Open Letter and Video Blog to Mitt Romney & Newt Gingrich Regarding Sarbanes-Oxley

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton March 21, 2012

 

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Tags: Internal Controls, Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, SOX, internal control, Vibato, Internal Control Education

Free Webinar on Internal Controls with 1 Hour CPE TODAY AT NOON

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton March 14, 2012

Free Webinar on Internal Controls with 1 Hour CPE TODAY, 3/14/2012 AT NOON.

 

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Tags: 404 audit, internal control, Internal Control Education, internal control tips, Internal Control Deficiency

How to Test Internal Controls in 5 Easy Steps

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton March 13, 2012
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Tags: Internal Controls, Controls Testing, Internal Control Education, internal control tips, Internal Control Deficiency

Sarbanes-Oxley Kills Jobs? Mitt Romney & Newt Gingrich Think We're All Fools

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton March 13, 2012

Mitt Romney is suggesting that investors rely on Corporate America to 'do the right thing' and not steal, overstate earnings, lie to line their own pockets, etc. even though this thinking has been proven inaccurate over-and-over again.

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Tags: Internal Controls, SOX, internal control, Sarbanes-Oxley, Internal Control Education

Without Internal Controls, Your Money is Safe...Right?

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton March 12, 2012
To Mitt Romney & Newt Gingrich: Let's work together to remove your internal controls (Sarbanes-Oxley) over your camps procedures and campaign contributions since you feel they are a waste. Let's put this idea to the test with your own money. Come on! Put your money where your mouth is! Vibato will pay you each $10K to assist with this effort. Your money would be safe without internal controls, right? There wouldn't be any fraud, right? Anyone?
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Tags: Internal Controls, Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, Sarbanes-Oxley

Open Offer to Mitt Romney & Newt Gingrich Regarding Sarbanes-Oxley

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton March 11, 2012

Open Offer to Mitt Romney & Newt Gingrich: I would pay you each $10,000 to hold a 1 hour publicized debate with me about Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404(a), (b), and (c).

Let's speak seriously about this issue.

 

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Tags: Internal Controls, Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, Announcements, 404, 404 audit, Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information, SOX Basic®, SOX Compliance Made Simple, Wall Street Reform, Sarbanes-Oxley Training, risk management, Sarbanes-Oxley, Internal Control Education

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance in Latin America - What's the Difference?

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton March 9, 2012

We thought we'd share this interesting question:

 From Ignacio (Iggy) F. 

• Can you provide an opinion about SOX and Latin America. I need information for a personal project related to companies listed on the NYSE and what are their main concern of these companies related to corporate governance & SOX. Thanks!! iggy

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Tags: Internal Controls, Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, 404, 404 audit, Sarbanes-Oxley Training, Sarbanes-Oxley, Internal Control Education

Internal Control Alert: House Votes to Block Full Funding for the SEC

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton March 6, 2012

From Barney Frank just now....oh, this will be an interesting year! This is still early but the ramifications could affect the Sarbanes-Oxley 404(c) permanent reprieve for non-accelerated filers which could cause a need for external audit to review the internal controls of all public companies...we will keep you posted.

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, 404, Wall Street Reform, SEC

More FREE SAS 70 to SSAE Webinars Added!

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton March 5, 2012

Join us for our SSAE 16 Webinar Series

Due to large demand, Vibato has access more dates for our complimentary webinar on how to review your vendors internal control by using their SSAE 16 document (formerly known as SAS 70).

* Title: SAS 70 to SSAE 16: How to Review your Vendors Internal Control Report 
* Presenter: Teresa Bockwoldt, Vibato Co-Founder
* Date: Starting on March 8, 2012 and continuing each week until April 12, 2012
* Time: 12:00PM - 1:00PM PST

* Cost: FREE

Vibato, LLC, a leading provider of internal control solutions, invites you to attend a group-internet-live based seminar. 

At this free event, our internal control experts will discuss and demonstrate ways to review the new SSAE 16 documents (previously called SAS 70) to ensure your company understands the usefulness of this document, how it can impact your organization, when to ask for one, and what to do with it once you have it. 

Who Should Attend? 
CFOs, Controllers, Internal Audit, Compliance Executives, Audit Committee Members, External Auditors, Audit Firm Staff Development Directors, are encouraged to attend. 

 

Attendees will receive our complimentary SSAE 16 Analysis Document as a thank you for attending. 

 

Time will be allocated for Q&A with the presenter at the end of the webinar.

 

Title:

SAS 70 to SSAE 16: How to Review your Vendors Internal Control Report

 

Register for a session now by clicking a date below:

Thu, Mar 8, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

Thu, Mar 15, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

 

Thu, Mar 22, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

 

Thu, Mar 29, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

 

Thu, Apr 5, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

 

Thu, Apr 12, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

Time:

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PST

 

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

 

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

 

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

 

 

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now!



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Tags: Internal Controls, Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, Compliance tools, 404, 404 audit, SSAE 16, Sarbanes-Oxley Training, compliance, internal control, SAS 70, Internal Control Education, internal control tips

Free Webinar & 1 Hour CPE: Best-Practice Internal Controls

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton March 5, 2012

Join us for a Free Webinar with 1 Hour CPE

 

 

 

 

 

Webinar Details

* Title: Integrated Approach to Best-Practice Internal Controls

* Presenter: Teresa Bockwoldt, Vibato Co-Founder

* Date: Starting on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 and recurring every Wednesday until April 11, 2012

* Time: 12:00 - 1:00PM PST

* Cost: FREE + 1 Hour CPE

Vibato, LLC, a leading provider of internal control solutions, invites you to attend a group-internet-live based seminar. 

At this free event, our internal control experts will discuss how a best-practice approach to internal controls can enable your organization to meet compliance and auditor requirements, as well as improve efficiency around your financial processes.

Who Should Attend?

CFOs, Controllers, Internal Audit, Compliance Executives, Audit Committee Members, External Auditors, and Audit Firm Staff Development Directors are encouraged to attend. 

EARN 1 HOUR of CPE CREDIT

Time will be allocated for Q&A with the presenter at the end of the webinar.

 

Register for a session now by clicking a date below:

 

 Wed, Mar 14, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

 

Wed, Mar 21, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

 

Wed, Mar 28, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

 

Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

 

Wed, Apr 11, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

 
 

Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration
with information you need to join the Webinar.

 

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

 

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

Contact 1-888-4-VIBATO for further information or help with registering.

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, Vibato Webinars, 404 audit, Product Information, compliance, internal control, Sarbanes-Oxley, Internal Control Education

Free Webinar: SSAE 16: How to Review your Vendors Internal Controls

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton March 4, 2012

 

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Tags: Internal Controls, Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, Compliance tools, 404, 404 audit, SSAE 16, Sarbanes-Oxley Training, compliance, internal control, SAS 70, Internal Control Education, internal control tips