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SOX VS SOC – Mapping the Differences

VISTA InfoSec

SOX establishes regulations around financial reporting, mandates internal control audits, and strengthens corporate governance. The SOC framework includes multiple internal control audit reports. Now let’s examine the key differences between SOC and SOX audits. It applies to all U.S. SOX, a U.S.

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Charting Course: Building a Cannabis Banking Compliance Program

Innovative Payments Association

These should outline the company's compliance obligations, reporting requirements, and internal controls. This will help ensure that all employees are aware of their compliance responsibilities and can identify and report suspicious activity.

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71% of UK and US Banking Institutions Concerned About Regulatory Processes; AutoRek Reveals

The Fintech Times

Aside from the issues firms have reported around their financial control processes, institutions also revealed concerns about their data quality, particularly regarding meeting regulatory reporting requirements.

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Smart SOX Compliance: Cut Costs, Not Efficiency

FloQast

In a recent report, Protiviti identified several factors that drive SOX compliance efforts spending , including: Company size Complexity of financial operations SOX compliance stage (first year, second year, etc.) The shortages drive up internal labor costs and external audit costs each fiscal year. However, there is a silver lining.

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What is ICFR? Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

Nanonets

It also applies to accounting firms, audit agencies, and any third party that a publicly traded company uses in its accounting management process. The act requires companies to develop, publish, audit, and actively use their ICFR. A detailed look at specific findings and any issues arising from audit.

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UK Tightens Accounting Standards As Corporate Collapses Continue

PYMNTS

The FRC is currently reviewing whether it will launch an investigation into the company’s failure, reports said, which could culminate in fines issued by the FRC’s enforcement division. The FTC has also reportedly been in communication with its counterparts in Australia, Canada and Japan to support the revisions.

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Vertex: Reclaiming Control in the Continued Adoption of CTCs

The Fintech Times

Increasingly, tax authorities are demanding access to real-time or near real-time reporting and tax data, for visibility on exactly what is being sold, what taxes should be paid, and ultimately, if businesses are abiding by the correct rules and regulations. The result? Continuous transaction controls (CTCs).