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 ...

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

In this modern-day industrial revolution of power and energy, efficiency stands firmly in the spotlight of research and development. Highlighting its importance as perhaps the most critical aspect in ...

Internal fraud controls aren't fire-and-forget. Smart collaboration and ongoing improvement will help keep fraud in check. Here are the basics. There are several keys to effective prevention, but some ...

After several years of sluggish activity, the public markets are showing renewed momentum, from traditional initial public offerings (IPOs) to mergers with special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) ...

Are you an auditor engaged to audit an entity that is less complex? If so, you may wonder why you spend time on the audit evaluating internal control. This may seem like an exercise that is much more ...

IMGCAP(1)][IMGCAP(2)]Effective internal controls reasonably prevent material misstatements in financial reporting and fraud, but poor internal controls have hurt businesses, investors and the public ...

Of all the tools rushed to market to help companies comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOA) requirements, the potential of those developed by the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) vendors themselves is ...

The Idaho National Laboratory is expanding its testing environment to allow more flexibility in its testing of new technologies. Power distribution is a big deal — it to be reliable, at all times.