...MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM To : Mr. XYZ President, LJB Company From : M F Annigeri, T.E.L & Company, PA Date : 01-Oct-2011 Subject : Results of TEL Review of LJB Company Internal Controls Introduction: This memorandum transmits the review results for LJB Internal Controls requirement for the upcoming public issue of LJB. Further it also provides the details of current practices of Internal Controls and future recommendation as per the Federal Standards. Results & Recommendations: Based on our review we identified certain deficiencies that prevent LJB Company from fully satisfying the standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government. For your information and corrective action we, we have listed the below details. In the future, we anticipate conducting a follow up review to assess the actions you have taken. Considering your requirement and the fact that LJB Company has planned for IPO and reviewing your company’s information as provided by you, following are some of the details on establishing good strong Internal control for having a successful IPOs. Further keep in mind, while doing so the cost involved in the same should not exceed the desired benefits. Implement a light version of SOX with good documented and tested controls. Create and enhance current company policies and procedures to include risk management, insider trading, signing authorities and limits. SEC Complaint financial reporting...
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...Prepared for LJB Company President Evaluation of Internal Controls Prepared by XXXX XXXXX xxxx@msn.com ACCT 591 Acct Fin: Managerial Use,Anlys XXXXXXXXXXXXXX September 12, 20xx DeVry University Table of Contents Introduction of Evaluation 2 New Regulations – Public vs. Private 3 Current Internal Controls – Good 4 Current Internal Controls – Need Improvements 5 Reflection 7 References 8 Introduction of Evaluation My accounting firm was asked to evaluate the LJB Company for evidence of Internal Control issues. It is also my understanding that your company, LJB Company, wishes to move forward and become a public entity. I’m pleased my firm can be of assistance in helping your company make this transaction. First, we must review any new rules or regulations that apply to private companies converting public. Good corporate governance within an organization may make a company more attractive to potential buyers, investors, and other capital sources. Under Sarbanes-Oxley, all public traded companies must follow a set of new controls. U.S. corporations are required to maintain an adequate system of internal controls. Corporate executives and boards of directors must ensure these controls are reliable and effective. As with any business, the transformation of going from a private to public requires some extensive planning and preparation. It is recommended LJB being a relatively small sized company in terms of its employees should re-evaluate the...
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...Running header: Internal Controls LJB Company: Internal Controls Summary President of LJB Company – AMS Consultant February 9, 2014 ACCT504 Accounting & Finance: Managerial Use Analysis Table of Contents Introduction 3 Internal Control Requirements 3 LJB Company: Current Internal Controls 4 LJB Company: Recommendations for Change to existing Internal Controls 5 Conclusion 6 References 7 Introduction AMS Consultants would like to handle re-organization of LJB Company’s internal controls prior to the organization going public. There are several existing issues within the organization that will need to be address prior to making any significant changes to the existing internal controls. LJB Company has been assigned to consultant Linda Robertson whom specialize in assisting executives to getting their organization’s internal controls up to the standards of Sarbanes-Oxley Act. SOX, requires all publicly traded U.S. corporations to maintain an adequate system of internal controls. LJB Company currently have one accountant that handles all accounting and financial responsibilities; however there are several other factors that are taking place within the organization that is not essential for maintaining adequate internal controls (Kimmel, P., Weygandt, J. & Kieso, D., 2013). As the president you have to consider all three factors of fraud triangle and analyze how these play a role within LJB Company; the three factors are opportunity, financial pressure...
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...LJB COMPANY: Internal Control Review I. NEW INTERNAL CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR GOING PUBLIC Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), enacted on July 29,2002, is a United States Federal law that imposed new rules and regulations for all US public companies. Under SOX Section 404, all publicly listed corporations are required to maintain an adequate system of internal control. Under SOX, corporate executives and the board of directors are personally responsible for making sure that the internal controls in place are effective and reliable. Independent auditors should also attest to the reliability of the said internal controls. Failure to do so would result to fines and/or imprisonment1. The following should be included in LJB Company’s annual report if the company decides to go public: * A statement of the management’s responsibility for establishing and maintaining effective internal control * A statement specifying the framework that the management used to evaluate the effectiveness of the company’s internal control * Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of their Internal Control. It must also include any “material weaknesses” currently present. The internal control is only deemed effective once all material weaknesses are properly addressed and solved. * A statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the management’s internal control .2 If LJB Company decides to go public, it must take into account...
