Internal Audits Fix Financial Accounting Problems –
Internal Auditors
QUESTION: “WHAT ARE they doing, and what are they focusing on?” Tax is usually not high on the agenda. “Why not?” Because this area of risk is not being emphasized enough. “Why not?” The board of directors has not given it priority. The audit committee is not pushing for tax transparency, and so the BO/CFO does not have a pressure point to deal with and will cover it when it becomes a priority, usually as part of crisis management. The tax problems are what they are. If they are serious enough, they will emerge in good time, and the business can deal with the consequences at that point in time. Other priorities have been placed on the internal auditors ‘ plates such as fraud in its various disguises. But is that enough?
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