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48 Internal Auditor Questions And Answers

22⟩ Described the importance of evaluating an internal audit department?

Significance of Internal Auditing:

Internal auditing refers to an assessment activity managed within a corporation as a check to the entity. Its main function is to monitor control within the corporation.

The task of internal auditing is determined by organization itself, and its goals differ from those of the external auditor who is appointed to report independently.

The depth and goals of internal auditing vary widely and depend on the volume and structure of the body and the requirements of its administration. Ordinarily, the importance of internal auditing can be seen by one or more of the following:

► Implementing and monitoring of sufficient internal control. That is the duty of management that demands proper attention on a permanent basis. Internal auditors are ordinarily assigned definite task by management for reviewing controls, monitoring their function and suggesting improvements for them.

► Inspection of monetary and operational information. This may include review of the means used to recognize, determine, categorize and report such information and definite inquiry into individual items as well as in depth testing of balances, transactions and procedures.

► Review of the economy, effectiveness and efficiency of operations including non-financial controls of the corporation.

► Review of fulfillment of laws, regulations and other external requirements and compliance with administration policies and commands.

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23⟩ Explain the basic principles of an internal audit controlsystem?

The basic principles of financial internal control are explained below:Financial and accounting operations must be separated that is the handling of cash and the recording of the movement thereof should be done by different persons. Responsibility for the performance of the job must be clearly stated so that there may be no room for doubt or confusion subsequently.

Too much confidence should not be pinned in one individual. Nearly all frauds have been committed by trusted officials or employees. It is interesting to note that frauds have occurred owing to their being trusted. Relation principle relating to transfer of an employee from one job to another should be the inflexible guiding rule. This is an effective safeguard against collusion and is recognized as an important canon of sound organization.

Mechanization of the work wherever feasible and practicable should be resorted to, mechanical devices such as cash register, recording time clocks, calculation machines should be introduced. A system of control accounts should elegantly be fitted in the book keeping system.

The work should be so arranged that work done by one employee should be properly checked by independent employee. Such continuous and constant checking goods moral control and the errors and the frauds cannot go undetected.

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24⟩ Described the purpose of meeting in Audit?

Providing key description on the type of audit to be taken place and to analyse the responsibilities during the field work as well as client to be aware of what is going to happen after the field work.

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27⟩ What are reasons for getting audited?

It is requested by Audit committee or the Company's; shareholders. The main objective of modern Audit is to help the MGMT to achieve its various objectives by bringing a systematic approaches and evaluating the risks.

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28⟩ Explain internal audit?

This is a review of operation carried out sometimes continuously specially assigned staff with in the client business.

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29⟩ Explain external audit?

External audit is that which is critical review of the representation of the published financial statements it is compulsary for all company;s which are listed in the stock exchange.

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30⟩ Explain non statutory audit?

This is the audit not specially required by law this scope of the audit will be outline by the contract between the auditor and the clients.

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32⟩ Explain final audit?

Final audit is commenced when all account has been closed and final accounts is been prepared.

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33⟩ Tell us about vouching?

Vouching is the process of checking for the existence an example for this is checking from the final record to the supporting document.

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36⟩ Explain internal auditor?

Contact the board of directors or the audit committee. They should ensure the independence of internal auditing.

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37⟩ Explain CARO 2004?

CARO means company audit report order 2004.It describes the matter on witch Statutory Auditors has to report in their Audit Report.

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39⟩ How does the internal audit differ from an external audit?

Internal audit nothing but the checking the product that you produced.

External audit is checking your product by your customer.

Here it means you may not find mistakes in your processes but a third man who comes and check the system he may see some deviations in the system and give suggestions for the improvements of the system.

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40⟩ What is new approach for integrated audits?

The modern approach permits one audit of an auditable entity with one comprehensive report.One additional benefit is that this approach assists in staff development and retention. This publication address the four basics phases of a modern integrated audit approach:

Planning

Evaluation

Testing

Reporting

This enclosed work program addressing each of these phases in standard workpaper format using MS Word to facilitation modification to each Audit Department?s standards and to complete each audit efficiently.

The work program contains over 50 steps required to complete an audit using this approach.

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