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Index of newsletter articles (partial listing) by topic, title and publication date (includes archived issues):
Topics: Internal Control Fundamentals - Operational Guidance - Fraud - Internal Control Quiz
Please note the links below open the quarterly newsletter containing the specified article.
Internal Control Fundamentals
General
- Internal Controls à la Yogi Berra - December 2017
- A Look Back... - September 2017
- Internal Controls and OMB's Uniform Guidance - December 2015
- Imagining a Better World - June 2012
- Are the Rules Really Made to be Broken - March 2012
- The Great GASB - June 2010
- No Time for Internal Controls - March 2008
- Conflict of Interest - March 2007
- Ten Principles of Leadership - September 2006
- Making Difficult Decisions - June 2006
- Separation of Duties in Smaller Organizations - June 2006
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Procedure Documentation
- Are You Drifting? - March 2017
- Writing Procedures - March 2013
- Developing Written Procedures - March 2008
- Documentation of Policies & Procedures - June 2006
- Importance of Written Procedures - March 2006
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Risk Management
- More or Less Controls - June 2012
- Threats to the Internal Control System - June 2010
- Improving Internal Controls - September 2008
- When a Major Breakdown Occurs - June 2007
- Evaluating Business Risks - March 2007
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Standards - COSO Integrated Framework
- COSO Framework_17 Principles - June 2013
- COSO Updates Framework - March 2012
- Information & Communication - June 2010
- Control Activities - March 2010
- Risk Assessment - December 2009
- Control Environment - September 2009
- Monitoring - March 2009
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Operational Guidance
General
- VISION Upgrade Project (to v9.2) - September 2017
- Year-End Reporting of Accounts Receivable - June 2017
- We Have News for You! (RSS Feed) - March 2017
- New F&M Website Launched - December 2016
- Delegation of Authority Form - December 2016
- VISION Upgrade / Project Manager Hired - December 2016
- Single Audit Findings - September 2016
- New F&M Website Coming in Early 2017 - September 2016
- Budget Development Changes - June 2016
- Bulletin 5 - Grant Issuance & Monitoring: Procedure #2 - June 2016
- VISION by the Numbers - March 2016
- Delegation of Authority - December 2015
- Third-Party Travel Reimbursements - June 2015
- OMB Issues New Federal Guidance - March 2014
- Performance Measure Pilot (Vantage budget system) - December 2013
- Maintaining Employee Data (VTHR and W-2s) - December 2013
- "Spotlight" on Fiscal Transparency - March 2013
- New "Vantage" Budget System - September 2012
- Did You Know (F&M Statistics) - December 2011
- Electronic Invoices - June 2011
- Electronic Signatures - September 2010
- Thanks, but No Thanks (re: gift acceptance) - December 2009
- Strategies to Control Expenditures - September 2009
- Electronic Approvals - June 2009
- Intangible Assets - March 2009
- Protecting Confidential Data - December 2006
- Form 1099-MISC: Miscellaneous Income - September 2006
- The Risk of Unattended PCs - March 2006
- Data Analysis Using Benford's Law - March 2006
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Transaction Processing
- Extension of Benefits: Mileage Reimbursement - December 2017
- VISION Prior Year (PY) Payables - June 2017
- Pay Less Taxes (taxed employee expense reimbursements) - March 2017
- Explanation of Late Filing Form (employee expenses) - December 2016
- Reduced Mileage Rate Update - March 2015
- Heating Fuel Purchases - December 2014
- Employee Expense Guidance - December 2014
- Five Things to Know About Expenses (Expense module) - June 2014
- Four Trees Saved and Counting (Expense module) - March 2014
- Traveler's Responsibility (Expense module) - December 2013
- Update on the Expense Module - September 2013
- Grants Reminder (Grant Tracking module) - September 2013
- Travel & Expense Module (ERP expansion) - December 2011
- ACH Payments (project update) - September 2011
- Protecting Confidential Information in VISION - September 2010
- Avoiding Duplicate Payments - March 2010
- "R" is for Refund - December 2008
- Short-Paying Invoices - September 2008
- Vendor Discounts - December 2007
- Tips for Accepting Checks - December 2007
- Vendor Payment Terms & VISION - September 2007
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Frequently Asked Questions
- From VISION Support... - September 2017
- Expense Report Processing - Roles & Responsibilities - September 2016
- Gift Cards - December 2015
- Purchasing Kitchen Appliances - June 2014
- Payment of Professional Licenses: Exemption Approved - June 2012
- VISION Vendors & 1099-Misc - March 2012
- Searching for a Vendor in VISION - December 2011
- VISION Passwords and Vouchers Not Paid - December 2010
- Employee Reimbursement for Damage/Loss of Personal Property - December 2009
- FAQs from the VISION Help Desk - June 2009
- Paying for Professional Licenses - June 2008
- FAQs from the VISION Help Desk - June 2008
- Documentation for Conferences - September 2007
- Employee Reimbursement Includes Sales Tax - June 2007
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Fraud
- The 10-10-80 Rule - March 2016
- Fraud: Know It to Stop It! - September 2015
- Fraud Prevention & Detection - December 2014
- Blowing the Whistle on Workplace Fraud - September 2012
- Expense Reimbursement Fraud - March 2011
- Fraud Red Flags - September 2009
- Honesty is the Best Policy, but... - June 2009
- Fraud Happens - March 2008
- Expense Abuse - December 2006
- Occupational Fraud - December 2006
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Internal Control Quizzes
- Quiz #9 - December 2017
- Quiz #8 - June 2017
- Quiz #7 - December 2012
- Quiz #6 - September 2011
- Quiz #5 - September 2010
- Quiz #4 - September 2008
- Quiz #3 - December 2007
- Quiz #2 - March 2007
- Quiz #1 - December 2006