Identify the Internal Control Procedures Applicable to Cash Disbursements Followed

question 90

Essay

Identify the internal control procedures applicable to cash disbursements followed by Downey Company in each of the following cases.
1. Company checks are prenumbered.
2. Only the treasurer is authorized to sign checks.
3. All employees are required to take vacations.
4. Blank checks are stored in a locked safe.
5. The bookkeeper not the treasurer records cash disbursements.

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Definitions:

Adjusted Basis

The original cost of property plus any improvements, or minus depreciation or losses, used to calculate capital gains or losses for tax purposes.

FMV

Fair Market Value, the price at which property would sell between a willing buyer and seller in an arm's length transaction.

Gift Tax

A federal tax on the transfer of property by gift from one individual to another with the donor being primarily responsible for paying the tax.

FMV

Fair Market Value, an estimation of the market value of a property or asset, based on what a knowledgeable, willing, and unpressured buyer would likely pay to a knowledgeable, willing, and unpressured seller in the market.