The PCAOB’s inspections of audit firms in 2020 will continue to focus on areas that have been challenging for firms in recent years, George Botic, CPA, the PCAOB’s director of Registration and ...

Audit committees have a critical role to play for companies in a business environment that has been severely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to their fiduciary responsibilities for ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expects companies to self-police their environmental compliance efforts. While the EPA regularly conducts inspections focused on assessing environmental ...

With an average of more than 100 workplace fatalities occurring per week in the US alone, it is apparent that there are many opportunities to improve an organization's safety program. Audits are an ...

Effectively managing internal controls for business systems is a top priority in order to prevent risks, stop fraud, keep a company secure – and experience clean, cost-effective audits. As the CTO of ...

In an R.J. Hedges & Associates blog post, Wendy Miller, director of accreditation at Board of Certification/Accreditation, shares tips for facing a Medicare audit. 1 ...

For health care professionals who began accepting Meaningful Use incentive money at the outset of availability under the Medicare option in 2011, the year 2015 is an important year. If the provider ...

If your healthcare organization or credentials verification organization (CVO) has a delegation agreement with a private healthcare insurer or government payer (e.g., Medicare Administrative ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. This article is more than 7 years old. No one wants to be audited ...