How is A-123 different from Section 404 of the SOX Act?

What is required of federal agencies with the revision of A-123?

The definitive guide for federal compliance with OMB Circular A-123 and SOX Section 404, OMB Circular A-123 and Sarbanes-Oxley: Management's Responsibility for Internal Control in Federal Agencies leads readers through every step of the planning, evaluation, testing, and reporting/collecting of processes associated with OMB Circular A-123 and SOX Section 404 compliance, including:

• Internal control criteria
• Internal control assessment: project planning
• Identifying significant control objectives
• Documentation of significant controls
• Testing and evaluating entity-level controls and activity-level controls

The result of numerous consultations over many years with accountants, auditors, financial managers, and systems consultants specializing in the financial management issues of the federal government, this hands-on guide quickly brings you up to speed on the latest revisions and rules in federal financial internal control requirements.