《萨班斯-奥克斯利法案》

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Summary of Key Provisions of Interest to Internal Auditors

2002年《萨班斯－奥克斯利法案》与内部审计师相关的关键条款汇总

Sec. 2 Definitions

定义

Defines terms used in the bill, including the following:

法案中对以下名词定义为：

●'Audit' means an examination of the financial statements of any issuer by an independent public accounting firm in accordance with the rules of the Board or the Commission for the purpose of expressing an opinion on such statements.

审计：为了对财务报表出具意见而由独立的会计师事务所根据本委员会的规则对某个报表发布者提供的财务报表进行的审查。

●'Audit committee' means: (A) a committee established by and amongst the board of directors of an issuer for the purpose of overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes of the issuer and audits of the financial statements of the issuer; or (B) the entire board of directors if no such committee exists.

审计委员会：（A）由发布者的董事会组建并由董事会成员组成的一个委员会，对其会计和财务报告过程以及财务报表的审计过程进行监管；或（2）如果不存在这样的委员会，则整个董事会即为审计委员会。

●'Audit report' means a document or other record: (A) prepared following an audit performed for purposes of compliance by an issuer with the requirements of the securities laws; and (B) in which a public accounting firm either: (1) sets forth the opinion of that firm regarding a financial statement, report, or other document; or (2) asserts that no such opinion can be expressed.

审计报告：一份文件或其他符合以下特征的记录：（A）在执行完以遵循相关证券法律的要求为目的而进行的审计之后出具的；和（B）在该文件或记录中，会计师事务所（1）对其财务报表、报告或其他文件发表的意见，或（2）申明对这些事项无法表达意见。

●'Non-audit services' means any professional services provided to an issuer by a registered public accounting firm, other than those provided to an issuer in connection

with an audit or a review of the financial statements of an issuer.

非审计服务：指由注册会计师事务所向报表发布者提供的、与其财务报表审计或复核无关的其他专业服务。

●'Professional standards' means: (A) accounting principles that are (1) established by the standard setting body; and (2) relevant to audit reports for particular issuers, or dealt with in the quality control system of a particular registered public accounting firm; and (B) auditing standards, standards for attestation engagements, quality control policies and procedures, ethical and competency standards, and independence standards that the Board or SEC determines (1) relate to the preparation or issuance of audit reports for issuers; and (2) are established or adopted by the Board or promulgated as SEC rules.

专业标准：是指（A）那些（1）由标准制订机构建立，并且（2）与特定的发布者的审计报告相关，或针对特定的注册会计师事务所的质量控制系统的会计准则；同时（B）由本委员会或证券与交易委员会确立的（1）与发布者的审计报告的编制或发布有关的；并且（2）由本委员会制订或采纳的，或由证券与交易委员会颁布的，各种报表审计的审计准则、标准，质量控制政策及其程序、道德与胜任能力标准，独立性标准，等等。

Sec. 3 Commission rules and enforcement

委员会的规则和施行

TITLE I--PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT BOARD

第一部分公众公司会计监管委员会

Sec. 101 Establishment; administrative provisions

组建、管理条款

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (The Board) is established as an independent (nonfederal) non-profit corporation. It shall oversee the audit of public companies that are subject to the securities laws, and related matters, in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate, and independent audit reports for companies the securities of which are sold to, and held by and for, public investors.

上市公司会计监管委员会（简称"委员会"）是独立的（非联邦的）非盈利性社团法人。其职责是