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 ...

Sean Manning is CEO and Founder of Payroll Vault Franchising LLC, as well as a CPA and Thought Leader in the Financial Field. As a business owner, conducting year-end financial audits is more than a ...

An internal audit measures a company's compliance with external and internal standards. With an checklist for an internal audit of a company, a small-business owner can regularly validate the ...

The Office of Management and Budget is calling for a major overhaul in how federal agencies conduct financial audits. In its June 23, 2025, memorandum (M-25-30: "Ensuring Accountability: How We ...