One easy (but long) step to more effective internal controls or, what are...

The Journal of Government Financial Management;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......talks about improving internal controls. Auditors focus on the...will say that effective internal controls are important. So, why...instituting effective internal controls? This article explores...

Financial Managers' Expanded Role in Internal Controls

The Journal of Government Financial Management;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......LLP believes that internal controls are essential elements...agencies start using internal controls for performance...accounting roles. Why Internal Controls Have Become An Issue...chiefs to sign off on internal controls ever since enacting...attention to government ...

Open Text's expanded Internal Controls solution helps reduce the costs of...

M2 Presswire;  March 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Corporation: Open Text's expanded Internal Controls solution helps reduce the costs of...comprehensive, central management of internal controls for more cost-effective, sustainable...release of a major new version of its internal controls software, with new features to manage...

Cover your assets with good internal controls

Corporate Report Wisconsin;  May 1, 2005 ;     674 words ......make sure that good internal controls are in place. Consider...of doing business. "Internal controls" is the name accountants...you're practicing good internal controls. It gets more complicated...Act of 2002, (a.k.a. SOX or "the accountants...things, mandated strict ...

Sarbanes-Oxley's effects on internal controls for revenue

The CPA Journal;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......addresses perceived weaknesses in internal controls, the systems a public company employs...have demonstrated the inadequacy of internal controls with regard to revenue recognition...Provisions New auditing requirement for internal controls. Auditors must "test" the scope of...

Open Text's Expanded Internal Controls Solution Helps Reduce the Costs of...

PR Newswire;  March 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Comprehensive, Central Management of Internal Controls for More Cost-Effective, Sustainable...release of a major new version of its internal controls software, with new features to manage...legislation worldwide. Open Text Internal Controls 3.0 offers a centralized, enterprise-wi...

Commentary: Internal controls in employee benefit plans

Daily Record (Rochester, NY);  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......using plan funds. Maintaining proper internal controls over plan assets and operations is...in performing any fiduciary duty. Internal controls should be designed to protect the...recordkeepers), the design of plans' internal controls can differ significantly. The first...

CONTROL SELF-ASSESSMENT: EVERYBODY PITCHING IN WITH INTERNAL CONTROLS

Pennsylvania CPA Journal;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Establishing and maintaining strong internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure...from their companies. To truly embed internal controls accountability in the fabric of an...external, that an organization's internal controls system is reliable. CSA is a sustainable...

Risk managers urged to help shape governance; Scandals show need for...

Business Insurance;  November 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ......over the adequacy of internal controls in preventing malfeasance...meaningfully on corporate internal controls. The idea of moving...have some input on internal controls, some experts say...corporations lack adequate internal controls is significant but...they know that ...

Are your internal controls helping you?(privateCOMPANIES)

Financial Executive;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......significant benefits from enhanced internal controls. Appropriate, properly functioning internal controls offer powerful benefits to private...keenly aware that a lack of strong internal controls increases investment and operational...

ASSESSING AND DOCUMENTING INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

The Journal of Government Financial Management;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......American people. Managers implement internal controls to ensure that programs operate effectively...and audit requirements related to internal controls over financial reporting. In the...agencies do not maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting. In response...

Internal Controls and the ISA Program

The CPA Journal;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......for Demonstrated Compliance Strong internal controls can limit a company's risk exposure...competitive benefits. The need for strong internal controls is not limited to financial areas...companies that can demonstrate strong internal controls. One such initiative, the Importer...

Evaluating internal controls and SOX compliance.(Sarbanes-Oxley Act of...

Strategic Finance;  June 1, 2005 ;     243 words ......against those of your peers and evaluate your internal controls in a comprehensive, standards-based way? If so...www.apqc.org/ OSBCdatabase. There, as part of an internal controls benchmark initiative of APQC's Open Standards...financial professionals can benchmark their own internal ...

Working with Leading Audit Firm, Oracle Internal Controls Manager Helps...

PR Newswire;  May 28, 2003 ;     700+ words ......company, today announced Oracle Internal Controls Manager, a new application...certify the effectiveness of internal controls and procedures related to financial reporting. Oracle Internal Controls Manager helps companies document...

Surviving three SOX opinions: small businesses need to return to...

Strategic Finance;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......To comply with SOX, a firm must endure...of the company's internal controls over financial...their analysis of internal controls to operational...processes. The current SOX analysis of financial...complying with SOX Section 404. Managers...their company's internal ...