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Limitations fo internal control systems

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  • October 19, 2018 at 12:02 pm #479198
    Anuja Nair
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    Hi sir, I’m slightly confused over the limitation below. Could you check if my understanding is correct.

    – Control processes being intentionally circumvented by employees and others

    This basically means the employees totally avoid the controls for their own reasons.

    Example: A company tracks employee attendance by clocking in cards. Some employees may ask their friends to clock in on behalf of them even when they are not present.

    Am I right ?

    October 19, 2018 at 12:25 pm #479203
    Anuja Nair
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    then what is the difference between the above limitation and the following ?

    Management overriding controls probably in the belief that the controls put in place are inconvenient or inappropriate and should therefore, not apply to them.

    October 19, 2018 at 3:07 pm #479214
    Ken Garrett
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    There is not much difference. It is motive, really. Management over-ride tends to be for good reasons, eg to order purchases quickly to keep production going, but without checking which supplier charges least.

    October 19, 2018 at 3:25 pm #479216
    Anuja Nair
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    Thank you sir.

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