Making deposits Writing checks Bank statements Reconciling the bank account Electronic funds transfer EFT systemCash receipts controls Cash disbursements controls a Bank Control Features
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Fraud, Internal Control, and Cash
Accounting Principles, Ninth Edition
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to cash receipts.
to cash disbursements.
Study Objectives Study Objectives
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Cash receipts controls
Cash disbursements controls
a Bank
Control Features: Use of
a Bank
Reporting Cash
Fraud, Internal Control, and Cash
Fraud, Internal Control, and Cash
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Dishonest act by an employee that results in personal benefit to the employee at a cost to the employer.
Fraud and Internal Control
Fraud and Internal Control
Fraud
SO 1 Define fraud and internal control.
Why does fraud occur?
Illustration 8-1
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Fraud and Internal Control
Fraud and Internal Control
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Independent auditors must attest to the adequacy
of internal control
Oversight Board (PCAOB).
SO 1 Define fraud and internal control.
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Fraud and Internal Control
SO 1 Define fraud and internal control.
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, all publicly traded U.S corporations are required to maintain an adequate system of internal control.
Internal Control
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Fraud and Internal Control
SO 1 Define fraud and internal control.
Internal Control
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Measures vary with
management’s assessment of the risks faced
size and nature of the company
SO 2 Identify the principles of internal control.
Principles of Internal Control Activities
Fraud and Internal Control
Fraud and Internal Control
Six principles of controls activities:
Establishment of responsibility
Segregation of duties
Documentation procedures
Physical controls
Independent internal verification
Human resource controls
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ESTABLISHMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Control is most effective when only one person is responsible
for a given task.
SEGREGATON OF DUTIES
Related duties, including physical custody and record
keeping, should be assigned to different individuals.
DOCUMENTATION PROCEDURES
Companies should use prenumbered documents for all
documents should be accounted for.
Fraud and Internal Control
Fraud and Internal Control
Principles of Internal Control Activities
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PHYSICAL CONTROLS Illustration 8-2
Fraud and Internal Control
Fraud and Internal Control
Principles of Internal Control Activities
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employee who is independent.
3 Discrepancies reported
to management.
Fraud and Internal Control
Fraud and Internal Control
Illustration 8-3
Principles of Internal Control Activities
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HUMAN RESOURCE CONTROLS
1 Bond employees.
2 Rotate employees’ duties and
require vacations.
3 Conduct background checks.
Fraud and Internal Control
Fraud and Internal Control
Principles of Internal Control Activities
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Limitations of Internal Control
Costs should not exceed benefit.
Human element.
Size of the business.
Fraud and Internal Control
Fraud and Internal Control
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Cash Receipts Controls
SO 3 Explain the applications of internal control principles to cash receipts.
cash receipts (cashiers)
Segregation of Duties
Different individuals
receive cash, record
cash receipts, and hold
the cash
Documentation Procedures
Use remittance advice (mail receipts), cash register tapes, and deposit slips
Physical, Mechanical, and Electronic Controls
Store cash in safes and bank vaults; limit access to storage areas; use cash registers
Human Resource
Controls
Bond personnel who handle cash; require employees to take vacations; deposit all cash in bank daily Illustration 8-4
Cash Controls
Cash Controls
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Q8-6 At the corner grocery store, all sales clerks
make change out of one cash register drawer Is this
a violation of internal control? Why?
See notes page for discussion
Discussion Question
SO 3 Explain the applications of internal control principles to cash receipts.
Cash Controls
Cash Controls
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Q8-11 The management of Sewell Company asks
you, as the company accountant, to explain (a) the
concept of reasonable assurance in internal control
and (b) the importance of the human factor in
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Cash Controls
Cash Controls
Cash consists of coins, currency, checks, money
orders, and money on hand or on deposit in a bank
Cash receipts come from:
cash sales collections on account from customers receipt of interest, rent, and dividends investments by owners
bank loans proceeds from the sale of noncurrent assets
SO 3 Explain the applications of internal control principles to cash receipts.
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SO 3 Explain the applications of internal control principles to cash receipts.
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Permitting only designated personnel to handle
cash receipts is an application of the principle of:
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Generally, internal control over cash disbursements
is more effective when companies pay by check,
rather than by cash.
Applications:
Voucher system Petty cash fund
Cash Controls
Cash Controls
SO 4 Explain the applications of internal
control principles to cash disbursements.
Cash Disbursements Controls
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Responsibility
Only designated
personnel are authorized to sign
checks (treasurer) and
Use prenumbered checks; checks must have an approved invoice; require employees to use corporate credit cards for reimbursable expenses
Physical Controls
Store blank checks in safes, with limited access; print check amounts by machine in
to take vacations; conduct background
checks
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Q8-17 Joe Griswold Company’s internal controls over
cash disbursements provide for the treasurer to sign
checks imprinted by a checkwriting machine in indelible
ink after comparing the check with the approved invoice
Identify the internal control principles that are present
SO 4 Explain the applications of internal
control principles to cash disbursements.
