Editor’s note: The author is technical director of the AICPA Center for Plain English Accounting. Addressing audit risk in financial statements with high levels of substantive procedures toward the ...

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 ...

Internal Audit identifies all auditable activities and relevant risk factors, and assesses their significance through an annual risk assessment, utilizing the Committee of Sponsoring Organization's ...

The Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of CPAs has issued a suite of eight new standards on risk assessment that should significantly improve the quality of audits of private companies ...

According to the third annual study of current issues for the internal audit profession conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, a number of divergent and conflicting trends related to risk assessment are ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Annually, we perform a campus wide risk assessment, with the support of Internal Audit and the University’s Compliance Program. We embraces a holistic strategy for risk identification, utilizing a ...

New survey by Protiviti and ISACA finds that organizations further along the digital transformation maturity spectrum have a clear advantage amid the COVID-19 environment MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 15, ...

A small business's internal control system can only be as strong as the rules, policies and procedures put in place to detect fraud, waste or abuse and protect its financial and physical assets.

Each year, the Chief Audit Officer develops an audit plan for the University. Using a risk-based methodology, and in collaboration with University leadership, the Chief Audit Officer analyzes ...

Annual Audit Plan – An annual audit plan is developed by the Director of Internal Audit based on a university-wide assessment of risk and where Internal Audit can make the greatest impact. Input from ...