In its most recent guidance for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 requirements for smaller entities, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has provided ...

In this blog post I continue my exploration of how you should assess your compliance internal controls using the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Organization (COSO), publication ...

Savvy business owners know the value of internal controls and the critical importance of reviewing those controls on a regular basis. Effective internal control systems must be adapted to changes in ...

A trader monitors stock transactions at a securities trading firm in Hong Kong. More of China's listed companies acknowledge the importance of tightened internal controls to guard against risk, but ...

OFAC’s Framework for Sanctions Controls Program is a heightening of the importance of ethics and compliance program and reflects significant expectations for implementing effective compliance ...

Many leaders of organizations treat internal controls as a tedious task that sits at the bottom of their to-do list, and, because just about no one ever gets to the bottom of their to-do list, often ...

Deloitte’s three-part series explores the potential benefits your company can derive from risk assessment, effective internal control design, and regular monitoring. Public and private companies are ...

Far too often, companies incur unnecessary costs associated with implementing, operating and assessing internal controls, due to too great an emphasis on using canned internal control checklists and ...

Find out what your control self-assessment score is. A score of 20 indicates that these key components of the internal control environment are strong. A score between 10 and 19 indicates that ...

A small business's internal control system can only be as strong as the rules, policies and procedures put in place to detect fraud, waste or abuse and protect its financial and physical assets.

The Department of Homeland Security plans to recompete a multiple-award, blanket purchase agreement for internal control assessment support services. DHS anticipates the release of a solicitation for ...