Assume that, when conducting procedures to obtain an understanding of Denton Seed Companys internal controls, you checked

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Assume that, when conducting procedures to obtain an understanding of Denton Seed Company’s internal controls, you checked “No” to the following internal control questionnaire items:
• Does access to online files require specific passwords to be entered to identify and validate the terminal user?
• Does the user establish control totals prior to submitting data for processing? (Order entry application subsystem.)
• Are input control totals reconciled to output control totals? (Order entry application subsystem.)

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Describe the errors and frauds that could occur because of the weaknesses indicated by the lack of IT controls.

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Auditing and Assurance Services

ISBN: 978-0077862343

6th edition

Authors: Timothy Louwers, Robert Ramsay, David Sinason, Jerry Straws

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