To maintain public confidence and trust in the financial reporting of companies is the purpose of

The answer is: the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Explanation:

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was elaborated in response to several high profile corporate scandals involving multinational corporations. The most infamous scandal involved Enron Corporation and Arthur Andersen LLP (one of the five largest accounting corporations in the world).

The SOX set new requirements for all publicly traded corporations (especially their upper management) an public accounting firms. Only some parts of the SOX apply to private companies.

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