Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Internal Control Framework’s Components of Internal Control Requirements 1. There was a lack of proper authorization in the budget process. The superintendent Spigot committed several projects that were not on the budget. For example‚ rent expenses were not budgeted in that fiscal year‚ which caused the budget to overrun and increase expenditures for custodial services. Also‚ the unbudgeted projects ran by the superintendent were not approved by the
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Case Study 2 – Internal Control TO: LJB Company President FROM: Accounting Firm DATE: August 12‚ 2012 SUBJECT: Internal Control It is with great pleasure that we can provide you information and advisement on internal controls that will assist LJB Company with going public. We understand that you have communicated your concerns and expect that this report will assist you with deriving conclusions. This report will: 1. Inform you of any new internal control requirements in reference to going
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Tru-Fit Part‚ Inc 1. What would you recommend to top management regarding the three problems they have identified? a. Transfer Price I recommend that manufacturing divisions and AM Marketing division should have an agreement on the standard of transfer pricing. To prevent any unnecessary dispute. the availability of the standard transfer pricing method is very important . The dispute may exist due to incentive bonus plan which relates to sales volume to AM Marketing division (plant’s actual
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Rational Unified Process (RUP) is a package distributed by IBM. The Rational Unified Process (RUP) is an iterative software development process framework created by the Rational Software Corporation‚ a division of IBM. RUP is not a single concrete prescriptive process‚ but rather an adaptable process framework‚ which is tailored by the development organizations and software project teams that will select the elements of the process that are appropriate for their needs. The product includes a hyperlinked
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Case Report—Controls at the Bellagio Casino Report Introduction MGM MIRAGE is one of the world’s leading hotel and gaming companies‚ and the Bellagio is one of them‚ which attracts lots of customers every year. MGM MIRAGE operated as two segment‚ one is Casino resort and the other is resort. Company’s key revenue is from gaming and hotel‚ and most revenue was cash. This case is focused on the controls used in the casino‚ especially in difficult to control table games areas. Nowadays‚ customers become
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Types of Information Security Controls Harold F. Tipton Security is generally defined as the freedom from danger or as the condition of safety. Computer security‚ specifically‚ is the protection of data in a system against unauthorized disclosure‚ modification‚ or destruction and protection of the computer system itself against unauthorized use‚ modification‚ or denial of service. Because certain computer security controls inhibit productivity‚ security is typically a compromise toward which security
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Case Study: AirTex Aviation (Textbook p. 246) Suggested practice/discussion questions: Group Presentation 1. Did AirTex need a new control system at the time of takeover? 2. Evaluate the control system that Frank and Ted implemented. Class Discussion 3. Should anything have been done differently? Case Study: AirTex Aviation “Hello‚ Sarah. This is Ted Richards.” Ted was on his way to resign from his job. He and his business partner Frank Edwards had just bought AirTex Aviation‚ a floundering
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iii. Implement Internal Controls The objective of internal control is to safeguard assets of the firm‚ ensure accuracy and reliability of accounting record‚ promote the efficiency of the firm’s operation‚ and to measure compliance with management’s policies. Besides that‚ the internal control is used to controls and checks consolidated into accounting activities and operations of a company to ensure their business operations are conducted efficiently and effectively (Trenerry‚ 1999). Valeant Pharmaceuticals
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related to Production planning and control and was also related to reduction in manufacturing throughput time for a special purpose machine MD-1985(H50). Planning and control is used to make decisions on the procurement‚allocation and utilization of production resources to satisfy customer’s requirements from the machine . The ultimate objective of production planning and control is to contribute to the profits of the company. As with inventory management and control‚ this is accomplished by keeping
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How process control system help manages the plant operation? (Start from process raw material fed into the process to its final state of production.) Process control system must be installed to make sure that distillation column to operate well for achieving required production rates and product quality. Current application for distillation control is based on linear controller such as Proportional (P) and Proportional-Integral-Derivative type controller. Each column has a control system
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