Controls for Outflows ACC/544 November 12‚ 2012 Controls for Outflows Small‚ midsized‚ and large businesses need effective controls to ensure that the business has the lowest risk rate possible. The lower the risk‚ the less likely that fraud would occur. In this analysis‚ Learning Team B will provide a proposal for appropriate controls to cover cash‚ sales‚ accounts receivable‚ inventory‚ and production. The team will discuss some prevention techniques to reduce these risks and make recommendations
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Chapter 7 – Internal control Internal control – steps taken by business to prevent fraud – misappropriation of assets and fraudulent financial reporting‚ COSO defines IC as means to an end Achievements of objectives in the area of financial reporting‚ operations‚ compliance with law and regulations Foreign corrupt practices act: Transactions authorized with the knowledge of and authorization of management Means of achieving internal control – preventive control – prevents fraud ex: segregation
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Internal Accountant Brief Candace Schneider ACC/544 April 15‚ 2013 Christine Errico Internal Accountant Brief When a business is experiencing an out-of-control accounting system the business might consider hiring an internal accountant to help alleviate the problem. Before a company decides to hire this type of accountant the company should look at the array of services this kind of accountant can provide to the company. Services of Internal Accountants An internal accountant can provide
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Recommendation for an Internal Accountant Recommendation for an Internal Accountant Internal Auditing is an independent‚ objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization’s operations (What is internal auditing?‚ 2010). Internal accounting control is a series of procedures designed to promote and protect sound management practices‚ both general and financial that will increase the likelihood that: * Financial information is reliable‚ so that managers
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Table 1-3 explain institutions as external control has not able to prevent corporate governance failure. It was proven by the scandals‚ including for Islamic Financial Institutions. The main difference from the implementation of corporate governance is the governance structure and employee’s representative. Meanwhile‚ in the corporate governance rules‚ all countries have tried to do their best‚ but some scandals still occur from year to year. What causes the financial scandals? According to Ghoshal
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Background of the Study Internal Auditing Defined. Internal auditing is an independent‚ objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization’s operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic‚ disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management‚ control‚ and governance processes (The Institute of Internal Auditors). Internal audit‚ a component of the internal control system‚ is a strategic
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDIT Professor PhD Atanasiu Pop‚ „Babeş-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca‚ e-mail: apop@econ.ubblcuj.ro PhD Student Cristina Boţa-Avram‚ „Babeş-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca‚ e-mail: botaavram@gmail.com PhD Student Florin Boţa-Avram‚ „Babeş Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca‚ e-mail: botaavramflorin@yahoo.com ABSTRACT: Analyzing the evolution process of internal audit‚ from its beginnings and so far‚ we can easily notice that internal audit function was
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The Impact of Internal Audit Function Quality and Contribution on Audit Delays Mina Pizzinia Cox School of Business Southern Methodist University Dallas‚ TX mpizzini@cox.smu.edu Shu Lin Craig School of Business California State University‚ Fresno Fresno‚ CA shulin@csufresno.edu Mark Vargus LeBow College of Business Drexel University Philadelphia‚ PA 19104-2875 Douglas Ziegenfuss College of Business and Public Administration Old Dominion University Norfolk‚ VA 23529 dziegenf@odu.edu November
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B1 – Ethics‚ fraud and internal control at Bern Fly Company The main purpose that a good internal control must fulfil is to protect the firm’s assets from fraud and theft. As we can see from the description of Bern Fly Company’s case‚ the internal control within the company leaves much to be desired. As it can be read in the case the salespersons get commission promptly after each order taken by their customers without any control to check if that order is real or only a fictitious one. This
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this respect that the writer has chosen this topic: The impact of Internal auditing in the telecommunication industry with Vodafone Ghana Limited as the case study. 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Mautz and Sharaf (1961) defines auditing as a systematic process of objectivity; obtaining and evaluating evidence against assertion and established criteria and commence communicating the results to interested users. Internal auditing is an independent appraisal functions established within an
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