An email sent to clients last week by Elliott Group CPAs in Charlotte, N.C., committed the firm to a new level of remote work on audits as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The firm, which ...

Quality management is an important aspect of many regulated industries, and one essential component of quality management is ...

No one was prepared to have all their auditors and clients working from home. When the pandemic first hit this spring, we all had to improvise and do the best we could with the hand we’d been dealt.

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Today, the term “remote audit” denotes a certain way of performing an engagement within the overall category of financial audits. However, as time goes on, there will be less need for the “remote” ...

Technology has been an audit enabler for businesses to effectively manage risk and remain compliant with ISO management system standards. While COVID-19 brought disruptions to on-site certification ...

Digitizing expert advice and services is more important than ever, with this phenomenon innovating practices in the food industry. Verifying that food safety practices are being held to the highest ...

Companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations use auditing practices to manage compliance with internal controls. For example, an auditor looks for inconsistencies in financial records.

There is a lack of trust in remote audits from some in the food industry, according to an expert who looked into the subject for the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). Solely remote audits are not ...

Remote audits should not replace physical visits but can be used as part of a hybrid approach, said presenters at the Vienna Food Safety Forum. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization ...

When you hear the term audit, you may immediately think of a team of IRS officers rummaging through your files looking for discrepancies and errors in your business's tax returns. However, financial ...