Working Papers, Volume 1, Chapters 1-15 for Warren/Reeve/Duchac's Corporate Financial Accounting, 13th + Financial & Managerial Accounting, 13th
Working Papers, Volume 1, Chapters 1-15 for Warren/Reeve/Duchac's Corporate Financial Accounting, 13th + Financial & Managerial Accounting, 13th
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781285869582
Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.7EX
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Internal Control: Internal control refers to the policies, and plans of the business organization along with other measures with a view to safeguard its assets, encourage the employees to adhere to the plans, to improve on the operational efficiency, and to ensure correct and reliable accounting information. 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 some of the internal control procedures:

  • Competent personnel, rotating duties, and mandatory vacations
  • Separating responsibilities for related operations
  • Separating operations, custody of assets, and accounting
  • Proofs and security measures

To state: The general internal control weakness contributed to the fraud.

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