When you hear the term audit, you may immediately think of a team of IRS officers rummaging through your files looking for discrepancies and errors in your business's tax returns. However, financial ...

Audits are an important part of a compliance program and help monitor compliance obligations, identify non-compliance, and quantify overpayments. But, planning the audit is often just as important as ...

The authors of “ Eight Habits of Highly Effective Audit Committees” (Sept. 07, page 46) have identified relevant recommendations. However, these recommendations are for an audit committee that is a ...

Publicly held companies, or private companies that apply for credit, must have routine audits of financial transactions conducted. Outside agencies, not affiliated with the company, perform these ...

Image: The SEC has asked for public comment on possible changes to the disclosures audit committees are required to make, and let’s be honest: for a subject this thorny, the SEC needs all the help it ...

A performance review of internal audit proposals for the NSW public service has been hailed by the Institute of Internal Auditors-Australia as a model for governments throughout Australia. The NSW ...

Georgia will audit the signatures on mail-in ballot envelopes in one suburban Atlanta county, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) said Monday, a process he hopes will restore confidence in the ...

"Out with the old" is a mistake commonly made by new commanders and staffs--even me as a National Guard company commander--when it comes to documents. In an effort to reduce the unnecessary clutter ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. The IRS statute of limitations stays open until you do. Could ...

Risk adjustment is hugely important in Medicare Advantage (MA). Risk adjustment is intended to adjust for the underlying severity of enrollees’ health conditions and appropriately compensate private ...