Financial Statement Assertion Existence, Rights and Obligations and Valuation – Consolidation packages received from subsidiaries accurately reflect the underlying operations. Completeness and Rights and Obligations – All inter-company transactions and balances are identified, reconciled, and appropriately eliminated in consolidation in the appropriate accounting period. Rights and Obligations – Consolidation entries are appropriate. Completeness and Presentation and Disclosure – Inclusion/exclusion of subsidiaries in the consolidation is appropriate. Existence – Inclusion/exclusion of subsidiaries in the consolidation is appropriate. Completeness and Valuation – Consolidation entries are recorded completely and accurately.
Risk
Entity-Wide Control
Consolidation packages received from subsidiaries are inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise do not accurately reflect operations Personnel do not adequately identify intercompany transactions and balances, which are not eliminated in consolidation.
Personnel book unauthorized consolidation entries, which may result in misstated financial statements. Personnel do not adequately identify subsidiaries for inclusion in the consolidation, or entities that should be included are not. Personnel do not adequately identify subsidiaries and as such the subsidiaries financial information is not included in the consolidation. Personnel book inaccurate or incomplete consolidating entries, leading to incomplete or inaccurate financial statements.
Financial Statement Preparation All Assertions – Accounting policies are relevant to and kept current in response to changes in the company’s business and operations All Assertions – All entries are consistent with established accounting policies
All Assertions – Interpretation of GAAP requirements is correct
Management does not evaluate the impact of changes to the company’s business or the overall economic environment in the context of the company’s accounting policies. Personnel do not understand or are unaware of the company’s accounting policies resulting in deviations from company policy, which may lead to misapplication of policies. Unqualified personnel are making judgments on interpretations of complex accounting rules without proper guidance from management.
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Preventive / Detective
Manual / Automated