Conceptual Framework" Please respond to the following: Imagine that you are the manager of Information Technology department working on a system conversion for an Accounting Department. Consider the activities in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivables, and identify those duties that may be incompatible for a manual system but highly effective in an automated system. Compare and contrast the general and application controls used in both systems. Recommend an approach to automating the process. Explain your answer. Assess the risks that are inherent in automating manual accounting systems to an IT environment, giving consideration to the factors that influence supervision, the firm’s obligation to maintain adequate accounting records, and transaction integrity. Recommend a strategy to minimize the risk. Provide support for your recommendation.
Conceptual Framework" Please respond to the following: Imagine that you are the manager of Information Technology...
"Accounting Irregularities" Please respond to the following: Imagine that you were auditing accounts receivable balances to confirm sales and found significant discrepancies between the recorded account balances and returned confirmations from customers. Recommend an alternative approach to confirming sales revenue. Provide rationale for your recommendation. Using the case as a reference and from the e-Activity, discuss the improper recognition treatment you researched, and make a recommendation regarding the type of analytical procedure that should have detected the improper accounting transactions. Propose...
Internal controls can be categorized using the following framework: 1. Control environment 2. Risk assessment 3. Information and communication 4. Control activities 4.1. Authorization 4.2. Performance reviews 4.3. Information-processing controls 4.3.1. IT general controls 4.3.2. IT application controls 4.3.3. IT-dependent manual controls 4.4 Physical controls 4.5 Segregation of duties 5. Monitoring Following is a list of controls implemented by Waterfront, Inc. a. Management established a code of conduct that includes rules regarding conflicts of interest for purchasing agents. b. Waterfront's...
ask back to top Background You are a manager in the audit division at Miller Yates Howarth (MYH), an accounting firm with offices throughout the major regional centres of NSW and Queensland. Although a medium sized firm by national standards, MYH is the second largest regional accounting firm in Australia. Most of MYH’s audit clients are in the agriculture, mining, manufacturing and property industries. All those industries are currently under pressure, either from a downturn in commodity prices or fierce...
Review the Audit report (found in the 10-K) for the following two companies. Highlight or summarize differences between the reports (other than the name of Company, Audit Firm, Financial statement period covered). Note: 1. Each Company may have two audit reports (one opinion on financial statements and one for audit of internal controls) or the two opinions may be combined into one report. 2. You are not required to review the entire 10-K. Find the audit report in the 10-K...
1. Which of the following matters would an auditor most likely consider to be a significant deficiency to be communicated to the audit committee? A. Management's failure to renegotiate unfavorable long-term purchase commitments.B. Recurring operating losses that may indicate going concern problems.C. Evidence of a lack of objectivity by those responsible for accounting decisions.D. Management's current plans to reduce its ownership equity in the entity. 2. After obtaining an understanding of internal control and arriving at a preliminary assessed level...
13.7 please 13.7 Table 13.3 (page 602) identifies three risks typically encountered when updating the general ledger Required (a) Analyse the degree of exposure to each of these risks for the update the general ledger process at AB Hi-Fi. update general ledger process at AB Hi-Fi. the update the general ledger process is, and how comprehensive the current internal (b) Determine how many of the common controls described in table 13.3 are present in the (c) Prepare a short report...
internal project 1 anything helps! thank you!! Instructions: Study the case that starts on page 3 carefully. Then write concise answers to the following questions regarding the internal control system of Duarf, Inc. Clearly label your responses with proper headings and subheadings. Be very specific and precise. Answers that appear to be beating around the bush will not get any credit. 1. What are the controls in place that under normal conditions should function well to prevent embezzlements or frauds?...