Internal Control and Corporate Collapses

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Introduction From the collapse of many high-profiles corporate due to poor internal control system, such as Enron and Sarbox, the rules of internal control are improved. Since the importance of internal control, the managements and board directors of the company pay more attention on it. The paper will explain the reason why internal control concept exists, and evaluate the development and update made by Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of Treadway Commission (COSO). A Parmalat SpA, a multinational Italian dairy and food corporation, will be used to illustrate the internal control fail relate to company collapse. The importance of internal control According to the COSO paper, the internal control is defined as: “a process, effected by an entity’s board of directors, management, and other personnel, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives in the following categories: effectiveness and efficiency of operations, reliability of reporting, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. ” A well organized internal control system can avoid some error and mistake. Internal control prevents management from making potentially dangerous decisions which may have long-term effects on entity(Vitez, 2011). Every business decision will have a certain level of uncertainty; avoiding this risk can be reduced through strong internal controls. The internal control helps managements control the organization more effectiveness and efficiency. Managers ensure that services and goods are produced, machines or other equipment are properly used, so any un-functions may be avoided (Vitez, 2011). The link between internal controls and performance evaluations for managers and other employees allows companies review the internal controls regularly. This ensures higher profitability for company. The most important internal controls

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