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The internal control reports are required by the 2002 Sarbanes Oxley Act, which was passed in the wake of the Enron intended to combat financial fraud.

Companies must submit their internal control procedures to both internal and external auditors.

Companies must hare a whistle blowing process in place.

Ensure you comply with section 404 - Internal controls.

Ensure you document changes to internal controls and have a change control process.

Companies are expected to be allowed to file the reports with the SEC up to 45 days after they send their annual reports to the regulator. They were originally supposed to file their reports on internal controls alongside the annual reports.

US lawmakers made the reports on such safeguards mandatory for public companies in section 404 of the 2002 Sarbanes Oxley legislation.

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