Although all of the Act’s provisions are important, we will briefly discuss the new requirement for CEOs and CFOs to certify the accuracy of their company’s financial statements. The CEOs and CFOs of all public companies must now certify on an annual and quarterly basis that they (1) have reviewed their company’s financial statements, (2) are not aware of any error or omission that would make the financial statements misleading, and (3) believe that the financial statements fairly present in all material respects the company’s financial condition (balance sheet) and results of operations (income statement). There is already some limited evidence that this new certification requirement is affecting corporate behavior. For example, a former CFO of HealthSouth contacted federal authorities about the massive (alleged) accounting fraud at that company because he was not willing to certify that HealthSouth’s financial statements were materially accurate.