Internal Control



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Paper I, Part C: Accounting and Auditing: Internal Control

Internal Control:

Internal control comprises of the plan of the organisation and all the coordinate methods and measures adopted within a business to safeguard its measures adopted within a business to safeguard its assets, check the accuracy and reliability of its accounting data to promote operational efficiency and to encourage adherence to prescribed managerial policies.

Characteristics of Internal control:

CROSS-ASIA ( Mnemonics)

C  —–   Competent and trustworthy personnel

R   —–  Records, Financial and other organisation Plan

O —— Organisational Plans

S —– Segregation of duties

S —— Supervision

A —– Authorisation

S—- Sound Practice

I—- Internal Audit

A—- Arithmetic and Accounting Controls

Scope of Internal Control:

1. Safeguard misappropriation
2. Control over sale and purchase
3. Financial control
4. Deciding Employees’ remuneration
5. Deciding capital expenditure and to keep a eye on it.
6. To control inventory
7. To control investment.

Objectives of internal control:

• Safeguard its assets
• Check the reliability of its accounting data
• To promote operational efficiency
• To encourage adherence to prescribed managerial policies.

Expected questions:

1. What is Internal control?( 2 marker/5 marker)
2. Scope of Internal Control.
3. Features of Internal control
4. Objectives of Internal control.