Tuao, employs Amelia Rodriquez as Branch Manager and Mary Gonzales as her sales assistant. The Branch uses a bank account in Tuao, to pay for expenses in the name of Avon Cosmetics-Special Account. To pay expenses, checks must be signed by Amelia Rodriquez or John Dee, the treasurer of Avon Cosmetics. Amelia receives the cancelled checks and bank statements in her records. She also periodically prepares reports of cash disbursements and sends them to the home office in Makati. Required: Identify the weakness /weaknesses in internal control and opp
Tuao, employs Amelia Rodriquez as Branch Manager and Mary Gonzales as her sales assistant. The Branch uses a bank account in Tuao, to pay for expenses in the name of Avon Cosmetics-Special Account. To pay expenses, checks must be signed by Amelia Rodriquez or John Dee, the treasurer of Avon Cosmetics. Amelia receives the cancelled checks and bank statements in her records. She also periodically prepares reports of cash disbursements and sends them to the home office in Makati. Required: Identify the weakness /weaknesses in internal control and opp
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A small branch of Avon Cosmetics in Tuao, employs Amelia Rodriquez as Branch Manager and Mary Gonzales as her sales assistant. The Branch uses a bank account in Tuao, to pay for expenses in the name of Avon Cosmetics-Special Account. To pay expenses, checks must be signed by Amelia Rodriquez or John Dee, the treasurer of Avon Cosmetics. Amelia receives the cancelled checks and bank statements in her records. She also periodically prepares reports of cash disbursements and sends them to the home office in Makati.
Required: Identify the weakness /weaknesses in internal control and opposite the identified weakness/weaknesses, enumerate the control procedures that you will recommend to avoid or mitigate the risk of loss.
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