Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (Book & Access Card)
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Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.28BP
Requirement 1:
To determine
Internal control: Internal control is a process which ensures continuous reliability of accomplishment of a company’s objectives, related to operations, financial reporting, and in conformity with laws and regulations.
The following are the principles of internal control:
- Authorizing the responsibility
- Segregation of duties
- Documenting and recording transactions
- Physical controls
- Periodic independent verification
- Human resource controls
To identify: The missing internal control in each situation.
Requirement 2:
To determine
To Identify: The problems caused due to control weakness in each situation.
Requirement 3:
To determine
To propose: A solution to internal control problem for each situation.
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Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (Book & Access Card)
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