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Ch 7 (Textbook) Flashcards

1
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what is an internal control

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systems in a company that help
1) acheive reliabile financial reporting
2) help operate effectively and efficiently
3) comply with laws and regulations

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2 types of internal controls

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1) preventative: stop smthg management does not want to happen
2) detective: which indicate when smthg manaement does not want to happen has occurred

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5 componenets of good internal control systems

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1) control environment: management needs to set the tone at the top! reaffirm ethics and integrity
2) risk assessment: management must identify what creates risk and how to mitigate it
3) control aciivities: policies and procedures to adress the risks
4) interal control system must caputre and communicate all relevant info to the appropriate users
5) monitoring activities: control systems should be monitored periodically

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under the control actitvies in the control system, what are the 5 control activities

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1) assignment of responsibility
2) segregation of duties
3) documentation
4) physical controls
5) review and reconciliation

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what is assignment of responsibility (Control activity)

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specific employees are accountable for specific tasks

best when only one employee/level of employee is allowed t odo something

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what is segregation of duties (Control activity)

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a single employee CAN NOT authorize transactions, record them, and have custody of the related assets

this increased the chance of fraud

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ex in seg. of duties, what are some tasks that should be separated? IN A purchasing SCENARIO

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1) ordering goods and services
2) approving the order
3) recieving the goods
4) authorizing payment for the good/service

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Ex of segregated duties in a sales-related scenario>

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1) approving credit for customers
2) shipping goods
3) preparing and recording invoices

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9
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what could happen if duties are not segregated in sales related scenario?

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1) unauthorized prices to increase sales commissions,

shipping clerk could ship goods to themselves, and

billing clerk could understate the amount billed for friends and relatives

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what could happen if there is no seg of duties in purchasing scenario

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a person could recieve a bribe to buy merch at an inflated price from bad supplier,

employee could record transaction and approve payment without being discovered/prepare fictious invoice from a company and take the money

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11
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synonym of bribe

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kickback

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is it easier or harder for small businesses to segregate duties?

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HARDER! less people available

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what hsould small businesses do since they cant segregate bettter?

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more control activities (daily depositing cash in bank, or reconciling bank preports on monthly basis)

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Assignment of responsibility: specific employees can be held accountable for their actions

Segregation of duties involves the types of duties that should be spread across multiple employees.

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WORD

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multiple purchasing clerks could be assigned the responsibility to initiate purchases, each using their unique employee number (assignment of responsibility). Meanwhile, the purchasing manager approves the purchase (segregation of duties) and receiving clerks in the warehouse will have custody of the assets being purchased (segregation of duties).

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EX OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AOR AND SOD

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what is documentation (Control activity)

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this is providing evidence that transactions and events occured at a specific time for x amount

ex: pos software, shipping odcs, invoices and cheques

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17
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what should invoices and cheques be?

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pre-numbered !! (electronically or manually)

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what does prenumbering do?

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helps prevent:
1) transactions from being recorded multiple times (numbers will repeat)
2) transactions not being recorded (gaps r notcieable)

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if an employee is asked to sign a pre numberd creport, what two control activites are being used

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assignmetn of responsibility and documentation

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what is physical controls (Control activity)

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things to guarantee the physical safety of a good
-> safes, vaults, and safety deposit for cash/business papers
-> locked warehouses and storage cabinets: inventories and records
-> access control system: fingerprint scanner
-> alarm system
-> cameras and sensors to detect theft
-> accesss scanners: using cards or gingerprints

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what is review and reconciliation (Control activity)

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review data made by employee by A DIFFERENT EMPLOYEE/3rd parties

22
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what are internal reviews

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reviews done by company employees (used to compare existing assets w records)

23
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What are 3 measures needed for internal reviews

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1) reviews should be performed regularly, surprise basis sometimes
2) employees performing review should be independt of employees responsible for data
3) discrepencies/exceptions MUST BE REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT

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who do large companies employ for internal reviews

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INTERNAL AUDITORS (independant of management)

-> make sure internal controls are being followed
-> identify and reccomend improvements

25
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if a company is public, and finds a material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting, where is a management report addressed

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in MD& A section

26
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If a company is a public company (it lists its shares on a public stock exchange), a management report addressed to shareholders is included in the annual report that explains that management is responsible for the system of internal controls. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) must also provide certifications regarding the effectiveness of internal controls. Any identified control weaknesses of significance must also be reported in the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) section of the annual report

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review this

27
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what is external review done by

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EXTERNAL AUDTIORS

28
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MAIN DIFF BETWEEN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDTIORS

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external auditors are not company employees, they are accountants hired by board of directors on behalf of the shareholders

29
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what do external auditors do

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report whether or not companys financial statments present its financial position

30
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are all public companies required to have external audit

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YES

31
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In addition to EXTERNALLLL AUDITORSS, as part of the company’s governance oversight responsibilities, the independent audit committee of the board of directors is responsible for reviewing the company’s internal control systems to ensure that they are adequate to result in fair, complete, and accurate financial reporting.

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word

32
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what are 4 limitations of internal control

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1) cost /benefit consideration
2) human error
3) collusion
4) managemenet override

33
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no matter how well internal control system is designed it can only provide so much _________

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reasonable assurance

34
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can the internal control system provide a guarantee?

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NO! only reasonable assurance

35
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why can the internal control ssystem only provide reasonable assurance

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cuz of 4 limitations

36
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Limitation of internal control 1: cost/benefit considerations

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cost of control activites should not outweigh the beenfits,

EX: stores dont have security guards check all bags because the benefit of saving a few pieces of merch is a lot less than the cost of the customers internest

37
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Limitation of internal control 2: human error

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even the best systems can be ineffective if no training, employee fatigue ,carelessness, or indifference

ex: is a recieivng clerk isnt trained or doesnt care, they couldnt bother to count recieved goods

38
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what is collusion an example of?

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FRAUD

39
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Limitation of internal control 3: collusion

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2+ individuals may work together to go around controls; this violates segregation of duties

EX: boss and clerk work together to undertate cash reciepts and take money

40
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Limitation of internal control 4: managemnt override

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managers always give approval so they can also approve the wrong things! this will be fraud

THATS WHY MANAGEMENT NEEDS TO SET THE TONE AT THE TOP OF THE ORG

41
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WHAT IS FRAUD

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intentional actions taken to seteal assets or misstate financial info

42
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what separates fraud from errors

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INTENT!

43
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3 FACTORS OF THE FRAUD TRIANGLE

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1) OPPORTUNITY: some1 sees insufficient internal controls
2) FINANCIAL PRESSURE: economic problems, social problems (from managers/family/society)
3) RATIONALIZATION: making excuses for dishonest actions

44
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examples of rationalization in fraud triangle

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“everyyone does this”
“ill pay the company back”
“i am underpaid so whateve”

45
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preventative controls

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prevnt fruad from occuring

46
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detective controls

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identify and quantify fraufulent activieis that have occured ALREADY, AND TO prevent future from occuring

47
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. When people know there is a higher likelihood of being caught, they will be less likely to attempt unethical activities.

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duh

48
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what is the most serious type of fraud

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management fraud, because management is the top!

this is harder to detect

49
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who can fraud be committed by

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employees and third parties

50
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who can commit fraud if they r a third party

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suppliers (duplicate invoices or charges for work that arent erofrmed)

customers (who may shoplift or not scan items correctly)

51
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