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...June 5, 2014 Audit Report Number: LJB-505-2014 To: Patrick Krause President, LJB Company Anthony Sahara General Counsel, LJB Company Rebecca Patriosky Treasurer and Controller, LJB Company From: Dilenia Baez Audit Engagement Manager, Ralph & Golberms, PLLC Highlights As part of the engagement approved by Patrick Krause, President of LJB Company. Ralph & Golberms, PLLC evaluated the current internal control functionality of LJB Company and develop (1) synopsis strength, weakness opportunities and threats presented by the status (2) a set of recommendations concerning any regulations by LJB Company to go public. LJB COMPANY: Internal Control Review I. NEW INTERNAL CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR GOING PUBLIC Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), enacted on July 29,2002, is a United States Federal law that imposed new rules and regulations for all US public companies. Under SOX Section 404, all publicly listed corporations are required to maintain an adequate system of internal control. Under SOX, corporate executives and the board of directors are personally responsible for making sure that the internal controls in place are effective and reliable. Independent auditors should also attest to the reliability of the said internal controls. Failure to do so would result to fines and/or imprisonment. 1. The following should be included in LJB Company’s annual report if the company decides to go public: * A statement...
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...Prepared for: Jon Adams – President of LJB Company Date: December 1, 2013 After meeting with Mr. Smith, the president of LJB Company, he has informed me of his decision to make the company a public entity. Before this process can happen, we must first review any new rules or regulations that apply to private companies going public. Good corporate governance within an organization could make a company more attractive to potential buyers, investors, and other capital sources. After reviewing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 404 of 2002, all public traded US corporations are required to maintain an adequate system of internal controls. The field of internal controls comprises of an organization's structure, work and authority flows, people and management information systems which is designed to help the organization accomplish specific goals or objectives. If LJB Company decides to go public, the components of the Internal Control would be based upon the procedures of a controlled environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication and monitoring. LJB has had a great retention rate that allows us to identify on a business and personal level with the employees. The employees here at LJB, have shown consistent work ethic as they have also proven to have a shared investment with the company. Our controlled environment is tightly knitted together with the job duties delegated to individuals that matches their specific education and back ground. There was mention...
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...Devry University LJB Company Internal Controls Eddie Daniel Velez ACCT 504 Professor Ramiro Serrano August 10, 2014 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Public Trading……………………………………………………………………………………..4 Internal Controls…………………………………………………………………………………..5 Current Concerns………………………………………………………………………………….6 Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………..8 Works Cited……………………………………………………………………………………….9 Introduction: This report is used for the purpose of evaluating internal controls with the company stated: LJB Company Inc. LJB plans on going public in the near future and has enlisted the help of Serrano Accounting Services (SAS) to prepare a formal document discussing changes that need to be made in the company before going public is plausible. This report will discuss some of the current procedures at LJB with the proper recommendations to help streamline the process of becoming a public company along with any concerns the President might have and wishes to have addressed. Public Trading: LJB wishes to move forward and become a publicly traded company. First of all I want to thank for choosing SAS with all of your accounting needs. We are honored to help with this report and hopefully future endeavors. First we will review any regulations regarding private companies converting to public entities. One of the many added benefits of going public is it shows consumers, and investors a strong corporate governance. Under Sarbanes–Oxley...
