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Who's in Control of the Ark? A Study of Internal Controls in Operating and Auditing A Small Preschool
Issues in Accounting Education (2019)
  • Elizabeth V. Grace, San Jose State University
  • Ashley Davis, University of Oklahoma
Abstract
This instructional case encourages analytical thinking about internal controls in both the operations and audit of a small, not-for-profit organization. Students examine a control environment characterized by unauthorized expenditures, lack of documentation, and missing documents. Using the COSO (2013) framework, students demonstrate understanding of business processes as they identify internal control risks and deficiencies, and recommend control improvements. Auditing students additionally apply management assertions about financial transactions and assess auditor independence. Students gain practical experience in developing flowcharts of accounting processes and writing a management letter for a familiar organization: a preschool.
Keywords
  • instructional case,
  • internal control,
  • flowcharts,
  • cash auditing,
  • not-for-profit controls,
  • auditor independence
Publication Date
May, 2019
DOI
10.2308/iace-52375
Citation Information
Elizabeth V. Grace and Ashley Davis. "Who's in Control of the Ark? A Study of Internal Controls in Operating and Auditing A Small Preschool" Issues in Accounting Education Vol. 34 Iss. 2 (2019) p. 23 - 39 ISSN: 0739-3172
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_grace/11/