ACCT-5600 DR. NICOLAOU Fall 2010 COURSE STRUCTURE In the modern world, the majority of accounting entries occur electronically. Accountants and auditors store information in databases, managed by enterprise systems that have a set of controls to ensure that transactions and record keeping happen as expected. E-business Web sites handle transactions automatically, with the accounting data going directly into the necessary databases. The concept of a paper trail has become a bit of a misnomer;
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the slow payments from the payables department. Therefore the temporary clerk is hired to do work of accounts payable. After sometimes clerk is hired on permanent full-time employee. There is a large or huge cash expenditure was revealed by the manager accounts payable within a few months (Donaldson, P. W, 2004).” In information system beside that the employees are performing well in accounts payable department which is the very sensitive department of hospital as it directly interact with the
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Risk of error or fraud | Potential control (type of control) | Inaccurate data could be entered for a sale, resulting in incorrect or unauthorized prices or quantities. | - automated comparison of shoe code number to number in master file to see if it is on file(application control)- retrieval of price for that shoe code from price in master file (application control)- reasonableness check on quantity (e.g. requiring re-entry if greater than 1) (application control)- display back of data entered for
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firms who render professional auditing services to clients. These services may involve financial statement audits, compliance audits, and operational audits. Internal auditors are employees of the companies they audit. They are involved in an independent appraisal activity, called internal auditing, as a service to the organization. Internal auditors are primarily concerned with
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Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Discussions 3 2.1 Leadership and Culture 5 2.2 Internal Control 8 2.3 Internal Audit 13 2.4 External Audit 16 2.5 Board of Director (BOD) 19 3.0 Conclusion 21 4.0 Biliography 22 1.0 Introduction WorldCom is a profit organization that specialized in local, long distance and international plans, high cable internet, prepaid cards, and provided telecommunications to customers nationwide with business corporations making up the majority of the 20 million
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ACCT 212 Final Exam (DEVRY) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Tutorial Purchased: 4 Times, Rating: A+ At the end of the period it is necessary to close all temporary accounts. (1) Explain why this process is required (10 points) and (2) provide an example of the closing of an expense account, Supplies Expense in the form of a journal entry 2. (TCO 2) As required to complete Course Project 1, one must follow the cycle that includes 10 steps to complete the accounting cycle. (1)
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ACCT 212 Final Exam (DEVRY) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Tutorial Purchased: 4 Times, Rating: A+ At the end of the period it is necessary to close all temporary accounts. (1) Explain why this process is required (10 points) and (2) provide an example of the closing of an expense account, Supplies Expense in the form of a journal entry 2. (TCO 2) As required to complete Course Project 1, one must follow the cycle that includes 10 steps to complete the accounting cycle. (1)
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Simulations | 1. List and describe the general and application controls in a computerized information system. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 66 | 2. Explain the difference between auditing around the computer and auditing through the computer. | 14, 15, 16 | 51, 65 | 3. List several techniques auditors can use to perform tests of controls in a computerized information system. | 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
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EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL CONTROLS IN THE FORESTRY COMMISSION OF GHANA A CASE STUDY ATEBUBU FOREST DISTRICT. A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARDS OF MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. (FINANCE OPTION) KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KUMASI GHANA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS COLLEGE OF ART AND SOCIAL SCIENCE BY PRINCE KWAKU ASARE PG8365312
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are many problems in this Delima Enterprise Sdn. Bhd. case. The first problem is the documents were not properly pre-numbered, recorder and documented. Sales invoices were manually produced and not pre-numbered. Besides that, monthly statement of account was not periodically prepared but only set up and send to customer when payment had been long outstanding. The recommendations to this problems is the documents such as invoices, purchase order, delivery order and many more should be properly pre-numbered
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