An audit engagement is a critical exercise for stakeholders such as employees, owners, investors and lenders. For the sake of efficiency, auditors must focus on standard audit tasks; they can't focus ...

An internal audit measures a company's compliance with external and internal standards. With an checklist for an internal audit of a company, a small-business owner can regularly validate the ...

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. For Catholics around the world, it is the beginning of Lent, a period for reflection and contemplation. Speaking of reflection, for taxpayers, there is a lot to ponder.

How often and how much does your firm think about quality? Every auditor is, by nature, committed to quality. Every firm has final quality control steps built into its production process. However, ...