New research indicates that external auditors are likely to rely on the work of internal auditors only under certain circumstances. Processing Content Professor James Bierstaker of the Villanova ...

Better communication among internal and external auditors and audit committee members can ease some of the tensions, according to a new report. The report, from the Institute of Internal Auditors and ...

Although internal audit, external audit, and audit committees have different roles, their duties often intersect. External auditors may use the work of internal auditors to the extent this is ...

Academic research in internal audit provides best practices and pertinent information for external and internal auditors. Below, we summarize recent internal audit research from leading academic ...

The University at Buffalo fully cooperates with and assists external auditors and investigators. The UB Internal Audit Office is the designated point of contact and coordinates external audit activity ...

Public companies are subject to all types of audits—especially when it comes to their financial record keeping. There are external audits of financial documents, as well as internal audits of the ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence) - As more large firms go bankrupt in the UK, external auditors and the body that oversees them, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), continue to be ...

In the wake of the corporate downfalls of companies like Enron and WorldCom, focus in 2011 is on auditors to find misdeeds before they hit the front page of the newspaper. Contributing to the reliance ...

As a business owner, an external audit may seem a costly, unnecessary service. A privately held company is under no legal obligation to provide an external review of the company's financial statements ...

Do you want to become an internal auditor? Here is everything you need to know to get there! If you’re passionate about numbers and don’t shy away from an Excel sheet, internal auditing may be for you ...