President, LJB Company 123 Main St Atlanta, GA 30339 Re: Internal control for LJB Company Dear Mr. Andrews, Thank you for taking the time to meet my colleague Simon Weeks. Simon has since moved on to another role so I will be assisting you with this project. I look forward to providing sound advice on compliance policies and procedures for your company. In order for LJB to go public, LJB will need to document internal controls. This is a first step in the initial public offering (IPO) process
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ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM (ISA 400) Definitions Accounting systems Refers to the systems and procedures that management has put in place to ensure that the company maintains proper books of accounts. The auditor should ascertain the client’s system of recording and processing transactions and assess its adequacy as a basis for the preparation of financial statements. An accounting system provides for the orderly assembly of accounting information and appropriate analysis to facilitate
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1288 Columbus Ave #278 San Francisco, CA 94133 www.RogerCPAreview.com 415-346-4CPA (4272) AUDIT Table of Contents Introduction…………………………….………………………………..………………1 AUDIT-1 Audit Standards & Planning…………………………………………….…………….…...2 AUDIT-2 Internal Control…………………………………………………………………….………...3 AUDIT-3 Audit Evidence…………………………………………………………….………………....4 AUDIT-4 Audit Sampling.......................................................................................................…...5 Audit Reports
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INTERNAL CONTROLS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A CASE OF MEDIPONT INDUSTRIES LIMITED BY OCHOGE JOHN 05/U/9462/EXT SUPERVISOR MR. NZIBONERA ERIC A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY JUNE 2011 DECLARATION I, Ochoge John, declare that this research report is my original work. It has not been submitted to any other university or higher institution
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existing internal control mechanisms and provided answers to the president’s questions. This report advises the President on new internal control requirements, what the company is doing well, and identify what they are doing wrong. Additionally, review the proposed purchase of an indelible ink machine by the company. Internal Controls is so critical that the U.S. Congress has passed a law, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to require public companies or those going public, to maintain a system of internal controls
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The Internal Control System Accounting is the process of identifying, analyzing, recording, summarizing, interpreting and reporting financial information to decision makers. Accounting information should be presented to society in a form that represents a true and fair view of operation. To accomplish this, accountants should have a clear understanding of accounting principles and concepts that govern the preparation of accounting statements and develop systems such as internal controls that assure
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importance of internal control systems is to provide an effective risk management system as well as corporate control. Every organization is subject to some kind of risks depending upon its products and services it sell, the market in which it functions, its financial sources, and the way it operates its resources. It is important to coordinate every aspect of a business organization in an effective way. A good internal control has now become an essential part of risk management. Internal controls are designed
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4 Cash and Internal Controls Answer true-or-false questions about occupational fraud (LO1) E4-1 Below are several statements about occupational fraud. 1. For most large companies, occupational fraud is minimal and internal controls procedures are unnecessary. 2. Managers have a variety of reasons for manipulating the numbers in financial statements, such as maximizing their compensation, increasing the company’s stock price, and preserving their jobs. 3. Internal control procedures include
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The following is a list of weakness in internal control over cash disbursements Idaho Company present: • Placing unissued check in an unsecure place. The checks are placed in an unlocked file cabinet. • Checks are not prenumbered. • There is only one process of check approval • There is no second verification on mathematical accuracy of the vendor’s invoice. • There is only one person conducting reconciliation of the account there should be a second person verifying that the numbers are correct
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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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