The widespread use of information technology (IT) can introduce various risks that affect financial reporting and the audit process. To assist auditors in identifying and addressing these risks, the ...
2d
Internal controls protect small and mid-sized businesses from financial fraud and operational risks
Many growing companies place great trust in long-time employees who handle key financial duties. That trust is valuable, but ...
IT departments at many large companies are racing to document, remediate and test IT-related controls to meet a year-end reporting deadline for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. The rush is on because many ...
New Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance guidelines issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday should provide IT departments at publicly held companies with some relief in terms of the number ...
The Defense Department's fourth annual financial audit highlights ongoing struggles to accurately account for information technology systems and their effectiveness. The DOD's inspector general and ...
Risk assessment is fundamental to audit quality. The AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) issued Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 145, Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and ...
* Today’s newsletter is co-authored by Brian Musthaler, a principal IT audit consultant at Essential Solutions. Thanks to companies like Enron, WorldCom and Healthsouth, all U.S. public companies live ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results
Feedback