Justification for an Internal Control System Cynthia Kinney ACC544/Internal Control Systems June 27‚ 2011 Gary Godfrey Justification for an Internal Control System An internal control system is described as a way to control an organization better‚ minimize risk‚ reduce loss‚ and achieve goals. Two approaches‚ political and insurance‚ are used to justify the need for this type of system. Issues such as security valuation‚ asset allocation‚ optimization‚ and performance are considered with
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Internal Controls Your Name XACC/280 Date Instructor Name Internal Controls Internal controls are an essential asset to any company that wishes to maintain their company’s security and accuracy. These controls help to protect the assets belonging to a company from unforeseen events such as employee theft‚ robbery‚ or any sort of unauthorized use (Weygandt‚ Kimmel‚ & Kieso‚ 2008). They also create the opportunity for accounting records to be more accurate and reliable by limiting the possibility
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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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Fraud Prevention and Detection August 2009 Fraud Prevention and Detection for Credit and Debit Card Transactions Richard Collard Senior Business Lead and SME - Market Development ILOG‚ Software Sales‚ IBM Sales and Distribution Fraud Prevention and Detection Page 2 Contents Preface 2 Preface Over the past 20 years‚ financial institutions‚ governments‚ insurers and retailers have seen an explosion in the amount and types of fraud perpetrated against them. In the United Kingdom
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purpose as system flowcharts b) Are different from system flowcharts since they focus on a logical view of the information system c) Are useless for planning a new system d) Are never used in analyzing an existing system 8. All of the following are controls for end-user computing except:
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Jurgen Skembi Homework5 Internal Control Audit Standards a. For what purposes should an auditors’ understanding of the internal control components be used in planning an audit? An auditors’ understanding of the internal control components should be used for 3 reasons: a) To identify the potential misstatement that might occurs b) To identify the factors that affect the risk of material misstatement c) To influence the design of substantive procedures b. What is required
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Pepsi Internal Control Procedures Pam Sharratt XACC/210 April 10‚ 2013 Cito Vanegas Pepsi Internal Control Procedures The Pepsi Co. has many shareholders that they have to answer too when certain things just do not seem to add up. They have different teams of management to oversee every area of operation and to make sure the company is running effectively and gaining the best profit possible. Like other companies over the last few years they have had their ups and downs in certain areas.
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The most expensive and best-publicized incident of computer sabotage happened at Omega Engineering Corp of Bridgeport‚ New Jersey. It was a classic example of inside hack attack‚ whereas a former employee intentionally launched a logic bomb that permanently caused irreparable damage‚ destroying more than a thousand programs in the matter of a few seconds. Omega Engineering was a thriving defensive manufacturing company in the 1990s; it used more than 1‚000 programs to produce various products with
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Market Orientation & The Clean Queen Situation The case opens with an 8:15 AM meeting among several key people at the Danbury‚ Illinois plant of the Floor Care Products Group of Atlas Industries Worldwide. The group consisted of the following persons: • • • • Dave Matters: Chief Design Engineer (CDE) Jack Davis: General Manager‚ Danbury Plant (GM) Molly Hudson: Product Manager‚ Clean Queen Floor Care Products (PM) Bart Simpson: National Sales Manager‚ Floor Care Products (NSM) Jack (GM)
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Justification for an Internal Control System Organizations that do not have the proper internal controls tend to deteriorate over time. Therefore‚ companies should incorporate effective internal control systems to accompany other risk management approaches like insurance and risk portfolio. Internal Control Systems can provide an additional reference tool for organizations to identify and assess operating controls‚ financial reporting‚ and regulatory compliance processes and to formulate preventive
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