On March 17, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a settlement with U.S.-headquartered brokerage firm TradeStation Securities (TradeStation), ...

Continuous improvement of a compliance program requires robust auditing and testing. The Justice Department and regulatory agencies have articulated a number of key issues and principles to assist ...

Most companies, big and small, are subject to an audit at some point. Auditors can focus on one or more areas, such as your financial statements, compliance, tax information or business operations.

Craig is the founder/CEO of compliance operations software company Hyperproof and an expert in the compliance, risk, and technology space. In today’s volatile environment, organizations need to have ...

The widespread use of information technology (IT) can introduce various risks that affect financial reporting and the audit process. To assist auditors in identifying and addressing these risks, the ...

Digital transformation and the proliferation of e-commerce have fundamentally altered the way financial data is recorded, processed, and transmitted. As a cornerstone of financial integrity, the ...

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A small business's internal control system can only be as strong as the rules, policies and procedures put in place to detect fraud, waste or abuse and protect its financial and physical assets.

The coronavirus pandemic has raised a number of questions about how to properly audit financial statements when internal controls have changed due to dramatic changes in an entity’s business volume ...