Question & Answer: auditors provide in ensuring SOX compliance……

The duty of auditors to ensure SOX complaince is :
a) Identify risks and to ensure that effective internal constrols are in place for the risks and the controls are operting effectively
b) Should ensure that objectivity is maintained by the management
c) Since SOX basically mandates effective internal controls to be in place to ensure reporting by the management is done effectively, the auditor should evaluate and attest management assertions regarding internal controls surrounding financial reporting.