Limitations of the internal control systems
Internal controls are the procedures that the management institutes in the company in order to ensure the operations are running smoothly. The objective of implementing an internal control system is to ensure effectiveness and efficiency in the business, enable management detect, prevent and correct irregularities and ensure the organizational assets are safeguarded from misuse or theft. The internal control system however has some limitations. They are events that occur that will prevent the system from accomplishing the mentioned objectives (Pfister, 2009). The three inherent limitations of the internal control system are:
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