Sarbox
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Sarbox is a common shorthand for the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, a U.S. federal law that overhauled corporate governance and financial reporting requirements to protect investors from accounting fraud.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarbox canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1064220 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sarbox Context triple: [Public Law 107-204, shortName, Sarbox]
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A.
Sivaraksa
Sivaraksa is the surname of Sulak Sivaraksa, a prominent Thai social activist, intellectual, and proponent of engaged Buddhism.
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B.
Barbel
Barbel is a feminine given name, commonly used as a diminutive or variant of names like Barbara in German-speaking regions.
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C.
Sark
Sark is a small, car-free island in the English Channel known for its rugged coastline, traditional feudal-style governance history, and designation as a Dark Sky Island.
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D.
Soral
Soral is a small rural municipality in southwestern Switzerland, located in the canton of Geneva near the French border.
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E.
Cruquius
Cruquius is a village in North Holland, Netherlands, known for its historic steam pumping station that helped drain the Haarlemmermeer lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sarbox Target entity description: Sarbox is a common shorthand for the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, a U.S. federal law that overhauled corporate governance and financial reporting requirements to protect investors from accounting fraud.
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A.
Sivaraksa
Sivaraksa is the surname of Sulak Sivaraksa, a prominent Thai social activist, intellectual, and proponent of engaged Buddhism.
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B.
Barbel
Barbel is a feminine given name, commonly used as a diminutive or variant of names like Barbara in German-speaking regions.
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C.
Sark
Sark is a small, car-free island in the English Channel known for its rugged coastline, traditional feudal-style governance history, and designation as a Dark Sky Island.
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D.
Soral
Soral is a small rural municipality in southwestern Switzerland, located in the canton of Geneva near the French border.
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E.
Cruquius
Cruquius is a village in North Holland, Netherlands, known for its historic steam pumping station that helped drain the Haarlemmermeer lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
corporate governance law ⓘ securities regulation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
SOX Act
ⓘ
linked to:
SOX
Sarbanes–Oxley ⓘ
linked to:
Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002
|
| amends |
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|
| appliesTo |
foreign issuers listed on U.S. exchanges
ⓘ
publicly traded companies in the United States ⓘ |
| containsSection |
Section 302
ⓘ
Section 404 ⓘ Section 802 ⓘ Section 906 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateSigned | 2002-07-30 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
ⓘ
Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ |
| establishes | Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
SOX
ⓘ
Sarbox ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 ⓘ |
| imposes |
criminal penalties for destroying financial records
ⓘ
criminal penalties for securities fraud ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | early 2000s accounting scandals ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Michael G. Oxley
ⓘ
Paul Sarbanes ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 107-204 ⓘ |
| purpose |
enhance corporate governance
ⓘ
improve accuracy of corporate disclosures ⓘ protect investors from fraudulent financial reporting ⓘ |
| regulates | auditing of public companies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Enron scandal
ⓘ
linked to:
Enron accounting scandal
WorldCom scandal ⓘ
linked to:
WorldCom accounting scandal
|
| requires |
CEO certification of financial reports
ⓘ
CFO certification of financial reports ⓘ auditor independence ⓘ enhanced financial disclosures ⓘ internal control assessment ⓘ |
| sector |
corporate law
ⓘ
financial regulation ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Michael G. Oxley
ⓘ
Paul Sarbanes ⓘ |
| strengthens | whistleblower protections ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
corporate governance
ⓘ
financial reporting ⓘ securities regulation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2002 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sarbox Description of subject: Sarbox is a common shorthand for the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, a U.S. federal law that overhauled corporate governance and financial reporting requirements to protect investors from accounting fraud.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.