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Mapping COSO And CobiT For Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Two control frameworks have been widely adopted by public companies subject to the requirements of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework, released in 1992, and the IT Governance Institute's Control objectives for information and related...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory compliance, Institute of Internal Auditors, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, SEC, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, internal control, information technology; White papers 2004-10-01
Internal Auditing's Role In Sections 302 And 404 Of The U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: As companies have begun the process of implementing compliance with the reporting requirements of Sections 302 and 404 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Act, internal auditors have been confronted with a range of questions and issues related to their role and involvement in these initiatives. Providing guidance on...; Tags: Institute of Internal Auditors, auditing, compliance; White papers 2004-05-26
From Inches to Miles: Most organizations maintain policies or tolerances related to unauthorized deductions from customer invoices. Therefore, the internal auditor was not surprised to find such a policy at his firm - the threshold in this instance was $10. The company had determined it was not cost effective to research and collect unauthorized...; Tags: Institute of Internal Auditors, deduction; White papers 2003-12-01
Proposed Statement of Financial Accounting Standards: This white paper says that proposed Statement addresses disclosures about pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans. It would require disclosures about defined benefit pension plan and other postretirement benefit plan assets, obligations, cash flows, and net cost and retain a number of disclosures required by FASB Statement No. 132,...; Tags: Corporate governance, Benefits, payroll solutions, Institute of Internal Auditors, benefit plan, defined benefit pension plan, financial accounting, pension plan, board, benefit, asset, financial; White papers 2003-09-12
7 Tips For Effective Listening: From the executive summary: ‘To be successful at their job, internal auditors must be able to write, speak, and listen effectively. Of these three skills, effective listening may be the most crucial because auditors are required to do it so often. Unfortunately, listening also may be the most difficult skill...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Institute of Internal Auditors, job; White papers 2003-08-01

Guidance Overview(Internal Auditors): This article is focuses on he guidelines for Internal Auditors. In June of 1999, the Institute of Internal Auditors' Board of Directors voted to approve a new definition of internal auditing and a new Professional Practices Framework. Both were based on the recommendations of the Guidance Task Force, a...; Tags: Institute of Internal Auditors, auditing, ethics, risk management, board of directors, consulting, board; White papers 2003-01-01
Is Your Company Actively Pursuing Compliance With The Provisions Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act?: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was enacted to address the irregularities present in Corporate Governance mechanisms and corporate accounting practices in organizations. The provisions of the same seek to address corporate malpractices in public companies. The Act lays down benchmarks for corporate ethics and other Corporate Governance issues. The paper...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory compliance, Corporate law, Regulations, Institute of Internal Auditors, corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, compliance, ethics, accounting; Presentations 2003-01-01
Sarbanes-Oxley’s Impact On Internal Auditing: The paper examines some major issues contained in a recent Act seeking to re-define financial transactions and audit management in organizations. The Act incorporates several penalties for defaulting on any of the provisions of the same. The Act envisages the mechanism of an ‘internal control report’ for maintaining transparency in...; Tags: Financial accounting, Institute of Internal Auditors, audit, internal control, auditing, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, financial; Presentations 2003-01-01
International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing: Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization’s operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes. This article explains responsibilities of...; Tags: Financial accounting, Institute of Internal Auditors, audit, risk management, consulting; White papers 2003-01-01
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 - Summary Of Key Provisions Of Interest To Internal Auditors: The article is defines the terms used in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002, commission rules and enforcement. Auditor’s independence, corporate responsibility, enhanced financial disclosures, analyst conflicts of interest, commission resources and authority, studies and reports, corporate and criminal fraud accountability are the other related topics which are explained in the...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, Sales force management, Regulatory compliance, Institute of Internal Auditors, commission, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporate responsibility, accountability; White papers 2003-01-01
Have You Audited Your Compliance Department Lately?: This document describes key areas, which should be considered when measuring one of internal auditing's control counterparts in the organization. The ultimate goal of these reviews, however, is to provide business management with information that assists them in meeting compliance requirements. With the right approach, auditors can help management to...; Tags: Institute of Internal Auditors, compliance, business management, auditing; Webcasts 2002-04-01
Getting The Most From Duplicate-Payment Audits: From the executive summary: ‘Given the state of current economy, there is no better time for internal auditors to add value by identifying cash savings for their organizations. Duplicate-payment audits provide a superb opportunity to meet the success metric.’ There are five steps to duplicate-payment audit process viz. understanding payment...; Tags: Financial accounting, Institute of Internal Auditors, audit, payment, analysis, tool; White papers 2002-03-01
Code of Ethics: The purpose of The Institute's Code of Ethics is to promote an ethical culture in the profession of internal auditing. Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic,...; Tags: Policies and procedures, Institute of Internal Auditors, code of ethics, auditing, risk management, consulting; White papers 2000-06-17

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The Planet Completes SAS 70 Type II Audit: HOUSTON -- The Planet, the world's largest privately held dedicated hosting company, today announced it has successfully completed the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) Type II audit. Developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants AICPA, the widely recognized auditing standard represents that The Planet has...; Articles 2008-06-30
Paisley Showcases Leading Governance, Risk and Compliance Solutions at IIA Financial Services Conference: Paisley, the leading provider ofgovernance, risk and compliance GRC software solutions, today announcedthat it is a featured exhibitor at The Institute of Internal Auditors IIA2008 Financial Services Conference in Atlanta, Georgia from June 2 to 4. Recognized throughout the industry for its internal audit expertise,Paisley has helped hundreds of organizations...; Articles 2008-06-02
Reputations at risk: although not-for-profit organizations are a horse of a different color, auditors can help them tame fraud that can publicly impact their mission and drive donors away: UNTIL RECENTLY, not-for-profit organizations constituted, by many accounts, the toughest environment in which to apply the principles of internal auditing to the fight against fraud. Seemingly everything about this type of organization looks as if it was designed to make that task more difficult. Not-for-profit institutions must rely on uneven,...; Articles 2008-06-01
Harsh internal IMF audit calls for 'major changes': WASHINGTON AFP — Internal auditors at the International Monetary Fund released a harshly critical report on governance Wednesday and urged "major changes" to maintain the embattled institution's relevance. The Independent Evaluation Office of the IMF said that effectiveness had been the strongest aspect of the 185-nation institution's governance,...; Articles 2008-05-28
IIA International Conference: Opportunity to Meet and Interview Expert Sources on Governance, Risk, & Control ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- The Institute of Internal Auditors IIA is pleased to welcome the media to its 2008 International Conference being held July 6 - 9, 2008 in San Francisco. The IIA's 2008 International Conference...; Articles 2008-05-22
Grant Thornton LLP OKC office promotes Roehm: Randy Roehm was named a business advisory services partner and practice leader with Grant Thornton LLP Oklahoma City office. Roehm has more than 20 years of experience in consulting and accounting and is a certified public accountant and a certified information systems auditor. Roehm is a member of the Institute...; Articles 2008-05-21
BigMachines Achieves SAS 70 Type II Certification: Leading provider of on-demand configurator, quoting, and proposal software passes rigorous audit CHICAGO -- BigMachines, Inc., the global leader in on-demand sales configuration and proposal software, today announced that it has successfully completed the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) Type II audit, which assesses the...; Articles 2008-05-19