EBK AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES: A SY
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Introduction:COSO is defined as committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission.
COSO Internal Control is defined as a process designed and effected by entity’s management and board of directors to ensure that objectives related to reporting are achieved and provide reasonable assurance. It helps the organization to mitigate the risks.
COSO’s monitoring guidelines include two fundamental principals:
- Ongoing and/or separate evaluation to determine whether components of internal control continue to operate over time or not
- Internal Control deficiencies are identified and communicated in a timely manner so that corrective action can be taken.
To define: COSO Internal Control Integrated Framework Monitoring
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