An essential function of every finance-related job on campus is to safeguard the assets of the university through the development and implementation of a solid structure of internal controls. Such a ...

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 ...

Recent regulatory enforcement actions have reinforced a shift toward process-level scrutiny, with the SEC repeatedly citing ineffective internal controls over ...

In response to a wave of fraud in the 1970s and 1980s, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations, or COSO, in the U.S. commissioned a study to rethink the way companies look at internal controls. COSO ...

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 ...

The following internal control activities can be found in the workplace. All employees fit into the organizational picture of internal control, whether or not their job responsibilities are directly ...

Today many companies recognize the desirability as well as the requirement to have an effective system of internal control. Yet, designing and implementing a cost-effective system of internal control ...

This policy establishes a framework for a system of internal controls and communicates the university’s internal control objectives. The university’s internal control program is a system of ...

Internal control is relevant to everyone in the workplace. It represents our moral responsibility to understand and comply with University policies and procedures, as well as to hold ourselves and one ...

An analysis of your governing documents will indicate the minimum level of responsibility your HOA must take in protecting its welfare. Does your board need to provide a “safe and secure environment?” ...