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Chapter 16
General Ledger and Reporting System
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Learning Objectives
Describe the information processing operations required to update the general ledger and to produce reports for internal and external users.
Identify the major threats in general ledger and reporting activities and evaluate the adequacy of various control procedures for dealing with them.
Understand the implications of new IT developments, such as XBRL, and changes in external reporting requirements, such as IFRS, for the design and operation of the general ledger and reporting system.
Discuss how tools such as responsibility accounting, balanced scorecards, and graphs can be used to provide information managers need to effectively monitor performance.
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General Ledger and Reporting
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General Ledger and Reporting
Primary function is to collect and organize
The accounting cycle activities
Financing activities
Investing activities
Budget activities
Adjustments
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General Ledger and Reporting Activities
Update general ledger
Post adjusting entries
Prepare financial statements
Produce management reports
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General Ledger and Reporting General Threats
Inaccurate or invalid general ledger data
Unauthorized disclosure of financial statement
Loss or destruction of data
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General Ledger and Reporting General Controls
Data processing integrity controls
Restriction of access to general ledger
Review of all changes to general ledger data
Access controls
Encryption
Backup and disaster recovery procedures
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Update General Ledger Threats
Inaccurate updating of general ledger
Unauthorized journal entries
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Update General Ledger Controls
Data entry processing integrity controls
Reconciliations and control reports
Audit trail creation and review
Access controls
Reconciliations and control reports
Audit trail creation and review
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Post Adjusting Entries Threats
Inaccurate adjusting entries
Unauthorized adjusting entries
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Post Adjusting Entries Controls
Data entry processing integrity co