The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is seeing some improvements in audits of internal control over financial reporting, but also some contradictory findings. In a speech last week during the ...

An internal audit helps a company ensure it has the proper controls, governance and risk management processes in place, according to the Institute of Internal Auditors. By nature, it's an independent ...

As the cost of compliance continues to increase, risk managers are finding that collaboration across the three lines of defense can achieve an integrated risk management solution that optimizes ...

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 ...

Auditors have pointed to dozens of concerns about fiscal safeguards at Ventura County Medical Center, tying the issues to the tone set by top leadership. The four-month, $100,000 audit was conducted ...

A new state audit found the former Birmingham Water Works Board’s lack of policies and internal controls contributed to at ...

Internal Auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. It helps an organization accomplish objectives by ...