If, through an internal financial audit, issues are uncovered or the information a company is able to provide is not the specific, higher-level information needed, it will delay the audit process, ...

Auditing is a means of evaluating the effectiveness of a company's internal controls. Maintaining an effective system of internal controls is vital for achieving a company's business objectives, ...

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 ...

Internal auditing is an independent appraisal function that is performed in a wide variety of companies, institutions, and governments. What distinguishes internal auditors from governmental auditors ...

This concentration examines the principles and components governing management information systems with strong emphasis on the importance of internal control within the system. Audit Analytics course ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to limit the requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for audits of internal controls over financial reporting, making them apply to only the ...

What is the purpose of audit planning if the audit may not ultimately follow the carefully thought out plan? As may be inferred from Dwight D. Eisenhower’s words—”Plans are worthless, but planning is ...

The State Board of Education decided Thursday what it wants an audit of WS/FCS’s budgeting practices to look into, including ...