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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November 13‚ 2011 Information technology has revolutionized the way accounting is done. Long gone is the time of manually entering numbers into big bulky ledgers and journal books. Technology has also taken away the stigma associated with accountants. They have long been considered “bean counters” and introverts. This is no longer the case since leaning over ledgers and adding numbers on a calculator all day is a thing of the past. People skills have emerged as an important part of the accounting
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Justification for an Internal Control System Ginger Lankford Internal Control Systems ACC544 Robert J. Cornett‚ MBA October 4‚ 2010 Justification for an Internal Control System Businesses need an efficient and cost-effective internal control system even with insurance and a portfolio approach control in place. Insurance is necessary and the portfolio approach is very effective but is more reactive than preventive. Internal control sets the foundation to ascertain reasonable assurance
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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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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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Capital’s internal control during 2004. The E&Y took the required (Sarbanes-Oxley) precaution of conducting and audit of the internal control system over financial reporting which led to the discovery of the $1.92 million of cash transfer made to Orecchio; even though it did not stop the fraud. Auditors can choose not to rely on a client internal control after obtaining and understanding the client’s system and the auditors determine that there is material weakness over financial reporting. PCAOB AS
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in Introduction to Information Systems Management 1 Today’s Business Environment • Characterized by: − Rapid Change − Complexity − (Social) Global Economy − Hyper-competition − Customer Focus • Businesses face pressure to produce more with fewer resources Organizational Responses • • • • Pressures provoke proactive and reactive organizational responses. Business responses to pressures may involve use of Information Technology and Information Systems. In some cases
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worldwide market leaders and faces the chance of losing their top market position. As a result their current information system (IS) has to successfully assist the firm’s expansion plans in order to guarantee a top market leader position. Currently the IS is not completely centralized and limits the speed at which Richter can expand. Obviously a significant require for information technology (IT) support exists‚ due to the organizational expansion. Currently the IT strategic plan covers a one-year
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INTRODUCTION Large companies are often complex in themselves‚ however even with the best of circumstances‚ influences both internal and external frequently wreak havoc upon the organization itself. Patchwork fixes‚ quick workarounds and modifications can often leave systems unruly and vulnerable. This more often than not results in unnecessary and cumbersome trials to not only maintain the existing system but also to ensure the add on does not adversely affect the surrounding systems. In addition
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Internal Control and Risk Evaluation Internal controls are the key to running a successful business. Kudler Fine Foods‚ after reviewing flowcharts created by Accounting Team A‚ is requesting information regarding controls for system improvements. Presented here is an analysis of their current accounting information system‚ risks and controls associated with this system and an evaluation of applying internal controls to help mitigate risks and losses. Risk Analysis Assessing risk is a difficult
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