What is the CEO and CFO provision laid out by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002?
What will be an ideal response?
The chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO) of a public company must file a statement accompanying each annual and quarterly report, thereby certifying that the signing officer has reviewed the report; that, based on the officer's knowledge, the report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact that would make the statement misleading; and that the financial statement and disclosures fairly present, in all material aspects, the operation and financial condition of the company. A knowing and willful violation is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a monetary fine.
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A) Mutual mistake of value B) Mutual mistake of material fact C) Elementary unilateral mistake D) Fraud by concealment