5 Areas Accountants Look at First in Financial Statements: Revenue, Leases, Taxes, KAM, and Internal Control

What you will learn in this article The 5 areas in financial statements (securities reports) where figures are easily ...

[For New Hires/Accounting] Introduction to Internal Control and J-SOX: The Real Reason Accountants Obsess Over 'Audit Trails'

"Do we really need an approval stamp every single time?""Why is it not okay to lack an 'audit trail' even if I've checked it ...
Accounting Today

Art of Accounting: Internal controls toolkit for consultations by small firms

When I was in college, I had a course in internal controls taught by the professor my father had when he was in college. I don’t believe much has changed since my father learned about internal ...
JD Supra

The Importance of Accounting and Internal Controls (Part I of II)

Here are some basic propositions that surround FCPA compliance. It is often underplayed that the FCPA contains more than just a bribery prohibition – the FCPA contains broad provisions, requiring ...
The Wall Street Journal

Internal Controls: Are PE Firms Overlooking a Portfolio Company Value Driver?

Private equity firms are often looking for ways to boost the value of their portfolio companies. But in this quest, there’s one powerful lever that often gets overlooked: internal controls. Finance ...
Forbes

New CFO Concern: Cybersecurity Issues Are Now An Internal Accounting Controls Problem

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Priya Huskins is an expert on D&O risk and corporate governance. By now, we all know that a cyber breach may lead to the ...
The Wall Street Journal

Don’t Neglect Internal Controls Frameworks in M&A Deals. Here’s Why

In 2024, the global M&A market experienced a notable resurgence after two challenging years. By the end of 2023, the market had seen a 34.7% decline in deal value from the peak levels of 2021. 1 ...
JD Supra

Called to Account: SEC's Latest Internal Accounting Controls Action Reignites Debate

Several years ago, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order against a public company that raised more than a few eyebrows. In that order, the company settled to violations of ...
Accounting Today

SEC charges Entergy with internal accounting controls violations

The Securities and Exchange Commission today settled charges with Entergy Corporation for failing to maintain internal accounting controls to ensure that its surplus materials and supplies were ...
Reuters

GM says internal accounting controls "ineffective"

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. has concluded that its internal controls on financial reporting are "ineffective," after a six-week delay in reporting 2006 results prompted by repeated ...