Small Filers Struggle with Internal Controls Over Fraud

Compliance WeekVol. 7 Nbr. 76, May 2010

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Even without Section 404(b) compliance forcing a stern look at internal controls over financial reporting, "There are plenty of things Koss's management could have done to look at its internal controls and procedures," says Tracy Coenen, a forensic accountant and fraud examiner at Sequence Inc. "No one was stopping them. It's clear that its executives were asleep at the wheel."

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Small Filers Struggle with Internal Controls Over Fraud

A large school of thought has developed to support the argument that non-accelerated filers should be exempt from compliance with Section 404(b) of Sarbanes-Oxley, which requires external auditors to review and attest to the strength of a company's internal controls.

But as much as non-accelerated filers denounce the burden of Section...

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