Investors, business owners, management and company employees rely on valid accounting methods for the stability of investments and an accurate assessment of the overall company health. All companies, ...

When performing annual retirement plan financial audits, plan sponsors and their auditors should look for potential “red flags” for regulators. James E. Merklin, partner in charge of Assurance ...

In July 2019, the Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) issued a revised Statement on Auditing Standards No. 136 entitled, “Forming an Opinion and ...

Reporting and performance requirements for practitioners auditing employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) will change under a new standard that ...

A marketing plan audit is a comprehensive review used to evaluate marketing strategy, gauge return on investment and ensure meeting an organization's objectives. Simply, the audit will identify ...

One of internal audit's values is to tell management when the controls to manage risks and assure opportunities aren't working. Internal audit should have a plan for the work it will do, and by now we ...

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board proposed a strategic plan Friday that will guide the ASB’s work over the next three years. Initiative A: Develop high-quality standards in the ...

If you haven’t done a dependent eligibility audit of your health insurance plan recently, you may be paying for benefits for people who don’t belong on the plan. “A dependent eligibility audit ...

Denise Gueli is a Partner in the commercial division of nationally ranked top 50 CPA firm The Bonadio Group. To continue reading this content, please enable ...

IT security commentators believe that most organizations probably already have experienced some form of a data breach. For instance, a recent U.S. Government interagency report indicates that, on ...

A letter from the Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center addresses nondisclosure agreements and recommends actions that auditors can take to avoid running afoul of legal, regulatory, or ...