Published Article-Sox Institute 12/2008 The Essence of Internal Control A statement on policy and procedures issues as they relate to managements views and /or findings with regard to OMB A-123 audits. Writing position papers on justification of actions taken has raised some questions about control. There seems to be a shift in the mind set of managers now that Section 404 of Sox’s (documentation) has really kicked in with compliance performance of the financial managers responsibility
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Relevant Information-Apollo Shoe GA-3 Information Relevant to 2011 Audit Audit Action Recommended Pressure to meet sales targets GA 3-1 Increase procedures related to existence of sales and valuation of receivables‚ as well as cutoff Purchase of equipment GA 3-1 Verify through invoices and receiving reports if equipment purchased during the year Verify terms of refinancing for accuracy as well as interest payments. Line of credit refinanced GA 3-1 Did they pay note on Jan. 1‚ 2012 or refinance
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Justification for an Internal Control System ACC 544 Justification for an Internal Control System Introduction According to A. A. Gramling in the Encyclopedia of Business and Finance‚ internal control can be described as “any action taken by an organization to help enhance the likelihood that the objectives of the organization will be achieved.” There are several approaches to risk management in an organization – the portfolio approach and the use of insurance are two. Both
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Internal Control Issues 1.List what you believe should have been the three to five key internal control objectives for Goodner’s Huntington sales office. * Assets Safeguard The padlock and other some security are used as a physical protection of Goodner’s inventory from stolen by unauthorized person. * Authorization of Transaction Goodner’s policy said that the new customer required an approval of the sale manager for the credit sale. The objective of this policy is to control
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Objectives of study: This report is based on study purpose and the objective of the report is to gather knowledge about law and punishment procedures regarding financial misstatement and auditing scandal maintained in Bangladesh. Analyzing AppolloIspat Complex Limited’s financial misstatement and the punishment procedures we are trying to find out the auditors punishment procedures practices in Bangladesh. Scope of study: The report covers the company profile of AppolloIspat
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THE INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM The internal control system includes all the strategies‚ policies and procedures adopted or instituted by the management of an entity to assist in their objective achieving as far as practicable‚ the orderly and efficient conduct of the business and includes adherence and compliance to management policies and applicable laws and regulations; the safeguarding of assets; the prevention and detection of fraud and error‚ the accuracy‚ reliability and completeness of the accounting
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AUDIT GUIDELINES Level 1 General IT audit approach COBIT Framework Audit Process Requirements Control Observations Generic Audit Guideline Level 2 Process audit guidelines Level 3 Audit attention points to complement detailed control objectives J Detailed Audit Guidelines J Local Conditions sector specific criteria industry standards platform specific elements detailed control techniques used AUDIT PROCESS REQUIREMENTS Having defined what we are going to audit and provide assurance
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Watershed Certified Public Accountants Littleton‚ CO 80123 Audit Committee Apollo Shoes‚ Inc 100 Shoe Plaza Shoetown‚ ME 00001 Anderson‚ Olds‚ and Watershed (AOW) has completed the audit of the financial statements for the year ended December 31‚ 2007 for Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. The financial statements include the balance sheet‚ the income statement‚ the statement of retained earnings‚ and the statement of cash flows. The audit has been performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing
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Dear Hiring Committee‚ I would like to take this opportunity to express my devote interest in the position of Internal Audit Analyst for the Pinal County Office of Internal Audit. As a current Pinal County employee‚ I am excited and intrigued at the possible opportunity to further grow and be a part of our local government. During my time with the Treasurer’s office‚ I have gained a passion for providing for our citizens and the desire to afford heightened knowledge and service to Pinal County
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2 2.0 Role of internal control 2 2.1 Management: 2 2.2 Board of Directors: 3 2.3 Auditors: 3 2.4 Staff and junior managers 4 3.0 NEW RULES OF INTERNAL CONTROL 4 4.0 THE GOOD AND THE BAD 10 5.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 12 6.0 REFERENCES 14 1.0 INTRODUCTION Internal control is defined as a process affected by an organization ’s structure‚ work and authority flows‚ people and management information systems‚ designed to help the organization
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