One of internal audit's values is to tell management when the controls to manage risks and assure opportunities aren't working. Internal audit should have a plan for the work it will do, and by now we ...

An audit is the highest level of assurance a CPA firm can provide that the financial statements follow the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), or some other reasonable basis of accounting ...

Whether your firm is small or one of the largest organizations in the country, it pays to develop and maintain a strategic audit plan, according to Lorin Venable, CPA, CGMA. As assistant inspector ...

The Case Western Reserve’s Board of Trustees and management place assets at risk to achieve established priorities and goals. A key function of the Office of Internal Audit Services is to understand, ...

Investors, business owners, management and company employees rely on valid accounting methods for the stability of investments and an accurate assessment of the overall company health. All companies, ...

The widespread use of information technology (IT) can introduce various risks that affect financial reporting and the audit process. To assist auditors in identifying and addressing these risks, the ...

The American Institute of CPAs has begun offering intermediate and advanced certificates to CPAs who perform “single audits” of governmental entities and grantees and audits of employee benefit plans.