Chapter 7 – Internal control Internal control – steps taken by business to prevent fraud – misappropriation of assets and fraudulent financial reporting‚ COSO defines IC as means to an end Achievements of objectives in the area of financial reporting‚ operations‚ compliance with law and regulations Foreign corrupt practices act: Transactions authorized with the knowledge of and authorization of management Means of achieving internal control – preventive control – prevents fraud ex: segregation
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Experiment No. 1 ON – OFF CONTROL INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS In today’s modern world‚ automation is one of the things that bring about ease and comfort in our lifestyle – from the temperature of our room to the flushing of the toilet. Automation of these things is run by control systems. A control system is a device or set of devices to manage‚ command‚ direct or regulate the behavior of other devices or systems. Many industrial control systems have approximately first order dynamics and
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Give examples and lucid explanation of the various types of control that can be used by a manager. Managers can implement controls before‚ during or after an activity has been completed. The first type of control is called feedforward control; the second‚ concurrent control; and the last feedback control. Feedforward control Feedforward control anticipates problems. It is the most desirable type of control due to the fact that it actually prevents the problem as it takes place before the activity
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Internal & Managerial Control “Internal (Management) Control is the set of accounting & administrative controls and practices that help ensure that approved and appropriate decisions are made in an organization” * in other words‚ to make sure that the right thing happens and the wrong thing does not happen‚ either purposely or accidentally Why Internal Control? 1. To safeguard the assets against waste‚ loss & misuse 2. Check the accuracy and reliability of accounting data
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CONTROL Control is a systematic effort to set performance standards with planning objectives‚ to design information feedback systems‚ to compare actual performance with the predetermined standards‚ to determine whether there are any deviations and to measure their significance‚ and to take any action required to assure that all corporate resources are being used in the most effective and efficient way possible in achieving corporate objectives. Control is taking conscious measures that synchronize
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you characterize the "control strategy" (e.g.‚ tight vs. loose) used over each of these roles? A. Blackjack dealers (tight controls) Dealers are highly visible which does not allow for fraudulent activity. This in itself is a tight control but other tight controls in place include: table assignments‚ closed circuit television (CCT) observation‚ 2 dealers at the table‚ and other employees on the floor keeping watch. Standardization is also part of the tight controls for blackjack dealers
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English 3 April 16‚ 2013 Birth Control‚ Why be Frowned Upon? Birth control is a way to prevent your daughter from having a kid as a kid‚ not a statement telling her that it is okay to freely have sex. If you know and understand that your daughter is having sex‚ wouldn’t you want the peace of mind that she is being safe‚ and protected? There are several ways to take birth control‚ and the doctor will choose the best method for the patient. Birth control has a 99% protection rate when taken
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Internal Controls XACC/280 Whenever having a company‚ he or she must have the right aspects so that business can run as smoothly as possible. The existence where not having the company together as supposed to‚ then there are problems that can follow. Internal control is the safeguard of the assets and the accuracy along with able to rely on he or she’s accounting records and the guide to success is making sure that he or she follows the control principles. The two sentences before this is the
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Generally‚ every organization’s performance could be enhanced if they have a sound internal control system. Internal control sys has two subcategories: A) Control environment B) Control procedures and policies @ control activities Control environment is abt attitude of board n mgt‚ whether they have integrity(honesty) and value the importance of running a sound internal control system. So‚ if their attitude is good‚ they will raise awareness and foster good attitude among ppl in the org
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Chapter 1 Management control: an overview Introduction T his first chapter introduces management control‚ providing an overview of its fundamental objectives‚ components‚ concepts and tools. Its aim is to elucidate the general anatomy of this management approach so that the reader will be able to understand the links between the various topics that are dealt with in subsequent chapters of the book. Management control will be defined progressively. In the first section we will deliberately
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