Case Study 2 – Internal Control A review of policies and procedures for LBJ Company has been conducted‚ and there is a distinct lack of internal control that must be addressed in order for the company to go public. Internal control is identified as: “the process designed to ensure reliable reporting‚ effective and efficient operations‚ and compliance with laws and regulations” (Edwards‚ 1994). Additionally‚ to attract prospective investors‚ LBJ Company must follow the guidelines identified by the
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document is either destroyed or concealed from government investigation. 2. Name and briefly describe the five components of COSO’s internal control framework.(10 points) The Control Environment: This relates to the control consciousness of people within the work environment/organization. This is the basis for all the other components of internal control. Risk Assessment: This refers to the organization’s
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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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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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When does employee fraud occur? It is commonly accepted that the presence of the three elements of the “Fraud Triangle” increases the risk of employee fraud: Motivation: The employee is somehow motivated to commit a fraud. Economic factors such as personal financial distress‚ substance abuse‚ gambling‚ overspending‚ or other similar addictive behaviors may provide motivation. The current national economic recession may serve to increase the incidence of such financial motivations. Opportunity:
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Bait ‘n Reel Superstore A Comprehensive Review on the Internal Control System of the Company Bait ‘n Reel Superstore is a fishing store located in the Mountain Region of Pennsylvania owned and managed by Jamie Roberts. The said store has several internal control issues which greatly affect the efficiency of the store’s system. Purchase System Transaction Authorization The store doesn’t observe the separation of authorizing purchase and processing it. The purchasing department is the one
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Revenue Cycle and Control Activities The revenue cycle for many companies is considered the primary source to earn revenue from the sale of goods or service. Good controls must be established to maintain the effectiveness of receivables and credit sales‚ not doing so can harm the company and might be costly to the business. Six classes of internal controls guides us in evaluating and designing transaction processing. They are authorization‚ supervision‚ segregation of duties‚ access control‚ independent
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Justification for an Internal Control System Organizations that do not have the proper internal controls tend to deteriorate over time. Therefore‚ companies should incorporate effective internal control systems to accompany other risk management approaches like insurance and risk portfolio. Internal Control Systems can provide an additional reference tool for organizations to identify and assess operating controls‚ financial reporting‚ and regulatory compliance processes and to formulate preventive
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ALLERGEN CHECKLIST FOR FOOD SUPPLIERS AND MANUFACTURERS Original Form [pic] Amended Form [pic] Product name: ________________________________ UPC#: __________________ Please fill the following table for each product. Column I indicates the allergens that may be found in the product‚ from addition or cross-contamination. Column II indicates the allergens present in other products that are run on the same equipment but at a different time. Column III indicates whether any allergens are present in
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LJB Company’s Internal Control Recommendation Report February 2012 Prepared for: LJB Company President Finance Department Prepared by: Cauretta Bell Recommendation Report 2012 It is my immense pleasure to report and evaluate the findings of the internal control procedures to the President of LJB Company regarding recommended changes for the organization to utilize internal control requirements. We will provide useful recommendation so that LJB Company will be fully prepared to go public
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