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... To the President of LJB Company, My colleague met with you to discuss the opportunity for your company to go public in the future and since your meeting, he has been promoted and the Internal Control review of your company has now been assigned to me. I would like to inform you about the current Internal Controls, how your company is performing, my recommendation on buying an Indelible Ink Machine, and Internal Control changes that I recommend you make. There are 5 main areas of control that LJB Company needs to address in order to stay in good standings with internal controls. The first internal control is the Establishment of Responsibility; “Control is most effective when only one person is responsible for a given task.”(Kimmel 339) A company should limit one employee to each area to limit the chance of illegal activities. Segregation of duties ties into establishing responsibility by assigning related activities to different employees. Documentation procedures deal with making sure that all transactions and events are documented and monitored. Physical, mechanical, and electronic controls are based on keeping safes, computers and time clocks monitored and restricted. Independent internal verification is used to audit employees and data reconciliation. The last category is called other. This deals with bonding employees who handle cash, and rotating employee duties. Based on the information you gave my colleague and my review of your company, I do not recommend you...
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...Case Study 2 With deciding to go public; LJB Company would be required to follow the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; which stated that all public traded U. S. corporations are required to maintain an adequate system of internal control. As the President of the company it will be both your responsibility of the board of directors to make sure that the internal controls are reliable and effective. You must also hire an independent outside auditor to come in periodically to ensure the adequacy of the company’s internal control system. TO ensure that you will be set up to meet all the internal control requirements by the time LJB goes public, this report will list the requirements of internal control and state what your company is currently doing correct and that can help the company meet the internal control standards. Internal control is defines as all the related methods and measures adopted with an organization to safeguard its assets, enhance the reliability of its accounting records, increase efficiency of operations, and ensure compliance with laws and regulations. It has five primary components, a control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring. These components are broken down further into six principles. These principles are establishment of responsibilities, segregation of duties, documentation procedures, physical controls, independent internal verification and human resource controls. By following the guidelines of these principles;...
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...Prepared for: Professor Ganesh 3 Oct, 2013 To: LJB Company President From: Purvi Patel, Accounting firm Subject: Evaluation of LJB Company’s Internal Control Structures Date: 3 April 2013 Hello LJB Company President: First, I would like to thank you for hiring my accounting firm to evaluate LJB’s internal controls system. This report will inform you of any new internal control requirements required for LJB to go public, advise you of what the company is doing right, recommend that LJB purchase an indelible ink machine and advise you what areas the company can improve. Introduction After observation LJB’s operations, I have determined LBJ needs to make changes regarding its internal controls system. All publically traded companies operations’ must comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) accounting standards. As cited in by Kimmel (2011), complying with the internal controls practices set forth by the SOX act prevents fraud, encourage efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and insure a company is in compliance with applicable laws. The internal control standards outlined by the SOX act include a control environment, risk assessment control activities, information, communication and monitoring. NEW INTERNAL CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR GOING PUBLIC Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), enacted on July 29,2002, is a United States Federal law that imposed new rules and regulations for all US public companies. Under SOX Section 404, all publicly listed corporations...
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...EVALUATION OF INTERNAL CONTROLS EVALUATION OF INTERNAL CONTROLS E LJB COMPANY 1100 Main St Kansas City, Missouri 64105 United States (816)943-7310 (816)943-7300 2/6/2013 LJB COMPANY 1100 Main St Kansas City, Missouri 64105 United States (816)943-7310 (816)943-7300 2/6/2013 Internal control is measures adopted within an organization to safeguard its assets, enhance the reliability of accounting records, increase efficiency of operations, and ensure compliance with laws and regulations (Kimmel, Weygandt, Kieso, 2009). This document analyzes both LJB Company strengths and weaknesses and provides recommendation on internal control measures. Internal control is measures adopted within an organization to safeguard its assets, enhance the reliability of accounting records, increase efficiency of operations, and ensure compliance with laws and regulations (Kimmel, Weygandt, Kieso, 2009). This document analyzes both LJB Company strengths and weaknesses and provides recommendation on internal control measures. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction * Overview of Internal Controls * Importance of Internal Controls * The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) Components of Internal Controls * A control environment * Risk assessment * Control activities * Information and communication * Monitoring Principles of Internal Control Activities * Establishment of responsibility * Segregation of duties * Documentation procedures * Physical...
