Vibato Holiday Cheer x 30!

Posted by Bill Bockwoldton December 22, 2011

For those of you who received roughly 30 article posts, all linking back to the same article from 2010, we do apologize!

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Tags: Vibato

Happy Holidays from Vibato!

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton December 21, 2011

Happy Holidays!

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COSO - updated "Internal Control -- Integrated Framework"

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton December 21, 2011

COSO is coming out with a revision to the famous 'COSO Cube' and they have submitted a draft for public comment. The COSO Cube provides the basis for all internal control infrastructures, including Sarbanes-Oxley implementations, and it gives guidance on how to structure and audit control procedures. PwC participate in the update and they have provided a nice synopsis below of the pending change:

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Tags: Internal Controls, SOX, 404 audit, audit scope, COSO, Internal Control Education

What is the Value of a 'Big 4' Audit?

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton November 23, 2011

We wanted to pose a question to our readers - aside from the perceived investor value added by selecting a Big 4 audit firm (PwC, KPMG, E&Y, or Deloitte), what other value does selecting these large audit firms add over a smaller firm?  

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Tags: Internal Controls, Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, PCAOB News & Information, audit, audit costs

Internal Controls and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

Posted by Bill Bockwoldton November 2, 2011

We are occasionally asked what impact, if any, the FCPA has on internal controls other than asking the obvious question, “Have you seen any violations of the FCPA?” Many people might not be aware that the FCPA calls out specific internal control responsibilities as part of their Books and Records and Internal Control provisions, which require:

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Tags: FCPA, internal control