W-1

Instructions: Due Tuesday 12/4

At least 3 paragraphs long with 3 peer-reviewed references.

Topic 1's topic requires you to analyze internal controls to deter fraud or other financial transaction errorsevaluate the internal auditor’s responsibilities in the prevention and detection of financial fraud.

Based on your research of authoritative sources, do you think that management should be responsible for internal controls to prevent fraud or should that be the responsibility of the auditors?  Provide examples to back up your ideas.

You must use primarily authoritative, scholarly reference sources in addition to your text as support for your discussion posts.