The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations grew out of a private sector initiative known as the Treadway Commission in 1987. COSO was tasked to develop and explain an integrated framework for the ...

Today many companies recognize the desirability as well as the requirement to have an effective system of internal control. Yet, designing and implementing a cost-effective system of internal control ...

The fundamental principles of internal control apply to large and small businesses alike. Every business requires some type of system of control measures as a means to protect assets and ensure that ...

For most U.S. public companies, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been the legal equivalent of a giant seismic disturbance in the middle of the ocean. Since Sarbanes-Oxley was enacted in July 2002, ...

The mission of the College of Environmental Science and Forestry is to advance knowledge and skills, while promoting the leadership necessary for the stewardship of both the natural and designed ...

This policy establishes a framework for a system of internal controls and communicates the university’s internal control objectives. The university’s internal control program is a system of ...