6 Internal Controls Actions to Take Before June 30

Posted by Nancy Johnsonon May 19, 2011
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Tags: Accounting Tip of the Day, risk assessment, audit costs, Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information, internal control

Accounting Tip of the Day: New ASU 2011-04 on Fair Value

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton May 18, 2011

 Our friends at BPM sent us this alert today regarding an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS and we felt our readers should know about this.  Here is a snippet:

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Tags: Accounting Tip of the Day, Codification tools

5 Steps on Testing Internal Controls

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton May 13, 2011

Determining a correct sample size is an important first step in your internal controls testing efforts. Below is Vibato's approach to sample size determination, which we've used with great success for years.This approach has been vetted with all Big 4 and most regional external auditing firms. 

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Tags: Internal Controls, Controls Testing, audit scope

5 Tips on How to Answer Complex Accounting Controls Questions

Posted by Nancy Johnsonon May 10, 2011

In the bad old days, it took a few phone calls to your auditor and maybe lunch with one of your finance colleagues to get answers to your toughest questions about internal controls, compliance, and risk management.

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Tags: Internal Controls, cost-effective, internal control

NASDAQ Reverse-Merger Fraud Concerns

Posted by Bill Bockwoldton May 6, 2011

NASDAQ recently filed a request with the SEC to change the regulations for listing on a major stock exchange for reverse-mergers - citing concerns over fraud, stock manipulation, and the quality of audits.

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Tags: Internal Controls, audit, fraud