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Chapter 8: Internal Control and Cash
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Undergraduate 2
12/01/2017

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Term
Sarbanes-Oxley Act(SOX)
Definition
: Requires companies to review internal control and take responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of their financial report.
Term
Internal Control
Definition
The organizational plan and all the related measures adopted by an entity to 1. safeguard assets, 2. encourage employees to follow company policies, 3. promote operational efficiency and ensure accurate and reliable accounting records.
Term
COSO(Committee of Sponsoring Organizations)
Definition
Provides thought leadership related to enterprise risk management, internal control, and fraud deterrence.
Term
Public Comapny
Definition
A company that sells its stock to the general public.
Term
Internal Control Report
Definition
A report by management describing its responsibility for and the adequacy of internal controls over financial reporting.
Term
SOX Provision
Definition
1. Public companies must issue an internal control report, and outside auditor must evaluate the client's internal controls and report it.
2. PCAOB oversees the work of auditors of public companies
3. Accounting firms are not allowed to audit a public company and also provide consulting services for the same client.
4. Stiff penalties await violators-25 years in prison for securities fraud and 20 years for an excutive making false sworn statement.
Term
Component of internal control
Definition
CRIME 1. Control procedures 2. Risk Assessment 3. Information System 4. Monitoring of Controls 5. Environment
Term
internal control
Definition
An employee of the business who ensures the company's employees are following company policies, and the company meets the requirement, and operation is running efficiently.
Term
External auditor
Definition
An OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT, Independent of the business, evaluates the control to ensure that financial statement are presented fairly in accordance with GAAP.
Term
Encryption
Definition
Rearranging plain text messages by a mathematical process.
Term
Collusion
Definition
Two or more people working together to circumvent internal controls and defraud a company.
Term
Cash receipts by mail
Definition
1.Mailroom sends checks to treasures and remittance advice to the accounting department
2. Treasure has the cashier deposit the check in the bank. Cashier receives a deposit receipts.
Term
Cash receipts by Mail
Definition
3. Accounting department uses remittance advice to record the journal entry.
4. A Controller compares the following records for the day: Bank deposit from treasure. Debit to cash from ACC Dept.
Term
lock-box system
Definition
customer send checks to a post office box that belongs to a bank. A bank employee empties box daily and records the deposit for company's bank Account.
Term
Create Petty Cash Fund
Definition
DR Petty Cash
Cr Cash
Term
Imprest system
Definition
Contains cash and petty cash ticket. cash+Petty cash=total cash fund balance.
Term
Replenishing the petty cash fund
Definition
DR Petty cash ticket (expense, supplies..), Cash short & over
CR Cash( petty cash ticket +short & over)
Term
Petty cash exceed it balance
Definition
DR Petty cash ticket (expense, asset)
CR Cash & short Over (exceed amount), Cash
Term
Net (CR/ DR) Cards
Gross
Definition
Net: Total sale-Processing fee
Gross: Total sale deposits daily, processing fee deducted last day of the month
Term
Net Method
Definition
DR Cash, CR Card EXP
CR Sales Revenue
Term
Gross method
Definition
Daily: DR CASH CR Sales Revenue
Last day of the month: CR Card Ex DR Cash(same amt as CR EXP)
Term
Bank Reconciliation
Definition
Explain the reasons for difference between a company's cash record and cash balance in its bank account.
Term
Bank Side Reconciliation
Definition
Record by company not yet by bank
Beginning Balance take from bank statement
+deposit in transit
- Outstanding check
Term
Book Side
Definition
Record by bank not yet by company
Beginning balance take from GL
+ Bank Collection/ CR Memorandum (receivable, lockbox)increase bank account
+ EFT for cash receipts+Interest revenue
-ETF for cash payment-Service Charge-NSF
Term
Journal Entries
Definition
Only record book side
Service Charge DR Bank Expense CR Cash
NSF Check refund DR ACC REC CR cash
Term
Cash Ratio
Definition
The measure of a company's ability to pay current liabilities by cash and cash equivalent.
(CASH+CASH EQ)/Total current liabilities
Below 1 is good, Above 1 is bad.
Term
Cash EQ
Definition
A highly liquid investment that can be converted into cash in three months or less.
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