Internal Controls for Outflows ACC/544 July 9‚ 2012 Internal Controls for Outflows Internal control over outflows helps to prevent mistakes and detect fraud within the acquisition and expenditure cycle‚ including the payroll cycle. Errors found in financial statements occur most commonly because of improper recording of expenses or fraudulent capitalization of expenses. Fraud can occur in a company’s outflow because of weak internal controls. This proposal explains
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Internal Control Weakness and Corrective Actions Fan Company A has eight weaknesses with the current internal control system. I will name each weakness and the corrective action for each weakness identified that will improve the internal control system to help protect the company’s cast and inventory assets and to prevent unethical actions of employees. The first internal control weakness that I found is the accountant decided not to check the references on the two part time employees. The
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Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Internal Control Framework’s Components of Internal Control Requirements 1. There was a lack of proper authorization in the budget process. The superintendent Spigot committed several projects that were not on the budget. For example‚ rent expenses were not budgeted in that fiscal year‚ which caused the budget to overrun and increase expenditures for custodial services. Also‚ the unbudgeted projects ran by the superintendent were not approved by the
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To: Management From: / Staff Accountant Date: December 19‚ 2012 Re: Internal Accountant’s Report to Management ------------------------------------------------- This report contains the supporting information to perform a full financial status review of our company‚ before the upcoming government contract bid. This report will cover the possible impacts that occupational fraud and abuse will have on the
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2002 requires an audit of internal controls. The purpose of an internal control evaluation is to evaluate risk‚ which offers auditors a basis for audit planning and provides useful information to management ("Sox Law"‚ 2006). Auditors typically use the five basic components of internal control to approve the entire system. According to Louwers‚ Ramsay‚ Sinason‚ and Strawser (2007) the five components to internal controls include control environment‚ risk assessment‚ control activities‚ monitoring
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10-32 (Components of internal control) Internal controls can be categorized using the following framework. 1. Control environment 2. Risk assessment 3. Information and communication 4. Control activities 4.1. Authorization 4.2. Segregation of duties 4.3. Information processing controls 4.3.1. Computer general controls 4.3.2. Computer application controls 4.3.3. Controls over the financial reporting process 4.4. Physical controls 4.5. Performance reviews 4.6. Controls over management discretion
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Checklist for Evaluating Internal Controls There are five components to internal controls. A comprehensive checklist should adequately define these components and ensure that each component has been adequately met. According to Louwers‚ Ramsay‚ Sinason‚ and Strawser (2007) the five components to internal controls include: 1. Control environment – Involves the tone of the organization and includes “the integrity‚ ethical values‚ and competence of the company’s people” (Louwers‚ Ramsay‚ Sinason
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The weakness in internal control over cash disbursements is that there is no numbers on the check. If there were numbers on the checks it will be easier to file in order and the number to the check will be the identity of the person and reason for the check for the company’s records. Dear Management‚ The internal control over cash disbursements need to be revised. To maintain‚ proper and organized documents each check written by this company will have a number on it. For the safety of our
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Analysis of LJB Internal Control Procedures and Recommendations Table of Contents Introduction 3 Internal Controls Before Going Public 3 Correct Internal Control Procedures 4 Internal Control Discrepancies 4 Indelible Ink Recommendation 6 Summary 6 Works Cited 8 Analysis of LJB Internal Controls and Recommendations Introduction Assigned to review the internal control procedures for LJB‚ I will
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STANDARDS OF INTERNAL CONTROL Issued April 2007 Table Of Contents I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 Preface Objective Scope Process Responsibility Fraud Revisions Introduction General Control Requirements Quick Reference Revenue Cycle 2.1 Order Entry/Edit 2.2 Loan/Financial Aid 2.3 Billing 2.4 Accounts Receivable 2.5 Collection 2.6 Cash Receipts Procurement Cycle 3.1 Supplier Selection and Retention 3.2 Purchasing 3.3 Receiving 3.4 Accounts
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