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== Inadequate Internal Accounting Controls == ...e responsible for devising and maintaining a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to reasonably assure that:

...rticle] also found that the most common SEC enforcement actions concerning accounting violations are related to “inaccurate representations of revenue.” ...GAAP, and the failure to design (or to cause others to design) disclosure controls and procedures that would have caused the company to disclose and report th

== SEC Enforcement Actions Based on Deficient Internal Controls == ...al-accounting-controls-whistleblower-rewards-bounties/ inadequate internal controls], [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/sec-whistleblower-lawyers/investment-compan

...?_ga=1.86134815.641111032.1470880180 SEC enforcement action], EY, a public accounting firm, agreed to pay $9.3 million to settle charges that two of the firm’s ...r Pamela Hartford had a romantic relationship with Robert Brehl, the Chief Accounting Officer (“CAO”) of an EY audit client. The main EY partner on the audit

='''Increase in Accounting Fraud Whistleblower Tips'''= ...[https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/top-10-ways-companies-cook-the-books accounting schemes]. According to the [https://www.sec.gov/files/2020%20Annual%20Repor

...to provide more-accurate books and records. Common violations of the FCPA internal-control provision include: ...e company called “Division of Structured Operations.” Its sole purpose was accounting for and disbursing bribery payments. A separate, off-book communications sy

# Whether, and the extent to which, you '''participated in your company’s internal compliance and reporting systems.''' Think about: ## whether you assisted any internal investigation concerning the violation.