JournalofAccountancy

Lessons in internal control lapses from major fraud cases

Tammy Thomas, CPA/CFF, CGMA, is a co-author of the most recent FVS Eye on Fraud report, focused on the importance of internal controls preventing employee embezzlement. In this episode, Thomas breaks ...
JD Supra

Ten Top Lessons from Recent FCPA Settlements-Lesson No. 9, Internal Controls

Over the past 15 months the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made clear through three Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions and speeches, ...
JD Supra

Internal Controls

What are internal controls? The best definition I have come across is from Jonathan Marks, partner at BDO, who defined internal controls as: An internal control is an action or process of interlocking ...
Forbes

From Fire Drill To Framework: Six Keys To Strong Internal Controls

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) ...