Justification for an Internal Control Daniel R Rojas ACC/544 November 11, 2013 Fred Johnston Justification for an Internal Control In a business, any control system is great for a company. Insurance and Portfolio Approaches are good to have, however they’re not a guarantee as they fall under the category of being risky. The best way to lower the risk in a company is to invest more into internal controls. Having security on the perspective of being on the “inside” is less of risk oppose to
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Kennedy Wilke ACC 361 A Internal Controls Assignment Having worked at a Kohl’s department store for two years, I have encountered and been around many internal controls that Kohl’s has put into place. The first internal control that I encountered on a daily basis while working at Kohl’s was the use of an employee ID number that each cashier logins into the register with and also enters before each new transaction. This would be considered a preventive control because it deters employees from
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TASK 4 (Discussion Task) “INTERNAL CONTROL ANALYSIS 1” Main Problem : Explain how the principle of separation of duties is violated in each the following situations. Also suggest one or more procedure to reduce risk, and exposure highlighted in each of example. Analyzed the problems : * How the principle of separation of duties can be an internal control system ? * How to make a good principle of separation of duties ? * What is the best internal control design for the job authorities
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Contact No : Lecturer’s Name : Date of Submission : Signature : Internal Control Cases 1.Bern Fly Rod Company Analyze Bern’s situation and assess any potential internal control issues and exposures. Discuss some preventive measures this firm may wish to implement? The situation happen when Bern Fly Rod Company given all job to the salesperson to do the activity for this company and potential internal control issues of exposures and risk. The issues comes when the salesperson theft of
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this report is to justify the need for the internal control system when controls are in place with insurance and portfolio approaches. An internal control system is described as a way to better regulate an organization, to minimize the risks, to reduce the losses, and to achieve the organizational goals. Many organizations rely on insurance and/or portfolio approach to manage a business risk, while some organizations rely on the benefits of an internal control system. The two types of approaches that
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Internal Control Evaluation Checklist Phase I-Understanding Control Environment N/A YES NO Comments Is there an evidence of and implementation of a company code of conduct? Are codes periodically acknowledged by signature from all employees? Do employees indicate that peer pressure exists for appropriate moral and ethical behavior? Does management take quick and appropriate action as soon as there are any signs that a problem
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LJB Company | Internal Controls Report | FI504 Professor J. Roberts | Michael Franklin FI504 10/19/2011 | LJB Company is a local distributor serving various companies nationally. With its rapid growth and success, we have discussed the possibility of becoming a public company. If LJB Company decides to become a public company we should advise you of certain federal securities laws that LJB Company would face. It is imperative that you should discuss this information with your legal
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Term |a) A bank lockbox system | |Which of the following controls would most likely reduce the risk of | |diversion of customer receipts by a client's employees? | |a) A bank lockbox system | |b) Prenumbered remittance advices | |c) Monthly bank reconciliations | |d) Daily
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represents internal or external locus of control. (4 marks) A. Children get into trouble because parents punish them too much. – External B. People’s misfortunes are the result of the mistakes they make. – Internal C. In the long run, people get the respect they deserve in this world. – Internal D. No matter how hard you try, some people just don’t like you. – External 2. What is meant by the term locus of control? (2 marks) Locus of control refers to the sense of control people have
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