- 10 Marks
AAA – May 2016 – L3 – Q5a – Internal audit and outsourcing | Audit evidence
Prepare a report to management on the deficiencies in the payroll internal control system and provide recommendations.
Question
a) Broni & Co. have audited the annual financial statements of Bibini Co. Ltd., a public limited liability company, for the year ended 31st December 2014. The accounting system of the company is partially computerized.
During the audit, it was detected that just two members of staff out of one hundred and fifty workers were entirely and equally responsible for the maintenance of personnel records and preparation of the payroll. The chief accountant only confirms that the amount of the wages and salaries cheque agrees with the total of the net wages column in the payroll, then he signs without any reasonableness check of the amount of the total wages cheque. This situation is a serious deficiency in the control system which can have serious implications. As audit senior, you are considering communicating this situation to management, showing the deficiency, implications, and recommendations.
Required:
Prepare an appropriate report to management on the deficiency noted in the internal control system for payroll. (10 marks)
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- Tags: Deficiency, Internal Control, Management Report, Payroll System, Recommendations
- Level: Level 3
- Topic: Audit evidence, Internal audit and outsourcing
- Series: MAY 2016