Internal Audit identifies all auditable activities and relevant risk factors, and assesses their significance through an annual risk assessment, utilizing the Committee of Sponsoring Organization's ...

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 ...

What is the purpose of audit planning if the audit may not ultimately follow the carefully thought out plan? As may be inferred from Dwight D. Eisenhower’s words—”Plans are worthless, but planning is ...

New research performed with the help of the AICPA’s Assurance Research Advisory Group has provided new insights on ways to improve quality in group audits. The research shows that when key planning ...

Engineering companies need internal audits regularly. These audits must be conducted according to an audit plan, so that the auditor can know that all important aspects of the company will come under ...

A forensic audit is an examination of a firm's or individual's finances to derive evidence that can be used in a court of law or legal proceeding.

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The report, "Internal Audit 2012," predicts trends that the Big Four firm thinks will dominate the internal audit profession over the next five years. PwC polled chief audit executives at Fortune 250 ...

Annual Audit Plan – An annual audit plan is developed by the Director of Internal Audit based on a university-wide assessment of risk and where Internal Audit can make the greatest impact. Input from ...

An audit can be an unpleasant surprise, or it can be a welcome opportunity to get your organization's affairs in order. While some audits – such as those performed by the IRS – come as a surprise, ...