Under Auditing Standard 5, passed in mid-2007, the audit of internal control over financial reporting is now integrated with the audit of the financial statements.

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Did we make any progress in changing attitudes about control value of internal audit, as a very necessary cost of doing business, in the last seven years?

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Whether the board or audit committee understands and exercises oversight responsibility over financial reporting and internal control.

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