a document including audited financial statements that must be filed with the sec by any company intending to sell its securities to the public through the mails or interstate commerce is called a

Answer: Initial public offering

Explanation:

The Securities Act regulates offers and sales of securities in the United States or that use the means of interstate commerce, such as the internet, U. S. telephone lines or the U. S mail. For offerings to the public, the Securities Act generally requires the company to file a registration statement containing information about itself, the securities it is offering and the offering. The SEC staff reviews these registration statements to see if the SEC's disclosure rules are satisfied. The SEC does not evaluate the merits of securities offerings, or determine whether the securities offered are "good" investments or appropriate for a particular type of investor. Once the review is completed, the staff declares the registration statement "effective," allowing it to be used to complete sales to investors.

An initial public offering (IPO) refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance. Public share issuance allows a company to raise capital from public investors.