The framework used by many public companies to measure internal controls over financial reporting is sunsetting. As of December 15, 2014, the Internal Control – Integrated Framework originally ...

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) recently updated the Internal Control-Integrated Framework. The goal is to provide greater clarity and guidance related to ...

In its most recent guidance for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 requirements for smaller entities, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has provided ...

In today’s complex corporate world, robust internal control frameworks are crucial for ensuring effective governance, risk management and operational efficiency. An internal control framework (ICF) ...

An important development in the internal control landscape was completed Tuesday with the release of an update to the integrated framework of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway ...

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO, is collaborating with Top 10 Firm Crowe LLP and CommonSpirit Health to issue new guidance for health care providers on ...

Last week, I posted a piece regarding the “squishy” deadline (to borrow the term of art coined by the COSO Chair) for implementation of the new 2013 COSO internal control framework. As you may recall, ...

The cost factor in a cost-benefit analysis can link to your budget or to process efficiency. The financial cost of implementing the most effective internal controls is sometimes too much for a ...

With all of the media coverage on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, small-business owners might think that implementing an internal control is more expensive and troublesome than it is worth. While a small ...

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, which provides guidance on internal control, enterprise risk management, and fraud deterrence, has issued a new article to help ...

China built its first unified and recognized framework for enhancing internal controls in enterprises with the release of the Basic Standard for the Enterprise Internal Control (Basic Standard) ...