Internal controls are business processes that provide reasonable assurance regarding several key business objectives: that the business is operating efficiently, that reporting is reliable and that ...

When you review the actual law surrounding books and records and internal controls, you wonder to yourself what took the Justice Department and the SEC so long to discover the full power of the ...

[IMGCAP(1)]When I’m interviewing accountants for positions inside companies, I’m always amazed at how few of them have a solid understanding of internal control. If you want to progress into ...

Six areas on internal controls are essential. Controls should be considered a form of quality control. Internal controls should be sensible and efficient. Policies designed to control a demonstrable ...

Internal controls play an integral role in a company’s success, but many young accounting and finance professionals enter their careers without a clear understanding of their importance. I recently ...

Regulatory uncertainty and the rapid evolution of the field leave firms with questions about ESG advisory and assurance ...

Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) (“IAC Provision”) requires public companies to have “internal accounting controls” that, broadly speaking, are sufficient to ...

In October, the SEC settled charges against Andeavor, an energy company formerly traded on the NYSE and now wholly owned by Marathon Petroleum, in connection with stock repurchases authorized by its ...

F ( ($JFU) ) has issued an update. On September 18, 2025, 9F Inc. announced a change in its independent registered public accounting firm. The ...

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. has concluded that its internal controls on financial reporting are "ineffective," after a six-week delay in reporting 2006 results prompted by repeated ...

Internal accounting controls govern your financial system. "Management is responsible for developing and maintaining effective internal control," reports the U.S. Whitehouse Office of Management and ...