What Conditions Can Limit the Effectiveness of Management Controls

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Essay

What conditions can limit the effectiveness of management controls?

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Definitions:

Performance Obligation

A duty or task that a company must execute to transfer goods or services to a customer under the terms of a contract.

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards, a set of accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Accrual

The accounting principle of recording revenues and expenses when they are incurred, regardless of when cash transactions occur.

Contra Asset

A balance sheet account used to reduce the value of related asset accounts to report their net value; examples include accumulated depreciation or allowance for doubtful accounts.