SARBANES-OXLEY REQUIRES MANAGEMENT to include an assessment of internal controls over financial reporting, using a suitable framework, in the annual report. While a number of frameworks are available, ...
In its most recent guidance for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 requirements for smaller entities, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has provided ...
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations grew out of a private sector initiative known as the Treadway Commission in 1987. COSO was tasked to develop and explain an integrated framework for the ...
Recent regulatory enforcement actions have reinforced a shift toward process-level scrutiny, with the SEC repeatedly citing ineffective internal controls over ...
With all of the media coverage on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, small-business owners might think that implementing an internal control is more expensive and troublesome than it is worth. While a small ...