When I was in college, I had a course in internal controls taught by the professor my father had when he was in college. I don’t believe much has changed since my father learned about internal ...
When I was a junior accountant eons ago, my boss would always give me the cash to reconcile or audit, the minutes to “abstract,” and the internal control questionnaire to go over with the controller ...
In response to a confluence of regulatory statements and standard-setting activities, companies, audit committees, auditors and regulators have increased their focus on internal control over financial ...
Here are some basic propositions that surround FCPA compliance. It is often underplayed that the FCPA contains more than just a bribery prohibition – the FCPA contains broad provisions, requiring ...
Accounting systems and inventory can be especially vulnerable to theft, fraud or outright mismanagement. Controlling the integrity of your accounting records and the security of your inventory can ...
Private equity firms are often looking for ways to boost the value of their portfolio companies. But in this quest, there’s one powerful lever that often gets overlooked: internal controls. Finance ...
Dublin, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "SOX & Internal Controls Update 2025" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. SOX and Internal Control best practices continue to ...
Corporate scandals of the early 2000's brought about sweeping corporate financial reform in the form of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It stipulated that top management of a corporation bore legal ...
Several years ago, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order against a public company that raised more than a few eyebrows. In that order, the company settled to violations of ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Priya Huskins is an expert on D&O risk and corporate governance. By now, we all know that a cyber breach may lead to the ...
White & Case attorneys discuss the changing scope of the internal accounting controls provision under Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act. They analyze recent developments and highlight growing ...