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.

If, through an internal financial audit, issues are uncovered or the information a company is able to provide is not the specific, higher-level information needed, it will delay the audit process, ...

A semi-annual or annual internal audit allows you to gauge the effectiveness of your business's internal control system. Unlike an external audit, which focuses on determining whether financial ...

An audit of the city of Camas’ finances released by the Washington State Auditor’s office found the city’s internal controls to be inadequate. According to the state’s findings, which were released ...

Day in day out we hear of cases of individuals being indicted and funds missing within organisations. But who are the guardians of integrity and accountability. May is International Internal Audit ...

Utah’s Office of the Legislative Auditor General conducted a performance audit of Utah State University (USU), claiming that ...

The Indiana State Board of Accounts alleges the city misspent funds, hired a contractor illegally, overspent cash balances and failed to report conflicts of interest. The board’s report includes ...

Are you an auditor engaged to audit an entity that is less complex? If so, you may wonder why you spend time on the audit evaluating internal control. This may seem like an exercise that is much more ...

The Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, known as Access Health CT, was not following established procedures with invoices, purchase orders, bid quotations and credit card use, a recent audit shows.

The corporation said the problems stemmed entirely from an outside accounting firm it employed from 2017 to mid-2025.