Question 1 a) Select two companies where inadequate internal control have resulted in disastrous effects on the organisation or exposed it to heavy losses. Research the facts of the failure and report on the facts and the losses suffered. In your report‚ include suggestions for changes to operations (internal controls) that could have prevented the final outcome. Where could you find a list of these internal controls and how are they documented? Examples of companies include: Coles Myer
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The Internal Assessment focuses on identifying and evaluating a firm’s strengths and weaknesses in the functional areas of business‚ including: management‚ marketing‚ finance‚ production‚ research and development‚ computer information systems. There are many subareas inside these functions‚ such as customer service‚ warranties‚ advertising‚ packaging‚ and pricing under marketing. The functional business areas differ for different types of organizations‚ such as hospitals‚ universities‚ government
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Inventory Internal Controls ________________________________________ A company’s investment in inventory is usually a large one‚ and it may be comprised of a large number of merchandise items that can be readily stolen and resold. If the inventory contains mostly raw materials‚ then keeping track of it is essential for ensuring that the production processes using it will not run short of materials. This means that you need to implement an array of controls‚ either to prevent theft or to ensure
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8 Internal Trade 8.1 Introduction In the lesson on trade you have already been made familiar with the distinction between internal and external trade i.e. between home trade and foreign trade. You will recall that internal trade consists of exchange of goods and services between people living within the same country. In this lesson you will learn about internal trade in detail. 8.2 Objectives After studying this lesson you will be able to • • • • • • • • recall the meaning of Internal Trade; explain
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Chapter 5: Internal Control over Financial Reporting 1. Internal control is a process designed to guarantee the achievement of the objectives of reliable financial reporting‚ compliance with laws and regulations and ineffective and inefficient operations. FALSE 2. Auditing standards require that the auditor exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the planning and performance of the audit. TRUE 3. If internal controls are not enforced they are useless
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Internal audit’s role in effective corporate governance advisory Internal audit’s role in effective corporate governance Internal audit’s role in effective corporate governance Recent events have highlighted the critical role of boards of directors in promoting effective corporate governance. In particular‚ boards are being charged with ultimate responsibility for the effectiveness of their organisations’ internal control systems. The internal audit function plays a key
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card and debit card transactions. They were transacted a few seconds after the first transactions which were approved. d. 2 of the declined transactions were perfect rounded numbers $20 and $30 unlike the other transactions b. Additional analysis that I would recommend to be performed and to obtain other indicator to help plan the audit e. List the details of the 2 declined transactions that were exact round numbers f. Add employee details in the transaction list g. Expand
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Contents Internal Scan 2 Product 2 Value 4 Communication 4 People 5 Place 6 Traffic Analysis 7 Traffic Count: Fairweather 7 References 8 Internal Scan An internal scan is conducted in order to identify if the five factors of the retailing mix: product‚ value‚ communication‚ people‚ and place are present‚ and if they are working together in a way that it benefits a specific retailer. The purpose of this report is to determine if Fairweather’s retailing mix includes all five factors and if their
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Internal scanning involves looking inside the farm business and identifying strengths and weaknesses and assessing the businesses’ resources and management’s skills. It is part of the strategic planning process. An overview of Strategic Planning for a Farm Business and how internal scanning fits into the planning process is available. Internal business scanning is comprised of the following three categories: 1. Farm Business - What are the unique strengths and limitations of your business? 2.
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Effective internal communications is essential to the success of a company and the accomplishment of its mission and strategic objectives. The best companies ensure that internal communication channels flow from the highest to the lowest levels of the organization. As a result‚ employees are familiar with the mission‚ vision‚ and strategic objectives of the company and have a solid understanding of how their individual jobs contribute to overall success. While the importance of internal communications
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