Fraud and error present risks to an entity. Both internal and external auditors are required to deal with risks to the entity. However, the responsibilities of internal and external auditors in relation to the risk of fraud and error differ. (a)Explain how the internal audit function helps an entity deal with the risk of fraud and error. (b) Stone Holidays is an independent travel agency. It does not operate holidays itself. It takes commission on holidays sold to customers through its chain of high street shops. Staff are partly paid on a commission basis. Well-established tour operators run the holidays that Stone Holidays sells. The networked reservations system through which holidays are booked and the computerized accounting system are both well-established systems used by many independent travel agencies. Payments by customers, including deposits, are accepted in cash and by debit and credit card. Stone Holidays is legally required to pay an amount of money (based on its total sales for the year) into a central fund maintained to compensate customers if the agency should cease operations. Describe the nature of the risks to which Stone Holidays is subject arising from fraud and error.
Fraud and error present risks to an entity. Both internal and external auditors are required
to deal with risks to the entity. However, the responsibilities of internal and external
auditors in relation to the risk of fraud and error differ.
(a)Explain how the internal audit function helps an entity deal with the risk of fraud and
error.
(b) Stone Holidays is an independent travel agency. It does not operate holidays itself. It
takes commission on holidays sold to customers through its chain of high street shops.
Staff are partly paid on a commission basis. Well-established tour operators run the
holidays that Stone Holidays sells. The networked reservations system through which
holidays are booked and the computerized accounting system are both well-established
systems used by many independent travel agencies.
Payments by customers, including deposits, are accepted in cash and by debit and credit
card. Stone Holidays is legally required to pay an amount of money (based on its total
sales for the year) into a central fund maintained to compensate customers if the agency
should cease operations.
Describe the nature of the risks to which Stone Holidays is subject arising from fraud and
error.
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