Section node
Management assessment of internal controls
15 U.S.C. § 7262 (Section 404)
- What this page is
- Section node, 15 U.S.C. § 7262 (Section 404)
- Checked against the official source
- 2026-08-15Current
- Responsible publisher
- ExploreWorld Legal, editorial deskLiability position
Short answer
What does 15 U.S.C. § 7262 (Section 404) require, and where does it carry an outcome in the rule tree?
15 U.S.C. § 7262 (Section 404) is the paragraph the SOX decision agent rests on for this question. Annual report states management's assessment of internal control over financial reporting. The block was read against the publisher on 2026-08-15 and carries 2 outcomes in the agent's rule tree. The reference can be cited as it stands, with a link to the official text and a content hash.
15 U.S.C. § 7262 (Section 404)Checked against the publisher 2026-08-15Official text
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- Jurisdiction
- 15 U.S.C. §§ 7241, 7262 and 18 U.S.C. § 1519
- Section node
- icfr
- Read
- 2026-08-15
- Hash
- sha256:6934685cb5e83181
Outcomes resting on this section
The rules below point to this section in their outcome. The verdict is a machine classification, not a judgment on an individual matter.
sox-404b
Management assessment and auditor attestation apply
15 U.S.C. § 7262(a) requires management's assessment of internal control over financial reporting in the annual report, and § 7262(b) requires the audit firm to attest to that assessment for accelerated and large accelerated filers.
risk, Requirement applies
sox-404a
Management assessment applies, attestation depends on filer status
15 U.S.C. § 7262(a) requires management's assessment of internal control. The auditor attestation in § 7262(b) does not apply to non-accelerated filers.
risk, Requirement applies conditionally
Section nodes
- Corporate responsibility for financial reports15 U.S.C. § 7241 (Section 302)
- Auditor attestation15 U.S.C. § 7262(b)
- Destruction or alteration of records18 U.S.C. § 1519
- Protection for employees who report18 U.S.C. § 1514A
The verdict is a machine classification of the outcome, not legal advice and not a compliance decision.
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