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The use of prenumbered checks in disbursing
cash is an application of the principle of:
SO 4 Explain the applications of internal
control principles to cash disbursements.
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Cash Controls
Cash Controls
SO 4 Explain the applications of internal
control principles to cash disbursements.
Cash Disbursements Controls
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Petty Cash Fund - U sed to pay small amounts.
Involves:
Cash Controls
Cash Controls
SO 5 Describe the operation of a petty cash fund.
Cash Disbursements Controls
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Illustration: If Laird Company decides to establish a $100
fund on March 1, the journal entry is:
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Illustration: Assume that on March 15 Laird’s petty cash
custodian requests a check for $87 The fund contains $13 cash and petty cash receipts for postage $44, freight-out $38, and miscellaneous expenses $5 The general journal entry to record the check is:
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Illustration: Occasionally, the company may need to recognize
a cash shortage or overage Assume that Laird’s petty cash
custodian has only $12 in cash in the fund plus the receipts as listed The request for reimbursement would, therefore, be for
$88, and Laird would make the following entry:
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Contributes to good internal control over cash.
Minimizes the amount of currency on hand.
Creates a double record of bank transactions Bank reconciliation.
Control Features: Use of a Bank
Control Features: Use of a Bank
SO 6 Indicate the control features of a bank account.
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Making Bank Deposits
Authorized employee
should make deposit.
SO 6 Indicate the control features of a bank account.
Bank Code Numbers
Front Side Reverse Side
Illustration 8-8
Control Features: Use of a Bank
Control Features: Use of a Bank
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Writing Checks
Written order signed by depositor directing bank to pay
a specified sum of money to a designated recipient.
SO 6 Indicate the control features of a bank account.
Maker
Payee
Illustration 8-9
Payer
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Control Features: Use of a Bank
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include:
a having bank auditors verify the correctness of
the bank balance per books
b minimizing the amount of cash that must be kept
SO 6 Indicate the control features of a bank account.
Control Features: Use of a Bank
Control Features: Use of a Bank
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Reconciling the Bank Account
SO 7 Prepare a bank reconciliation.
Reconcile balance per books and balance per bank to
their adjusted (corrected) cash balances.
Control Features: Use of a Bank
Control Features: Use of a Bank
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Control Features: Use of a Bank
Control Features: Use of a Bank
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Illustration: a) Prepare a bank reconciliation at April 30.
SO 7 Prepare a bank reconciliation.
Cash balance per bank statement
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Control Features: Use of a Bank
Illustration 8-12
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The company records each reconciling item used to determine
the adjusted cash balance per books.
Collection of Note Receivable: Assuming interest of $50 has not been accrued and collection fee is charged to
Miscellaneous Expense, the entry is:
SO 5 Describe the operation of a petty cash fund.
Apr 30
Miscellaneous expense 15.00
Notes receivable1,000.00
Interest revenue50.00
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Control Features: Use of a Bank
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Book Error: The cash disbursements journal shows that
check no 443 was a payment on account to Andrea Company,
a supplier The correcting entry is:
SO 5 Describe the operation of a petty cash fund.
Apr 30
Accounts payable36.00
Control Features: Use of a Bank
Control Features: Use of a Bank
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charges (DM) and other bank service charges (SC) to
Miscellaneous Expense The entry is:
Apr 30
Cash30.00
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The reconciling item in a bank reconciliation that will result in an adjusting entry by the depositor is:
SO 7 Prepare a bank reconciliation.
Control Features: Use of a Bank
Control Features: Use of a Bank
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Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT)
Disbursement systems that uses wire, telephone, or computers to transfer cash balances between locations.
EFT transfers normally result in better internal control since no cash or checks are handled by company employees.
Control Features: Use of a Bank
Control Features: Use of a Bank
SO 7 Prepare a bank reconciliation.
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Q8-23 Lori Figgs is confused about the lack of
agreement between the cash balance per books and the
balance per the bank Explain the causes for the lack of
agreement to Lori, and give an example of each cause
See notes page for discussion
Discussion Question
SO 7 Prepare a bank reconciliation.
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Control Features: Use of a Bank
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Reporting Cash
Reporting Cash
SO 8 Explain the reporting of cash.
Cash consists of coins, currency (paper money), checks,
money orders, and money on hand or on deposit in a bank
or similar depository
Cash equivalentsRestricted cashCompensating balances
Illustration 8-14
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Which of the following statements correctly
describes the reporting of cash?
a Cash cannot be combined with cash equivalents.
b Restricted cash funds may be combined with
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