The fundamental principles of internal control apply to large and small businesses alike. Every business requires some type of system of control measures as a means to protect assets and ensure that ...

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 ...

For about 20 years, the popular internal control framework of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has been like a favorite tool in a craftsman’s shop. Its ...

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission released a study Thursday on how to apply its widely used internal control framework to sustainability reporting. Processing ...

A trader monitors stock transactions at a securities trading firm in Hong Kong. More of China's listed companies acknowledge the importance of tightened internal controls to guard against risk, but ...

Internal controls are the security policies, procedures and tech that businesses and governments use to help prevent employee theft and financial error. Lack of ...

There has been an explosion of risk management practice in business since the mid-nineties, propelling internal control principles to the heart of organisational governance. Government and regulatory ...

The core principles of internal control do not vary significantly between countries. Indeed, China’s legislative framework for internal control largely mirrors the corresponding legislation in the US.