10-32 (Components of internal control) Internal controls can be categorized using the following framework. 1. Control environment 2. Risk assessment 3. Information and communication 4. Control activities 4.1. Authorization 4.2. Segregation of duties 4.3. Information processing controls 4.3.1. Computer general controls 4.3.2. Computer application controls 4.3.3. Controls over the financial reporting process 4.4. Physical controls 4.5. Performance reviews 4.6. Controls over management discretion
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ICC-1 Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. Internal Control Questionnaire Sales Transaction Processing December 31‚ 2007 Objectives and Questions Yes‚ No‚ N/A Comments Environment: 1. Is the credit department independent of the sales department? Yes. Credit manager in Treasurer’s office 2. Are sales of the following types controlled by the same procedures described below? Sales to employees‚ COD sales‚ disposals of property‚ cash sales and scrap sales. No available information‚ apparently not applicable
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implies that religion does not have the power to explain. The Enlightenment began in Europe in the 1700’s and spread to many parts of the world‚ it built on the scientific revolution and was a philosophical drive which dominated in Europe‚ the primary goals of Enlightenment thinkers were reason‚ tolerance‚ progress‚ liberty an ending the abuses of the church and the
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Case Study 2 – Internal Control TO: LJB Company President FROM: Accounting Firm DATE: August 12‚ 2012 SUBJECT: Internal Control It is with great pleasure that we can provide you information and advisement on internal controls that will assist LJB Company with going public. We understand that you have communicated your concerns and expect that this report will assist you with deriving conclusions. This report will: 1. Inform you of any new internal control requirements in reference to going
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economic development. Therefore‚ a vast literature on the growth and performance of SMEs has been developed over the years. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have had a privileged treatment in the development literature‚ particularly over the last two decades. Hardly any arguments are put forward against SMEs‚ even if development policies do not necessarily favour them and economic programs‚ voluntarily or not‚ often continue to result in large capital investment. Arguments for SMEs come from almost
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Internal Controls XACC 280 By University of Phoenix Professor This paper will discuss the internal controls and how they work in business. I will shed some light on the organizations financial and business policies‚ process and procedures. The purpose of these internal controls is to protect the company’s resources against fraud‚ misappropriate funds and most important waste. A company can spend quite a
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Executive summaryThis report analyzes the primary internal and external influence on the General Motors Corporation and the influence of changing political environment on policy making and response of the corporation. Then the report discusses the changing political environment in and its influence. The influences of political environment on policies and decision making to the corporation are analyzed. The corporation response to the political environment changing is critically evaluated. At last
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Checklist for Evaluating Internal Controls ACC 544 CHECKLIST FOR EVALUATING INTERNAL CONTROLS Introduction “In response to the number of major corporate accounting scandals rocking the financial world (e.g.‚ Enron‚ WorldCom‚ Xerox‚ KMart‚ etc.)‚ on July 30‚ 2002‚ Congress passed the most wide-sweeping financial reporting legislation since the 1930s (when it established the Securities and Exchange Commission). The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is intended to strengthen corporate
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As part the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the OECD‚ OECD Internal Audit and the OECD Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate‚ in partnership with the Institut Français de l’Audit et du Contrôle Internes (IFACI)‚ the French Chapter of The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA) organised a Seminar on: Internal Control and Internal Audit: Ensuring Public Sector Integrity and Accountability‚ which was held on 13 April 2011 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris. Fostering
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Justification for an Internal Control System ACC/544 April 22‚ 2013 Christine Errico Justification for an Internal Control System Over the past years many organizations have fallen because of inadequate financial reporting and ineffective controls. To overcome this dilemma‚ the creation of the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 requires corporations to take full control over its financial reporting and accounting by placing internal controls within its organization. Internal controls not only establish
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