Financial & Managerial Accounting, Loose-Leaf Version
Financial & Managerial Accounting, Loose-Leaf Version
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781337270700
Author: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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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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