With all of the media coverage on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, small-business owners might think that implementing an internal control is more expensive and troublesome than it is worth. While a small ...

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Internal accounting controls govern your financial system. "Management is responsible for developing and maintaining effective internal control," reports the U.S. Whitehouse Office of Management and ...

When I was in college, I had a course in internal controls taught by the professor my father had when he was in college. I don’t believe much has changed since my father learned about internal ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed accounting standards update Wednesday to improve accounting guidance for arrangements between entities under common control. The proposed ASU ...

At the end of last year, the SEC announced settled charges against Entergy Corporation, a Louisiana-based utility company with shares traded on the NYSE, for failure to maintain internal accounting ...

How Ledgers and Journals Are Used in Accounting Get an overview of these fundamental bookkeeping tools. Ledgers and journals are the foundational tools used in the bookkeeping process. A ledger is a ...