An external audit focuses on a company's performance and compliance, specifically in the areas of accounting and finance. Accounting records are commonly examined in an external audit to make sure no ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires public companies to issue financial statements. Before these statements become available to investors and the public, they need to undergo an ...

Your external auditor should present findings in a way that is easy to understand, relevant and meaningful to practice administration. An external auditor will be focused on bringing findings to your ...

External auditors have long been tasked with ensuring financial integrity, detecting fraud and providing an independent opinion on a company's financial statements. Processing Content Now, with the ...

Better communication among internal and external auditors and audit committee members can ease some of the tensions, according to a new report. Processing Content The report, from the Institute of ...

Although internal audit, external audit, and audit committees have different roles, their duties often intersect. External auditors may use the work of internal auditors to the extent this is ...

The University at Buffalo fully cooperates with and assists external auditors and investigators. The UB Internal Audit Office is the designated point of contact and coordinates external audit activity ...

Director of Compliance Kerry Jacobs details how consistency, training and accountability strengthened compliance audits across 9 states ...

Academic research in internal audit provides best practices and pertinent information for external and internal auditors. Below, we summarize recent internal audit research from leading academic ...

As a business owner, it's vital that you conduct frequent internal audits to determine whether or not your business is operating at peak efficiency. You can limit these audits to examinations of your ...

The University at Buffalo may need to contract with an external audit firm and/or may be the subject of an external audit. In situations involving non-UB auditors, the Director of Internal Audit is ...