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 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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that it was appropriate for Ernst & Young to decide not to rely on AA 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
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Using Computer-Assisted Audit Techniques to Support Audit I. Executive Summary Nowadays‚ the use of computers dominates in most of the business world; auditors too have recognized that the power and speed of computers can greatly assist them in their work. The term “computer-assisted audit techniques” (CAAT) is used to denote computer techniques that auditors can utilize to help them complete their audits in a more effective‚ efficient‚ and timely manner. Use of the prefix “computer-assisted”
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An Investigation of Auditor Decision Processes in the Evaluation of Internal Controls and Audit Scope Decisions 1. Introduction Over the past decade numerous studies have focused on auditors’ judgments. With few exceptions these studies have found that when auditors are given the same task‚ they frequently make different decisions.’ This result has been obtained for relatively simple tasks (e.g.‚ Joyce [1976]) and relatively complex tasks (e.g.‚ Reckers and Taylor [1979] and Mock and
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Mini Case Report – The Dilemma at Day-Pro 1) PayBack Period for Synthetic Resin and Epoxy Resin: Synthetic Resin PBP = 2 + 250/200 = 2.5 years Epoxy Resin PBP = 1 + 200/400 = 1.5 years To show that using the Payback Period to evaluate the projects is flawed‚ Tim can argue that the PayBack Period ignores the time value of money‚ requires an arbitrary cutoff point‚ ignores cash flows beyond the cutoff date‚ and is biased against long-term projects‚ such as research and development‚ and new projects
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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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Internet Mini Case #2 Tech Data Corporation Maryanne M. Rouse The Company TECH DATA CORPORATION’S (TECD) AGGRESSIVE GROWTH HAD TAKEN THE COMPANY from 10 employees and $2 million in sales in 1983 to approximately 8‚000 employees and $15.7 billion in sales for fiscal 2002 (fiscal year ended January 31‚ 2003) and secured the company’s position as a leading distributor of information technology (IT)‚ logistics management‚ and other value-added services to “solution providers‚” including value-added
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President! From: Mark Buchanan CC: Date: 11/22/2011 Re: Internal Control Evaluation Going Public: All publicly traded companies in the United States are required to maintain an adequate system of internal controls per the Sarbanes Oxley ACT of 2002 or SOX. Corporate executives and boards of directors must ensure that these controls are reliable and effective. In addition independent auditors must attest to the adequacy of the internal control system. Companies that fail to comply are subject to fines
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MINI CASE 4 I STARBUCKS: RE-CREATING ITS UNIQUENESS 1. How did Starbucks create its uniqueness in the first place? Starbucks create its uniqueness by offering premium coffee beans‚ thus creating an amazing image. Every store is a unique place with a wide range of products and a special homely ambience‚ emphasized by relaxing music and comfortable seating furniture. Other than that‚ customers can use the free wireless hotspot or just visit with friends. The high quality of the products
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