The SEC Interpretive Guidance "Management's Report on Internal Control Over

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The SEC Interpretive Guidance "Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting" approved in 2007,focuses management on internal controls that best protect against risk of material misstatements in financial statements.

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Definitions:

Period Costs

Expenses that are not directly tied to the production process and are expensed in the period they are incurred, such as selling, general, and administrative costs.

Operating Costs

Expenses related to the operation of a business, excluding costs associated with producing goods directly.

Income Statement

A report detailing a business's earnings, expenditures, and profit during a certain timeframe.

Indirect Labor

Labor costs of employees who assist in the production process but do not directly work on the production of goods or services.