An IRS audit is carried out to confirm that the details reported on a tax return are accurate.

Businesses can get a decent idea of how they are doing in operations by examining internal company data through reports and graphs. However, sometimes those close to the company don't review this data ...

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, ...

For a small business owner in Southern Maryland, few things are as daunting as receiving an official notice from the ...

SARBANES-OXLEY WILL MEAN BIG CHANGES FOR BOTH auditors and the companies they audit. The former now will be required to certify a company’s internal controls and will no longer be able to use certain ...

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) recently released two reports for its study of the IRS Small Business/Self-Employed (SB/SE) Division’s audits of partnerships and S ...

The firms that are starting to feel a real difference in the busy season are not working harder; they are redesigning the way ...

For years, auditors have used interviews and workshops to conduct successful company assessments. As more businesses become digitised, auditors need to blend traditional techniques with a more ...

There’s nothing more unpleasant than a root canal, except maybe an audit of your IT operations. Yet with regular audits being a component of regulations such as PCI and SOX, there’s no escaping them.

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 ...

This is part one of an analysis of the Audit of the Consolidated Fund of the Government of Bermuda for financial years 2010, 2011, 2012 by a former auditor. This holiday season has arrived at the end ...

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 ...