ITPEC IP April 2024 Question 65

Source exam: ITPEC IP April 2024Topic: System Audit

ITPEC IP April 2024 — Question 65 of 100

All three departments participate because sales transactions, accounting processing, and the supporting information systems can affect external financial reports. Internal control over financial reporting covers every process that can influence the accuracy, completeness, authorization, processing, and presentation of financial statements. Order-entry data originates in sales, flows through IT systems, and is reflected in accounting records.

Answer (c)

Why not others:
- (a) wrongly excludes the sales process that originates financially relevant transactions

- (b) wrongly limits responsibility to the accounting department

- (d) wrongly excludes automated IT controls and system operations

Key rule: Financial-reporting control is end-to-end: business departments, accounting, and IT all own controls where their work affects reported financial information.

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