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...Internal Controls Internal controls are those measures implemented by organizations for purposes of protection of resources against threats such as fraud, inefficiency, and waste. In addition, its purpose is evaluation of performance in all units; ensuring policy compliance and preparation of accurate and reliable accounting data. Internal control operates under five components and six principles; the five components namely; control environment, information and communication, control activities, and risk assessment. The six principles of control activities are; establishment of responsibility, segregation of duties, documentation procedures, physical controls, independent internal verification and human resource control (Kimmel, pg. 338, Straus 2008). The adequacy and effectiveness of any organization’s internal control is examined by the internal audit office. Its success is strengthened by reviews and recommendations from the internal auditing. The internal control requirements for the LJB Company to adhere before it goes publics will be addressed and it must be in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX.) All publicly traded corporations are required to preserve a satisfactory internal control system. Corporate presidents and administrators must ensure these controls are dependable and efficient. LJB Company needs to establish adequate internal control principles, whether it goes public or not (Kimmel, pg. 337, Straus 2008). The interest of LJB to go...
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...To: The President of LJB Company Subject: Recommendations on Internal Control Policies at LJB Company. Responsibility: The recommendations herewith are designed to give assistance the President of LIB Company to establish the presence of integrity, ethics, competence and a positive control environment. Findings: After an audit of the existing policies of control in LJB Company, these are the finding of some points to improve. The predisposition is to optimize the procedures and the results to offer further effective service to your customers 1-Pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the Act) it is mandatory for SEC registrants and their independent auditors to report on internal control in the work place. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) requires all publicly traded U.S. corporations maintain an adequate system of internal controls. SOX imposes more responsibilities on corporate executives and boards of directors to ensure that companies’ internal controls are reliable and effective. Furthermore, Section 404 of the Act directs the SEC to adopt rules requiring annual reports of public companies to include an assessment, as of the end of the fiscal year, of the effectiveness of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting. Section 404 also requires the company's independent auditors to attest to and report on management's assessment. 2-Approved findings of LJB’s documentation procedures. I approve the use of the pre-numbered invoices and, accounting...
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...Internal Control for LJB Company Written by: Elson De Lemos Addressed to: The President of LJB Company August 08, 2013 Introduction 3 Internal Control Requirement 3 What LJB is Doing Right 5 Things to Improve and Recommendations 6 Conclusion 9 References 10 Introduction Mr. President as you have indicated you want to be informed about any new regulations required of your company in case you go public. This document will give you an overview of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, of 2002 (SOX) that your company will be required to implement if you go public. I'll give detailed recommendations and instructions how to implement internal control principles in your organization. There are some additional factors that will be mentioned below in greater detail including compliance, and business ethics in regards to Corporate Social Responsibility. Also you will find out that the report includes a general overview of internal control strategies LJB Company should give consideration to; in order to limit legal responsibility in ethical/legal matters that include; matters of fraud mitigation, document retention, control activities, information/communication factors, monitoring, and assessing risk (Kimmel, 2013, p. 338). I also will advise you in what your company is doing right and instruct you in what your organization needs to improve. Internal Control Requirement As you might know all public companies must comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which...
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...LBJ Company Internal Controls Assessment Report October 6, 2012 Table of Contents Introduction: 3 Considerations 3 Importance of Internal Controls 3 LJB Internal Control Assessment 3 Conclusion 4 Bibliography: 5 Introduction: LJB Company has engaged RR Accounting Firm to evaluate their current system of internal controls as LJB Company is planning to go public. Public companies have additional responsibility to shareholders and investors and must ensure integrity over their financial statements by maintaining a strong and effective internal control environment. The purpose of this report is to provide an objective analysis of the control environment of LBJ Company. This report will discuss importance of internal controls and identify both the current strengths and the current weaknesses in LJB Company's control environment within the following sections: 1. Compliance with Federal Regulations on Internal Controls for Public Companies. 2. Importance of Internal Controls. 3. Assessment of Internal Control Environment at LBJ Company. (a) Governance - Tone at the top (b) Segregation of Duties (c) Documentation Procedures (d) Physical Security (e) Human Resources 1. Compliance with Federal Regulations on Internal Controls for Public Companies As LJB Company is considered to be a small organization, going from private owned to public traded will require extensive planning. During...
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