Internal Control Deficiency Measurement in 5 Steps

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton April 13, 2011

An internal control deficiency can be caused by a number of issues but it is primarily defined as an error discovered during internal controls testing (e.g., a payment was coded to utilities when it should have been coded to inventory) or during a review of the internal control evidence (e.g., the internal or external auditors discover the coding mistake rather than management finding it as part of their closing activities).  An internal control deficiency may also occur simply from someone forgetting to execute one of their internal controls entirely.

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Tags: Internal Controls, Compliance tools, risk assessment, audit, SOX, 404 audit, best-practice, Controls Testing, 10k, Product Information, Sarbanes-Oxley Training, compliance, risk management, Sarbanes-Oxley, audit deficiency, Internal Control Deficiency

Internal Controls Lessons from Crazy Eddie, Inc.

Posted by Bill Bockwoldton April 7, 2011

I thought it would be interesting to review the lessons proffered from Sam E. Antar - the former CFO of Crazy Eddie, Inc. His website is whitecollarfraud.com and he has some pointed things to say about internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley. And he should know, as one of the co-conspirators of an amazingly complex fraud scheme that made his family nearly $100 million in the 1980's - long before Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom.

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Tags: Internal Controls, SOX, 404 audit, fraud

The Economic Benefits of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?: Evidence From a Natural Experiment

Posted by Bill Bockwoldton January 18, 2011

Interesting post from www.compliancehome.com

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, 404, 404 audit, Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information, Wall Street Reform, compliance, risk management, Sarbanes-Oxley

Internal Controls Tools Suite That Can Ease The Management Of Your Accounting & Financial Reporting

Posted by Bill Bockwoldton January 6, 2011

Have you ever wondered how internal controls can benefit your accounting and financial reporting systems? Have you been worrying excessively, recently, concerning the upcoming audit of your company and possible conflicting situations that could arise? Certainly, for a firm in the 21st century proper accounting management is one of the most vital issues, and that's why smaller companies with limited staff resources in this field should make use of up to date technologies to take care of this.  See more via this link:jimmie8owens.typepad.com

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Tags: risk assessment, 404, Vibato Products, 404 audit, audit costs, Product Information, compliance, risk management, Vibato

Criminal Exposure Under Sarbanes-Oxley

Posted by Bill Bockwoldton December 9, 2010

Great article from the Criminal Defense Lawyers Los Angeles.  Here is a snippet:

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, 404, 404 audit, compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, audit scope