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A Clerk Embezzles Customer Payments on Account and Covers Up

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Essay

A clerk embezzles customer payments on account and covers up the theft by making an adjustment to the accounts receivable ledger.Describe a specific internal control procedure that would prevent this fraud.


Definitions:

UCC

United States commercial ventures are directed by the broad legal standards set within the Uniform Commercial Code.

Shipment Contract

A type of contract specifying that the seller is obligated to send the goods to the buyer, but the risk of loss passes to the buyer when the goods are duly delivered to the carrier.

Tender Of Delivery

A requirement that a seller/lessor have and hold conforming goods at the disposal of the buyer/lessee and give the buyer/lessee reasonable notification to enable him or her to take delivery.

Risk Of Loss

A provision in contracts determining who bears the risk for damage to goods after purchase but before delivery.

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