Internal controls are business processes that provide reasonable assurance regarding several key business objectives: that the business is operating efficiently, that reporting is reliable and that ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed accounting standards update Wednesday to improve accounting guidance for arrangements between entities under common control. Processing ...

When I was in college, I had a course in internal controls taught by the professor my father had when he was in college. I don’t believe much has changed since my father learned about internal ...

Compliance professionals, we need to talk about accounting controls again. They’re back in the news these days as an important part of FCPA compliance. In fairness, accounting controls have never ...

Several years ago, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order against a public company that raised more than a few eyebrows. In that order, the company settled to violations of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Priya Huskins is an expert on D&O risk and corporate governance. By now, we all know that a cyber breach may lead to the ...

Sonoco Products (NYSE: SON) reported that Chief Accounting Officer Aditya Gandhi will resign effective May 29, 2026. The ...

White & Case attorneys discuss the changing scope of the internal accounting controls provision under Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act. They analyze recent developments and highlight growing ...

Internal accounting controls govern your financial system. "Management is responsible for developing and maintaining effective internal control," reports the U.S. Whitehouse Office of Management and ...