In July of 2002, after the Enron affair, the House and Senate of the U.S. Congress passed the Sarbanes - Oxley Act, which was then signed into law by President Bush. The Act is the most important piece of securities market oversight legislation since the US enacted the Securities and Exchange Act in the 1930's. Also referred to as the Corporate Reform Act, its goals are to: 1) emphasize the responsibilities of companies and their executive officers; 2) strengthen disclosures of information; 3) raise accounting and auditing standards; and 4) increase penalties for illegal behavior.

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在Enron事件之後，美國參眾兩院於去年（2002）七月底通過「Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002」（簡稱沙氏法案），並由布希總統簽署生效。該法案係美國自1930年代制定證券交易法案以來，監督美國證券市場最重要之立法。沙氏法案又稱「企業改革法案」，其目的在於（1）強調公司及其主管人員之責任（2）強化資訊之揭露（3）提高對會計及審計之規範，及（4）提高對違法行為之處罰。

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The so-called "financial statement scandal" involving Enron, the 7th biggest company in the U.S., not only represented an enormous loss to its investors, but also resulted in the disintegration of Arthur Andersen, one of the world's top 5 accounting firms. The scandal had a serious impact on the securities market as well as the accounting system, and for a while the market was inundated with books and articles on how to analyze financial statements, uncover financial statement frauds, or see through accounting tricks. As these articles contained detailed discussions relating to means of "window dressing" financial statements, this issue will not be discussed here. Instead, the author will provide a few comments concerning the so-called "accounting scandal" from the point of view of a practicing accountant and auditor.

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• 社團法人中華民國財金智慧教育推廣協會理事長
• 財團法人資誠教育基金會董事長
• 國立台灣科技大學管理學院兼任教授
• 普華會計師事務所會計師

│學歷│

• 東吳大學會計學研究所碩士
• 美國賓州州立Bloomsburg大學企管碩士

│經歷│

• 資誠聯合會計師事務所(PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan)所長
• 國立清華大學科技管理學院兼任副教授
• 中華民國高等專門職業考試典試委員
• 中華公司治理協會常務理事
• 國家磐石獎、證券暨期貨金彝獎評審委員

│專長│

• 公司治理與企業經營實務
• 家族企業經營及傳承規劃
• 企業財務資訊解析及運用

│著作/合著│

• 租稅法 (顏慶章、薛明玲、顏慧欣合著，2010年)
• 企業併購策略與最佳實務 (財團法人資誠教育基金會，2011年)
• 35歲，為什麽還沒被重用 (大立文創, 2014年)

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• 清華大學科技管理學院傑出教學獎 (2014年)
• 東吳大學建校110週年傑出校友 (2010年)
• 經濟部中小企業處金書獎【企業上市(櫃)成功實務】