Effective Internal Control System: Not the Same as Trust
The subject line in a friend’s email caught my attention. How can this keep happening? She had just read an article in the Salem (Oregon) Statesman-Journal. The trusted treasurer of a high school...
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I’ll say it again, trust cannot replace internal controls. Effective internal controls not only protect your organization’s money, it can help keep unsavory characters out of your organization all...
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Tough to Crack Passwords that You Can Actually Remember Earlier this month, the AICPA Insider, an e-newsletter sent out by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, included an article by...
View ArticleWhere Were the Internal Controls?
“An accountant was arrested…..” I hate seeing those words in the newspaper, but there they were yesterday in The Oregonian. Cynthia Rodriguez worked for the city of Cornelius, Oregon (population of a...
View ArticleEffective Internal Controls at Very Small Organizations
It’s a big day for IRS and I hope you’ve all filed your tax returns so you can read this with a clear mind! Tips for Building Effective Internal Controls at Small Non-Profit Organizations A couple of...
View ArticleEffective Internal Control System: Not the Same as Trust
The subject line in a friend’s email caught my attention. How can this keep happening? She had just read an article in the Salem (Oregon) Statesman-Journal. The trusted treasurer of a high school...
View ArticleInternal Controls Protect More Than Money
I’ll say it again, trust cannot replace internal controls. Effective internal controls not only protect your organization’s money, it can help keep unsavory characters out of your organization all...
View ArticleThe Password Paradox
Tough to Crack Passwords that You Can Actually Remember Earlier this month, the AICPA Insider, an e-newsletter sent out by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, included an article by...
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