August 3, 2011: Financial Risk Assessment Free Webinar

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton June 24, 2011

 You are cordially invited to the Vibato Webinar Series, How to Perform a Financial Risk Assessment being held on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT.  

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, financial risk, Compliance tools, risk assessment, best-practice, SOX Compliance Made Simple, Sarbanes-Oxley Training, compliance, risk management, Sarbanes-Oxley, audit scope, Internal Control Education

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

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

CAQ comments on SEC study required by Dodd-Frank Act regarding SOX Section 404(b) compliance

Posted by Bill Bockwoldton December 8, 2010

From the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ):

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, 404, 404 audit, audit costs, Wall Street Reform, compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, audit scope, external auditing

The SEC's Top 10 Risks: #7. Ineffective Internal or Disclosure Controls

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton August 10, 2010

This was an excellent article on why it is more important than ever to accurately document your company-specific risk exposure. The SEC Top 10 List of most frequently questioned issues over the last two years includes “Ineffective internal or disclosure controls”, an area that we believe will be receiving even greater scrutiny in light of the recent Sarbanes-Oxley 404(b) exemption for non-accelerated filers.

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Articles & Information, risk assessment, 404, deadline, 404 audit, Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information, compliance, risk management, Sarbanes-Oxley, audit scope, external auditing, Sarbanes-Oxley for Non-Profits