Audit Analytics recently released a new report, SOX 404 Disclosures: An Eighteen-Year Review. This annual report takes a closer look at trends in internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) disclosures, spanning from fiscal years 2004 to 2021. Section 404 of … Continue reading
Category Archives: Internal Controls (ICFR – SOX 404)
Major Improvements Seen in ICFR Due to Filer Status Change
In our recent report, SOX 404 Disclosures: A Seventeen-Year Review, we found that the percentage of companies with ineffective management assessments of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) were down across all company sizes for fiscal year 2020. The most … Continue reading
SOX 404 Disclosures: A Seventeen-Year Review
Audit Analytics recently released a new report, SOX 404 Disclosures: A Seventeen-Year Review. This annual report, containing an updated format, takes a closer look at trends in internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) disclosures, spanning from 2004 to 2020. Section … Continue reading
Impacts of COVID-19 on Public Companies
Audit Analytics recently released a new report, Impacts of COVID-19 on Public Companies. Leveraging our extensive databases, this report provides an in-depth look at the pandemic’s impacts on certain aspects of financial reporting and financial health metrics of public companies. … Continue reading
Initial Public Offerings: Recent Trends in Corporate Governance Risks
Audit Analytics recently released a new report, Initial Public Offerings: Recent Trends in Corporate Governance Risks. Leveraging our extensive databases, the report provides a deeper look at the risks that initial public offerings offer to investors, regulators, and other financial … Continue reading
AQRM Red Flags: Controls
The Audit Analytics Accounting Quality + Risk Matrix (AQRM) makes it easy to identify accounting, audit, and governance red flags for public companies. This blog series breaks down the risks associated with specific firm-level events included in the AQRM. Red flag events … Continue reading
Importance of Internal Controls for Cybersecurity
The greater use of computer technologies to conduct business increases the risk of cybersecurity incidents and data incidents at public companies. To minimize the possibility of exposures, it is necessary for both corporations and auditors to have an understanding of … Continue reading