Chapter 14: Internal Controls Flashcards

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COSO

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Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
National organization formed in 1985 to study fraud in financial reporting

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Internal control

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Process in an organization of achieving efficiency and effectiveness of operations, reliability of financial reporting, and compliance with laws and regulations

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5 Components of Effective Internal Controls

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  1. Control environment - strong leadership
  2. Risk assessment
  3. Control activities - separation of duties, solid internal policies and procedures
  4. Information and communication of policies to employees and management
  5. Monitoring activities - testing internal control environment
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Independent Sector

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Nonprofit organization that provides leadership in the nonprofit sector. Is sponsors research on nonprofits, fights for public policies to support nonprofits, etc.

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What threshold of expenditures are nonprofits required to be federally audited for?

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$500,000

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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Reaction to accounting scandals of Enron, etc. Requires publicly traded corporations (not nonprofits) to adhere to new finances and audit procedures. For corporations, including nonprofits, prohibits retaliation against whistleblowers, and prohibits corporations from destroying/altering/concealing documents or from impeding investigations.

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