INTERNAL CONTROL - NOTES 1 1. Definition of Internal Control Internal Control is a process designed by management of an entity to provide reasonable assurance that an entity achieves its objectives in the following categories: • • • Reliability of financial reporting Effectiveness and efficiency of operations, Compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 2. Major components 1. Control Environment – factors that set the tone of an organization and influences the consciousness of its people
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grouped into two categories: 1) Internal Control and 2) Substantive Audit Procedures. This information is to be used to complete the exercises for this assignment. Relevant Information Internal Control Peach Blossom Cologne Company’s general disbursement checking account (account number 101) is with the Big City National Bank, Main at Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. It is used for all cash receipts and disbursements transactions. The following internal control questionnaire pertaining to
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Internal Control Case Study #2 Acct 504 Accounting and Finance Managerial Use Table Of Contents 1. New Internal Control requirements if company goes public (pg. 2) 2. Suggest what company is doing correct and why ink machine should not be purchased. Pg. 3 3. Internal control principle used 4. What are the wrong internal control methods being used and Principle that is being violated and recommendations on how to improve
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MEMO To: Andrey Simonov From: Vivian Jeansonne Subject: Internal Controls and the Auditing of Internal Controls Date: March 19, 2013 _________________________________________________ The Internal Control—Integrated Framework, published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), defines internal control as “a process, effected by an entity’s board of directors, management and other personnel, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding
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2003 through 2005 had been the product of a massive accounting fraud. Brooks and his two subordinates had routinely and blatantly altered DHB’s accounting records to achieve the earnings targets that he had established for the company. The primary account manipulated by the co-conspirators was DHB’s inventory. A major problem faced by the conspirators was concealing their misdeeds from the company’s independent auditors. Accomplishing that objective was made easier by the fact that between 2001
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Week 5: Case Study 2 - Internal Control Acct Fin: Managerial Use,Anlys 1. Inform the President of any new internal control requirements if the company decides to go public. (7 points) Answer – Based on facts given in the case, new internal control requirements that are needed for the company to go public are listed below a. Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act Regulations b. Compliance with SEC, GAAP and IFRS procedures to record all transactions c. Internal audit on company financial
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TASK 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS AND CONTROLS Requirements for Task 1: A. Prepare a summary report in which you do the following: 1. Evaluate the company’s operational strengths and weaknesses based on the following: In order to evaluate company’s operational strength and weaknesses accurately it is important to have access to more than one year worth of data. The company, of course, will not be evaluated on the basis of couple of ratios, it is very important to analyze all the available information
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System LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Understand basic accounting terminology. 2. Explain double-entry rules. 3. Identify steps in the accounting cycle. 4. Record transactions in journals, post to ledger accounts, and prepare a trial balance. 5. Explain the reasons for preparing adjusting entries. 6. Prepare financial statements from the adjusted trial balance. 7. Prepare closing entries. 8. Differentiate the cash basis of accounting from the accrual basis
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assertions are materially complete, valid and accurate. Auditors have various procedures and testing to achieve their objectives. The test of controls is used to determine the reliability of the financial statements by identifying the existence of internal controls, so it is important to understand how inaccuracies within the payroll system would affect accounts on the balance sheet and income statement. Wages are recorded as an expense on the income statement, so they reduce net income. In this Trolley
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UNIT 1 ACCOUNTING AND ITS FUNCTIONS Objectives After studying this unit, you should be able to appreciate the: • • • nature and role of accounting; activities of an accountant; and roles of accounting personnel and the accounting function in an organization. Accounting and its Functions Structure 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 Introduction Scope of Accounting Emerging Role of Accounting Accounting as an Information System Role and Activities of an Accountant Accounting
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