CPA Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) : Corporate Governance
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Example Question #1 : Corporate Governance
Per the COSO ICIF, the main purpose of monitoring internal controls is to confirm that the internal control system can adequately address changes in:
Monitoring
Control Environment
Risk Assessment
Information and communication
Monitoring
Risks constantly change in terms of likelihood and severity. Internal controls should be created and upheld to address changes in risks.
Example Question #1 : Corporate Governance
A company's management is experiencing a lack of segregation of duties within its application environment as its programmers have access to both development and production. The programmers have the ability to implement changes in code in production without monitoring or quality assurance. This is a deficiency in which area?
Change control
Data integrity
Computer operations
Management override
Change control
Programmers who have access to both instructions and live data can undermine management's control of data and their ability to verify that all changes have been performed in a manner consistent with their instructions.
Example Question #3 : Corporate Governance
Of the following positions, which best describes the nature of a company's Board of Directors in relation to the company?
Fiduciary
Agent
Representative
Executive
Fiduciary
A company's board of directors has a fiduciary duty to act on behalf of and in the best interest of a corporation.
Example Question #4 : Corporate Governance
According to COSO, which of the following is included in the assess and report phase of an effective approach to monitoring internal controls?
Tone at the top
Prioritize risks
Identify controls
Prioritize findings
Prioritize findings
Findings result from monitoring internal controls.
Example Question #5 : Corporate Governance
The Treadway Commission was established by:
The Treadway Foundation
SOX 2002
The SEC
Private sponsoring organizations
Private sponsoring organizations
The COSO was an independent private sector initiative.
Example Question #6 : Corporate Governance
Of the following components, which would not be included in Risk Assessment activities?
Consider the potential for fraud
Identify and assess changes
These are all included
Specify objectives
These are all included
All of these components are required when conducting Risk Assessment under the COSO framework.
Example Question #2 : Corporate Governance
A company owns and operates multiple businesses in the Caribbean. Management has identified interruptions in normal operations as a potential risk resulting from storm damage caused by hurricanes. Recognizing this, the company decides to treat the potential damage as part of its business model. The company's response to this potential risk is known as:
Sharing
Reduction
Acceptance
Avoidance
Acceptance
Self-insurance or tolerating the full exposure to a risk is acceptance of that risk.
Example Question #7 : Corporate Governance
Governance and culture is a component of COSO's ERM framework. It is supported by all of the following principles except:
Defines desired culture
Commitment to core values
Analyzes business context
Exercises board oversight
Analyzes business context
Analyzing a business context is the core principle of strategy and objective setting within the COSO ERM framework.
Example Question #8 : Corporate Governance
The core values of an entity most closely relate to its:
Capabilities
Strategy
Culture
Practices
Culture
The word most closely related to "core values" will always be culture as "tone at the top" is to corporate governance.
Example Question #9 : Corporate Governance
According to COSO's ERM framework, which of the following is an essential element of the governance and culture of an entity?
Strategy
Performance
Information, communication, and reporting
Commitment to core values
Commitment to core values
A commitment to core values is one of the principles underlying governance and culture.
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