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 ...

Internal controls represent safeguards that protect a company's business operations and financial information. Business owners are typically responsible for developing and implementing internal ...

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 ...

Public and private companies are subject to different regulatory requirements relating to their financial and operational disclosures, including to whom disclosures are provided and the level of ...

Over the past 15 months the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made clear through three Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions and speeches, ...

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 ...

Tammy Thomas, CPA/CFF, CGMA, is a co-author of the most recent FVS Eye on Fraud report, focused on the importance of internal controls preventing employee embezzlement. In this episode, Thomas breaks ...

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 ...