The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expects companies to self-police their environmental compliance efforts. While the EPA regularly conducts inspections focused on assessing environmental ...

SAS no. 103 establishes standards and provides guidance for auditors to follow when documenting their work during audits of private companies. It is effective for audits of financial statements of ...

A lack of “healthy paranoia” can be one of the biggest problems in approaching employee benefit plan (EBP) audits, said Bertha Minnihan, CPA. An EBP audit at first may seem straightforward and simple, ...

Financial audits get a bad rap. While certainly meticulous and often stressful, an audit shouldn't invoke absolute angst or dread in corporate finance teams. With the right preparation and mindset, ...

Editor's note: Katie Clarey is one year into covering HR and continues to educate herself and readers on the building blocks of the field with her series, Back to Basics. If you're new to HR (or just ...

Hospitals are subject to numerous state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, like all healthcare organizations. However, due to their outsized role in our nation's healthcare system, the ...

The chances of getting audited by the IRS are less than 1%, but if you find yourself in hot water with the agency the burden is on you to prove the legitimacy of your deductions and credits and verify ...