Memorendium to: from: subject: date: The purpose of this brief report is to explain the need for the internal control system within the organization. When controls are in place with an insurance and portfolio approach. An internal control system in any organization is a way to regulate‚ to reduce lost‚ to minimize risks‚ and to accomplish the organizational goals and success (McCarthy‚ 2004). The majority of organizations depend on the insurance approach and the portfolio risk management
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Revenue Cycle and Control Activities The revenue cycle for many companies is considered the primary source to earn revenue from the sale of goods or service. Good controls must be established to maintain the effectiveness of receivables and credit sales‚ not doing so can harm the company and might be costly to the business. Six classes of internal controls guides us in evaluating and designing transaction processing. They are authorization‚ supervision‚ segregation of duties‚ access control‚ independent
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Justification for an Internal Control System Pamela Kaminski ACC/544 April 25‚ 2011 Adriane Treasure Justification for an Internal Control System Insurance and portfolio approaches are good controls‚ but they are not enough to protect the company from risks. As a controller I encourage you and your leadership team to increase the internal controls in the company. The insurance and portfolio approaches will
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Internal Control and Risk Evaluation Accounting Information Systems 542 October 10‚ 2011 Analyze the risks in the systems that your team analyzed An Accounting Information System is an integral part of the new design of Kudler’s computer system. Accountants do not necessarily need to understand completely how computers process data of the accounting application‚ but it is essential for them to understand the flowcharts and documentation that shows how this processing works. The purpose
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effective internal control over their investments. a. Describe the functions that should be segregated to provide good internal control over financial investments. b. Describe two other internal control policies that should be established for financial investments. a. The functions that should be segregated with respect to financial investments are: 1. Authorization of purchases and sales‚ 2. Custody of the securities‚ and 3. Maintaining records of investments. b. Other internal controls include
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Introduction: An internal control system refers to the process by which organizations maintain environments that encourage incorruptibility and deter fraudulent activities by managements and employees. Internal control systems are evaluated during the planning phase of an independent financial statement audit. This is the system is also known as detection and prevention of fraud in an organization. The “Questionnaire Method” is one of various techniques to measure internal control system of any organization
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INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK EVALUATION PAPER ACCOUNTING 542 INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK EVALUATION PAPER Many businesses are concerned with information technology risks. Many organizations are concerned with different types of risk and attempt to control risk as they are assessed. In order to control risk‚ organizations must create control environments that set the tone of employee awareness and promote operational efficiency. One attempt to control risk is through risk assessment. The
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Internal Controls for Information Technology ACC 544 September 2‚ 2013 Miriam Shealy Internal Controls for Information Technology Internal controls for Information Technology are important as they help protect the company’s assets. Internal controls are necessary to comply with the security of the company’s information. Internal controls will be reviewed in this document as well as how can the company review its security over their internal controls. The assets of the company need to be
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Revenue Cycle Attachment: I’ve attached a Sales internal control questionnaire from another engagement that I think you can use for Apollo. You may want to talk to Karina Ramirez to get answers to the questions. 1. Complete the ICQ for Apollo. For “yes” answers‚ add a comment stating which department and clerk performs the function. For “no” answers‚ describe the possible “errors” or “frauds” that could occur because of the control weakness. 2. I’ve started a flowchart and listed
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Kudler Fine Foods - Internal Control and Risk Evaluation Internal controls are an integral part of a company to provide a foundation for a safe‚ sound and successful organization. According to COSO‚ “the three primary objectives of an internal control system are to ensure efficient and effective operations‚ accurate financial reporting and compliance with laws and operations” (COSO‚ 1999). Proper internal control programs can help Kudler’s managers to make decisions‚ progress evaluations and mitigate
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