In accounting and auditing‚internal control is defined as a process effected by an organization’s structure‚ work and authority flows‚ people and management information systems‚ designed to help the organization accomplish specific goals or objectives.[1] It is a means by which an organization’s resources are directed‚ monitored‚ and measured. It plays an important role in preventing and detecting fraud and protecting the organization’s resources‚ both physical (e.g.‚ machinery and property) and
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Internal Control and Risk Evaluation Accounting Information Systems 542 October 10‚ 2011 Analyze the risks in the systems that your team analyzed An Accounting Information System is an integral part of the new design of Kudler’s computer system. Accountants do not necessarily need to understand completely how computers process data of the accounting application‚ but it is essential for them to understand the flowcharts and documentation that shows how this processing works. The purpose
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Task 3: Internal control 1. What do you think is the primary problem at the Sunshine Center? There where no financial reports or summaries of the cash flows. Probably‚ Barb wasn’t fare about the payments. Because there was no financial report it was not clear where all the money went to. 2. Why is accountability important to the Sunshine Center Committee? The director? Cli ents of the Sunshine Center? Church members? It is so important to the committee so they can check if the
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An Investigation of Auditor Decision Processes in the Evaluation of Internal Controls and Audit Scope Decisions 1. Introduction Over the past decade numerous studies have focused on auditors’ judgments. With few exceptions these studies have found that when auditors are given the same task‚ they frequently make different decisions.’ This result has been obtained for relatively simple tasks (e.g.‚ Joyce [1976]) and relatively complex tasks (e.g.‚ Reckers and Taylor [1979] and Mock and
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Internal Controls for Local Government A Training Presentation for City of Tampa’s Leaders Training Objectives What you should know after this class: • • • • • Types of risk Who commits fraud and why Internal controls - who needs them 5 internal control components What you can do! 2 What are Internal Controls? To put it simply‚ internal controls are an exercise of common sense. You are practicing good internal controls when you? • Balance your checkbook • Keep your ATM/debit card
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Using Computer-Assisted Audit Techniques to Support Audit I. Executive Summary Nowadays‚ the use of computers dominates in most of the business world; auditors too have recognized that the power and speed of computers can greatly assist them in their work. The term “computer-assisted audit techniques” (CAAT) is used to denote computer techniques that auditors can utilize to help them complete their audits in a more effective‚ efficient‚ and timely manner. Use of the prefix “computer-assisted”
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and initial operation‚ follow‑up b) Design‚ planning‚ follow‑up‚ analysis‚ and implementation c) Planning‚ system specification‚ analysis‚ production‚ implementation d) Planning‚ analysis‚ design‚ implementation‚ and follow‑up 2. Which of the following is intended to solve the problem that financial data used in one application is not easily transferable to other applications? a) XMP b) ERP c) XBRL d) XMLP 3. Information systems auditors
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2011 I was asked to give my recommendations on LJB Company’s internal control system before the company decides to go public in the future. Based on my review of the information that I have been given‚ the following are my recommendations for new internal controls: 1. Establishment of Responsibility 2. Segregation of Duties 3. Human Resources Control 4. Independent Internal Verification 5. Physical controls It is good to see that LJB recognizes the efforts of its long term
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Jurgen Skembi Homework5 Internal Control Audit Standards a. For what purposes should an auditors’ understanding of the internal control components be used in planning an audit? An auditors’ understanding of the internal control components should be used for 3 reasons: a) To identify the potential misstatement that might occurs b) To identify the factors that affect the risk of material misstatement c) To influence the design of substantive procedures b. What is required
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effective internal control over their investments. a. Describe the functions that should be segregated to provide good internal control over financial investments. b. Describe two other internal control policies that should be established for financial investments. a. The functions that should be segregated with respect to financial investments are: 1. Authorization of purchases and sales‚ 2. Custody of the securities‚ and 3. Maintaining records of investments. b. Other internal controls include
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