-5812 DO - 10.1108/15285810410636109 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/15285810410636109 AU - Fischer David C. PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/01/01 TI - Responsibilities of principal executive officers under the Sarbanes‐Oxley Act of 2002: A compliance checklist T2 - Journal of Investment Compliance PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 97 EP - 105 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -