Internal Controls XACC/280 April 7‚2013 Axia Internal Controls Internal controls are put into place to safeguard a company’s assets and to promote the accuracy of their accounting records. There are two primary goals of internal controls. The first goal of internal controls is to safeguard it’s assets from employee theft‚ robbery‚ or unauthorized use. When there is a large some of money there is temptation from employee’s to take some of it. Many employees believe they are underpaid
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Internal Control Definition Internal control is broadly defined as a process‚ effected by an entity’s board of trustees‚ management‚ and other personnel‚ designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives in the following categories: 1. Effectiveness and efficiency of operations 2. Reliability of financial reporting 3. Compliance with applicable laws and regulations 4. Safeguarding of assets Internal control consists of five interrelated components:
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Internal Controls Internal controls are all the procedures and measures companies put in place in order to achieve two specific goals related to accounting (Kieso‚ Kimmel‚ & Weygandt‚ 2011). The first goal is the protection against loss of assets from various sources such as theft or accounting error (Kieso‚ Kimmel‚ & Weygandt‚ 2011). Companies‚ clients and shareholders must have assurance that there is suitable control over all business assets like inventory and bank accounts all the
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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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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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What is internal control and why is it important The American Institute of Accountants first defined the term internal control in 1949‚ followed by further clarifications in 1958 and 1972. In 1977 publicly held companies came under legislation to adequately implement controls to protect their financial information. A report by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations in 1992 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are more recent documents defining internal controls.( Bishop‚ 1991‚p.117-123; Colbert
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Inventory Internal Controls ________________________________________ A company’s investment in inventory is usually a large one‚ and it may be comprised of a large number of merchandise items that can be readily stolen and resold. If the inventory contains mostly raw materials‚ then keeping track of it is essential for ensuring that the production processes using it will not run short of materials. This means that you need to implement an array of controls‚ either to prevent theft or to ensure
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AUDIT MANAGEMENT | | | |(Topic: Internal Control & Related Aspects) | | | |
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Question 1 a) Select two companies where inadequate internal control have resulted in disastrous effects on the organisation or exposed it to heavy losses. Research the facts of the failure and report on the facts and the losses suffered. In your report‚ include suggestions for changes to operations (internal controls) that could have prevented the final outcome. Where could you find a list of these internal controls and how are they documented? Examples of companies include: Coles Myer
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Task Investigation Essay on Internal Control Submit your completed Task to your teacher at the first lesson of Term 3 The Scenario Kay Slater‚ an experienced surfie and owner of Surfies and Boardies‚ has employed nine staff in her business to make and sell surf boards‚ and surfing equipment and assist with administration. She has employed her staff as follows: * Five of the employees work in the factory where valuable equipment is stored and used. Of these‚ one is responsible for the inventory
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