Internal control

Unit 6: Accounting for Cash and Internal ControlTopic 2 of 5

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Financial Accounting and Analysis

15 units

1 Basic Understanding of Financial Accounting
2 Conceptual Framework of Accounting
3 Accounting Process
4 Accrual Basis of Accounting
5 Accounting for Inventories and Cost of Goods Sold
6 Accounting for Cash and Internal Control
7 Accounting for Receivables
8 Accounting for Current Liabilities and Contingencies
9 Accounting for Long-Lived Assets
10 Accounting for Long Term Liabilities
11 Accounting for Shareholders' Equity
12 Basic Financial Statements
13 Cash Flow Statement
14 Value Added Statement
15 Analysis of Financial Statement

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What the syllabus expects

Principles of control activities
Internal-control procedures

Internal control

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Financial Accounting and Analysis (MGT 211)

Unit 6: Accounting for Cash and Internal Control

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

Explain the scope and key elements of internal control.
Identify the accounting treatment, prepare relevant records or calculations and interpret their financial effects.

Curriculum Scope

Principles of control activities
Internal-control procedures

Detailed Microsyllabus

Control principles
1. Authorization, segregation of duties and adequate records.
2. Physical safeguards and independent checks.
3. Control responsibilities and limitations.
Control procedures
1. Identify risks to assets and accounting information.
2. Match preventive and detective controls to risks.
3. Document and review operating effectiveness.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, BBS curriculum with first-year syllabus, PDF pages 20-22.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit lecture hours apply to the whole unit; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here.