With all of the media coverage on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, small-business owners might think that implementing an internal control is more expensive and troublesome than it is worth. While a small ...

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 ...

It stands to reason that accounting areas that are highly subjective and complex also are prone to fraud, errors, and breakdowns in internal controls. A recent study by the Anti-Fraud Collaboration ...

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) is a security model that manages user permissions based on predefined roles. Each role is ...

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 Judge Sporkin, the father of the FCPA, assisted Senator William Proxmire in the drafting of the FCPA, he advised Senator Proxmire that a “books and records” provision was all that was needed to ...

AuditFile, which makes cloud-based audit automation software, has updated its software with improved compliance controls for its Spring release. The update also features new automation and practice ...

Massachusetts-based technology company Circor International settled charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding deficient internal accounting controls without paying a fine. The SEC ...

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 ...

Nidec Corp. shares slumped after Tokyo Stock Exchange said the company would need to improve internal controls following suspected accounting irregularities, and put the stock on special alert. Shares ...

The Controller’s Office partners with the RIT Service Center (RSC) to provide excellent service to our customers. Many self-services requests related to Property Control can now be submitted through ...

This article appeared on PlanPhilly. Sloppy accounting practices inside Philadelphia’s City Hall made headlines last year after officials lost track of $33 million dollars in taxpayer funds. The money ...