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Chapter 7: Q12RQ (page 411)
When are the only times the Petty Cash account is used in a journal entry?
The petty cash account used the transaction of the petty cash fund made.
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Match the accounting terminology to the definitions.
1. Sarbanes-Oxley Act
2. Internal control
3. Encryption
4. Separation of duties
5. Internal auditors
a. Organizational plan and all the related measures adopted by an entity to safeguard assets, encourage employees to follow company policies, promote operational efficiency, and ensure accurate and reliable accounting records.
b. Employees of the business who ensure that the company’s employees are following company policies and meeting legal requirements and that operations are running efficiently.
c. Rearranging plain-text messages by a mathematical process—the primary method of achieving security in e-commerce.
d. Requires companies to review internal control and take responsibility for the accuracy and
completeness of their financial reports.
e. Dividing responsibilities between two or more people.
Understanding internal control, components, procedures, and laws
Match the following terms with their definitions.
1. Internal control
2. Control procedures
3. Firewalls
4. Encryption
5. Environment
6. Information system
7. Separation of duties
8. Collusion
9. Documents
10. Audits
11. Operational efficiency
12. Risk assessment
13. Sarbanes-Oxley Act
a. Two or more people working together to overcome internal controls.
b. Part of internal control that ensures resources are not wasted.
c. Requires companies to review internal control and take responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of their financial reports.
d. Should be prenumbered to prevent theft and inefficiency.
e. Limits access to a local network.
f. Example: The person who opens the bank statement should not also be the person who is reconciling cash.
g. Identification of uncertainties that may arise due to a company’s products, services, or operations.
h. Examination of a company’s financial statements and accounting system by a trained accounting professional.
i. Without a sufficient one of these, information cannot properly be gathered and summarized.
j. The organizational plan and all the related measures that safeguard assets, encourage employees to follow company policies, promote operational efficiency, and ensure accurate and reliable accounting data.
k. Component of internal control that helps ensure business goals are achieved.
l. Rearranges data by a mathematical process.
m. To establish an effective one, a company’s CEO and top managers must behave honorably to set a good example for employees.
Correcting internal control weaknesses
Each of the following situations has an internal control weakness.
a. Jade Applications has decided that one way to cut costs in the upcoming year is to
fire the external auditor. The business believes that the internal auditor should be
able to efficiently monitor the company’s internal controls.
b. In an effort to minimize the amount of paperwork, Ross Homes has decided that it
will not keep copies of customer invoices related to sales revenue. Ross believes that
this effort will minimize the amount of data storage the company will have to pay for.
c. Elle Bee, a trusted employee for many years, has never taken a vacation. The owner
believes that he’s lucky that she is so committed to her job.
d. The Medicine Chest Company keeps a small petty cash fund to handle small cash
transactions. Because no one wants to volunteer to be the custodian, the business
manager has decided that all employees should have access to the petty cash. She
figures that as long as each employee fills out a petty cash ticket, then there are
proper controls in place.
e. Due to the cost of maintaining the security cameras, Wings and More has decided
that it will remove the cameras that monitor the cash register.
f. Bryan Miller, manager of Hardware Emporium, prides himself on hiring
exceptionally skilled employees who need no training to do their jobs.
Requirements
1. Identify the missing internal control characteristics in each situation.
2. Identify the possible problem caused by each control weakness.
3. Propose a solution to each internal control problem.
Preparing a bank reconciliation
Jim Root Corporation operates four bowling alleys. The business just received the
On October 31, 2018, bank statement from City National Bank, and the statement shows
an ending balance of \(910. Listed on the statement are an EFT rent collection of
\)440, a service charge of \(7, NSF checks totaling \)50, and a \(23 charge for printed
checks. In reviewing the cash records, the business identified outstanding checks totaling
\)440 and a deposit in transit of \(1,800. During October, the business recorded a
\)260 check by debiting Salaries Expense and crediting Cash for \(26. The business’s
Cash account shows an October 31 balance of \)2,144.
Requirements
1. Prepare the bank reconciliation at October 31.
2. Journalize any transactions required from the bank reconciliation.
Question: What is the difference between an internal auditor and an external auditor?
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