THE ASSESSMENT OF COMPANY-LEVEL CONTROLS is a critical part of complying with section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley. The PCAOB says public companies must assess the design and operating effectiveness of these ...
Recent regulatory enforcement actions have reinforced a shift toward process-level scrutiny, with the SEC repeatedly citing ineffective internal controls over ...
Are you an auditor engaged to audit an entity that is less complex? If so, you may wonder why you spend time on the audit evaluating internal control. This may seem like an exercise that is much more ...
Internal fraud controls aren't fire-and-forget. Smart collaboration and ongoing improvement will help keep fraud in check. Here are the basics. There are several keys to effective prevention, but some ...
Of all the tools rushed to market to help companies comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOA) requirements, the potential of those developed by the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) vendors themselves is ...
Internal controls can be thought of as checks and balances to prevent errors and losses in various areas of a business. Good inventory controls prevent losses and misstatements while helping in ...
This policy establishes a framework for a system of internal controls and communicates the university’s internal control objectives. The university’s internal control program is a system of ...
IMGCAP(1)][IMGCAP(2)]Effective internal controls reasonably prevent material misstatements in financial reporting and fraud, but poor internal controls have hurt businesses, investors and the public ...