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2020-04-20 13:22:29
Featured Article:

The Role of Audit in Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

By Mert Özbilgin
April 20, 2020
Ever since Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002—a response to major accounting scandals at such companies as Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia, Tyco, and others—internal auditors have been wringing their hands over their role in assuring compliance with the complex law.
2020-04-13 10:07:10

How the Internal Audit Function Can Help Improve Financial Management

By Joseph McCafferty and Jonathan Ngah
April 13, 2020
Here are eight primary steps internal audit teams can apply to assist management and stakeholders throughout the organization to continuously improve accounting, financial reporting, audit, and governance initiatives.
2018-11-20 05:23:27

How to Use Balanced Scorecards to Measure the Performance of Internal Audit Departments

By Hernan Murdock
November 20, 2018
The balanced scorecard is a system used to make sure business operations are aligned with the organization’s mission, vision, and strategy. Since it uses several measures to determine success, it helps those involved to balance what is achieved with how it is achieved. Here's how.
2017-09-19 06:30:35

Eight Things Every Internal Auditor Should Know About Sarbanes Oxley

By Matt Kelly
September 19, 2017
As SOX turns 15 this fall, let’s widen the lens to capture what SOX is really about: its history, its goals, and the most important points to remember for an effective SOX compliance experience.
2017-07-20 07:46:13

Revalidation of In-Scope Reports for Completeness and Accuracy

By Jeffrey T. Hare
July 20, 2017
Organizations that are subject to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance use various reports from the source systems to perform the controls defined by management.
2017-02-01 11:30:00

Is the Backlash Against Non-GAAP Earnings Measures Receding?

By Joseph McCafferty
February 01, 2017
The battle over the use of non-GAAP measures in financial reporting has been simmering for well over a year, but now it may be starting to cool off.
2016-12-20 11:35:00

Companies Make Few Changes to Use of Non-GAAP Measures After SEC Warning

By Joseph McCafferty
December 20, 2016
A new report finds no drop in the number of companies using non-GAAP figures, but some minor adjustments in how they use them.
2016-11-16 12:30:00

Too Much Data, Coming Too Fast?

By Joseph McCafferty
November 16, 2016
Financial Executives are straining to keep up as the increasing volume and pace of data clouds their ability to provide meaningful insights to boards quickly and accurately.
2016-09-14 11:00:00

FASB Proposes Changes to Hedge Accounting

By Joseph McCafferty
September 14, 2016
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a new proposal that it says would make "targeted improvements" to the accounting guidance for hedging activities.
2016-07-27 01:15:00

FASB Wants Better Disclosure of Business Income Tax Information

By Joseph McCafferty
July 27, 2016
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update that is intended to enhance disclosure requirements on business income taxes.
2016-06-07 12:30:00

Companies Woefully Unprepared for New Lease Accounting Standards

By Joseph McCafferty
June 07, 2016
Just 10 percent of companies are prepared to adopt the new Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) lease accounting standards, according to a recent report by audit firm Deloitte. And it's not that many companies are just procrastinating.
2016-05-25 12:30:00

SEC Issues Guidance on Non-GAAP Reporting

By Joseph McCafferty
May 25, 2016
The fury over the increasing use of non-GAAP accounting measures when companies report earnings is building, and now the Securities and Exchange Commission is weighing in with some guidance on practices that are and aren’t acceptable. 
2016-05-11 12:30:00

Is the Non-GAAP Reporting Freak Out Justified?

By Joseph McCafferty
May 11, 2016
There is a growing backlash against the use of measures that don't meet Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) when reporting earnings results, and its quickly becoming a frenzy.
2016-05-10 12:30:00

SEC Approves Plan to Identify Engagement Partners

By Joseph McCafferty
May 10, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a plan by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to require audit firms to disclose the names of audit engagement partners and to provide more information about other firms that participate in audits.
2016-04-26 12:30:00

SEC Pushes Along on Disclosure Reform

By Joseph McCafferty
April 26, 2016
Earlier this month the Securities and Exchange Commission took the next step in its year’s-long campaign to reform the vast dump of information we collectively call financial disclosure.
2016-04-20 12:30:00

Class-Action Lawsuits Based on Accounting Woes Rising

By Joseph McCafferty
April 20, 2016
While Valeant Pharmaceuticals continues to battle allegations of bookkeeping misdeeds, it's not the only company dealing with accounting problems.
2016-04-13 12:30:00

The Enforcement Discussion Doesn’t Have to Be a One-Sided Conversation

By Joseph McCafferty
April 13, 2016
During the past several years that I have covered corporate compliance, auditing, accounting, and other functions that intersect with government regulation the executives and company representatives I've talked to have always chosen their words very carefully.
2016-03-23 11:00:00

Audit Regulator Continues Push for Better Accounting

By Joseph McCafferty
March 23, 2016
Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a $258 million budget for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The PCAOB acts as a check on accounting firms that conduct audits of public companies.
2016-02-16 17:07:00

Expense Reporting Still a Common Place to Hide Bribery

By Joseph McCafferty
February 16, 2016
This week the Securities and Exchange Commission settled a case with Mass.-based technology company PTC Inc. and its Chinese subsidiaries that could create new imperatives for internal audit practices and assurance of anti-bribery programs.
2016-01-29 11:02:00

Don’t Lose Sight of the Basics

By Joseph McCafferty
January 29, 2016
Think financial executives are most worried about cyber-security risks or the mounting new regulations they must navigate? Think again.
2016-01-22 10:14:00

Introducing the Good-Guy Stock Index

By Joseph McCafferty
January 22, 2016
A group of global investors is hoping that convincing companies to adopt good governance standards—and avoid making decisions that provide a quick pop but don’t support long-term goals—can be a lucrative proposition.

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