Many assays have integrated, built-in, or internal controls to demonstrate their operability at specific procedural steps. What role do these built-in controls play in quality control to assure ...

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Executives who oversaw the first round of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for their companies say they would have done things a bit differently in hindsight, including educating more workers ...

The government’s new accounting oversight body Tuesday proposed its first set of new audit standards, or guidelines for external auditors to check and affirm the effectiveness of companies’ internal ...

Small manufacturers preparing for an IPO, merger, or private equity investment often face a sobering reality: investors want to see strong financial controls. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) sets the ...

The Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) offence will officially come into force as part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act in September 2025. In a previous article, we explored the ...

A semi-annual or annual internal audit allows you to gauge the effectiveness of your business's internal control system. Unlike an external audit, which focuses on determining whether financial ...

Corrupt business partners can cause trouble for corporate compliance officers in a host of ways, but one specific scheme keeps catching my attention: distributors manipulating your company’s sales ...

After several years of sluggish activity, the public markets are showing renewed momentum, from traditional initial public offerings (IPOs) to mergers with special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) ...