Step 4 – Information & Communication: The Nervous System of COSO

Step 4 – COSO Information and Communication If risk assessment is the radar and control activities are the brakes and steering wheel, information and communication are the nervous system of the organization. They transmit signals, coordinate action, and ensure the entire body responds coherently to challenges. Without reliable nerves, even the strongest muscles and sharpest … Read more

Step 1 – Establishing a Robust Internal Control Framework (The Control Environment)

Executive summary – Step 1 COSO Control Environment Topics hide Executive summary – Step 1 COSO Control Environment Key Elements of the Control Environment 1. Integrity and Ethical Values 2. Board of Directors and Audit Committee Oversight 3. Organizational Structure and Accountability 4. Commitment to Competence 5. Human Resource Policies and Enforcement Why the Control … Read more

COSO Internal Control Framework: Lessons from Global Corporate Failures

COSO Internal Control Framework is globally recognized as the leading standard for designing, implementing, and evaluating internal control systems. Since its initial release in 1992, and especially after its 2013 revision, the framework has provided boards, executives, and auditors with a consistent structure to assess and strengthen governance, risk management, and compliance. The framework identifies … Read more

Management-defined performance measures under IFRS 18: Narrating your best Performance with Transparency

Topics hide What Are Management-Defined Performance Measures (MPMs)? Why This Matters IFRS 18 Requirements for MPMs Example The Governance Dimension What is public communications outside the financial statements? Challenges and Opportunities Ahead Final Reflection: From Storytelling to Accountability Sources Management-Defined Performance Measures Management-Defined Performance Measures Management-Defined Performance Measures Management-Defined Performance Measures Management-Defined Performance Measures Management-Defined … Read more

Business travel

Use back button from the brower Business travel: Transportation of employees for business-related activities. Related Articles: Category 4 Upstream Transportation and Distribution – The best calculation guidance Category 6 Business Travel – The best calculation guidance Category 7 Employee Commuting – The best calculation guidance Category 9 Downstream Transportation and Distribution – The best read

Equity share

Use back button from the brower Equity share: The equity share reflects economic interest, which is the extent of rights a company has to the risks and rewards flowing from an operation. Typically, the share of economic risks and rewards in an operation is aligned with the company’s percentage ownership of that operation, and equity … Read more

IAS 8 Best summary policies estimates and errors

IAS 8 Best summary policies estimates and errors comprises a high level summary of the three items in this standard: Accounting policies, Accounting Estimates Errors 1. Accounting policies Definition: Accounting policies are the specific principles, bases, conventions, rules and practices applied by an entity in preparing and presenting financial statements. ↓ ↓ Selection and application … Read more

IAS 36 Other impairment issues

IAS 36 Other impairment issues – When looking at the step-by-step IAS 36 impairment approach it comes down to the following broadly organised steps: IAS 36 How Impairment test What?? – Determining the scope and structure of the impairment review, explained here, If and when? – Determining if and when a quantitative impairment test is necessary, … Read more