Category: Compliance

Dealing with the SEC’s Tight Timeframe for Complying With the New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

Publicly traded companies will soon be subject to new disclosure requirements around how they manage their cybersecurity risk and strategy, and they’ll have a short window of time to disclose any material cybersecurity i…

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The Ultimate Guide to IPOs

The decision to go IPO is one of the most exciting milestones in a company’s journey—and the start of an incredibly busy and challenging time. While the decision tends to center on the big event, the work leading up to…

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A 2021 Guide to the Key Areas of Focus for SOX Compliance

As we head into the home stretch for this year’s SOX programs, we thought it would be helpful to highlight some key areas of focus by auditors that deserve particular attention this year. No year is ever the same: From d…

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5 Ways to Improve Your Internal Audit Function

Is there room for improvement in your IT and business processes? Are your internal controls effective? Are you effectively meeting your compliance obligations? These are some of the top-of-mind questions for an internal au…

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The Challenges and Benefits of Developing a Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Program

Without a doubt one of the most major milestones in a company’s growth journey is going public. That ringing of the opening bell (either literally or figuratively) for your IPO leads to another milestone the company will…

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5 SOX Compliance Tips for Early Stage Startups

Sarbanes-Oxley compliance has come an incredibly long way since the corporate governance law was passed nearly two decades ago. That doesn’t mean startups are in a hurry to become SOX compliant. Still, for a high-growth …

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Key Internal Accounting Controls

What are some of the main purposes of strengthening a company’s internal controls over financial reporting? One is to set up a defense to minimize the risk of a material misstatement to the financial statements. Another …

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What Is Corporate Governance in Finance?

Is it time to bring order to your fast-moving, fast-growing company’s corporate governance? Could a strategic change in the near future open up the business to more scrutiny and questions about how you operate? With the …

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What Is an Accounting Consulting Firm?

Depending on the skills breadth of their consultants, accounting consulting firms can offer a wide range of services, to a wide range of companies (across industries and company sizes), or they may have a narrower niche or…

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It’s 10-K Filing Season – Are You Aware of All the New SEC Disclosure Requirements?

Before anyone gets excited and tries to pack away 2020 for good, there’s a bit of looking back left to do for public companies, as 10-K reporting becomes due. The forthcoming filing requirements have a twist this year: T…

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