Internal Control and Risk Evaluation Accounting Information Systems 542 October 10‚ 2011 Analyze the risks in the systems that your team analyzed An Accounting Information System is an integral part of the new design of Kudler’s computer system. Accountants do not necessarily need to understand completely how computers process data of the accounting application‚ but it is essential for them to understand the flowcharts and documentation that shows how this processing works. The purpose
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In accounting and auditing‚internal control is defined as a process effected by an organization’s structure‚ work and authority flows‚ people and management information systems‚ designed to help the organization accomplish specific goals or objectives.[1] It is a means by which an organization’s resources are directed‚ monitored‚ and measured. It plays an important role in preventing and detecting fraud and protecting the organization’s resources‚ both physical (e.g.‚ machinery and property) and
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utline each internal control violation‚ which includes identifying each violation and identifying responsible party(-ies)‚ respectively. - Establishment of Responsibilities - Utilizing separation of duties for cash handling‚ which can be achieved by assigning different individuals to duties such as making payments‚ maintaining documentation‚ preparing deposits‚ reconciling records‚ etc. An essential characteristic of internal control is the assignment of responsibility to specific individuals.
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INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK EVALUATION PAPER ACCOUNTING 542 INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK EVALUATION PAPER Many businesses are concerned with information technology risks. Many organizations are concerned with different types of risk and attempt to control risk as they are assessed. In order to control risk‚ organizations must create control environments that set the tone of employee awareness and promote operational efficiency. One attempt to control risk is through risk assessment. The
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1)Historical perspective on public control of business. 2)Constitutional framework of state control of business. What is business? • The buying or selling of goods/services/activity of making money. However‚ the term is too vague. • According to F.C Hooper: “business means a whole complex field of commerce and industry‚ the basic industries‚ processing and manufacturing industries and the network of ancillary services‚ distribution‚ banking‚ insurance‚ transport and so on‚ which serve and inter-penetrate
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trafficking can only result in a negative customer perception. Therefore‚ from a risk-management perspective‚ it is important to actively and effectively prevent and detect card fraud. The growth of organized crime and terrorism and their associated requirements are well documented. Their need for significant funding easily explains the inventiveness and increasing sophistication of criminal gangs and individuals in their attempts to defraud organizations of huge sums on a global scale. The manifestations
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as yet recorded in the account on which it is drawn. 2. Since financial investments are assets with a high degree of inherent risk‚ companies must establish 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
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Capital A public offering of stock can vary from $500‚000 to over $1 billion. In 1999‚ 544 companies completed an IPO(Initial Public Offering). The total capital raised from these offerings was $23.6 billion. By offering stock for sale to the public a company can access a substantial source of corporate funding. If a company needs to raise capital‚ it can sell stock(equity) or it can it issue bonds(debt securities). An initial equity offering can bring immediate proceeds to a company. These funds
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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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the financial statements issued by the management of a business accurately and adequately conform to generally accepted accounting principles‚ thereby presenting a true picture of the economic reality of the business. The concept of CAAT also is not new in the audit field. It implies the utilization of information technology resources in the auditing procedures to achieve its desired
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