Audit Committee Financial Experts: Leveraging Their Information Advantage in Accounting, Auditing, and Corporate Governance

To enhance financial reporting quality through increased oversight, the Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX) Section 407 mandates that firms disclose whether their audit committee includes a financial expert or explains the absence of such an expert. The definition of a financial expert has been broadened to en...

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Main Authors: Zachery (Ziqi) Ma, Linna Shi, Katherine (Kexin) Yu, Nan Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Encyclopedia
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/5/2/55
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