This article explores the role of the audit committee and offers leading practices to consider in evaluating internal audit.

In a new survey, the majority of executives and other professionals agree that internal control over financial reporting structure in their organizations has significantly or moderately improved since compliance with SOX legislation became a requirement.

The PCAOB plans to issue a proposed standard on changes in the auditor’s reporting model in the third quarter. Changes are expected in other standards this year as well.

As reported in the Journal of Accountancy, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission has announced that it expects to delay the release of its updated internal control framework until the first quarter of 2013. To date, COSO has received extensive feedback on the proposed changes.

This report presents the results of Thomson Reuters' recent survey of more than 1,500 global internal audit practitioners to canvass their views on the state of internal audit and their greatest challenges for the year ahead.

The purpose of this course is to highlight some of the differences between the audits of not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) and those of profit-oriented entities. Much of the information provided is applicable to review engagements as well as to audits and should be of assistance to Certified General Accountants and others who provide audit, accounting, management, and other services to NPOs.

Strong internal controls are essential to help an organization achieve its goals and improve performance. This webcast will help to identify and address control weaknesses in your operations. Frameworks to enable you to design, implement, and assess controls such as COSO will be covered, along with emerging issues.

Finance teams around the world are spending too much time on month-end reporting. This webcast will provide insight to shorten your month-end reporting process. Currently achieved by leading organizations around the world, quick reporting will have a profound impact within the organization and free the finance team to look into the future instead of being the organization’s historians.

This is a four-part PD seminar which explores the areas of personal and professional liability to which you, as an employed CGA, may be exposed...

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