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Accounting Fundamentals #1-org (Copy 1)
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There are many risks in the cash disbursements process:

Cash disbursements are inaccurately recorded

Cash disbursements are not recorded

Purchasing goods that are not required

Purchasing goods at inflated prices

Purchasing goods of poor quality

Kickbacks

Unreliable suppliers


Qs: Thinking back to the risks we discussed in our last module – what do you think are the risks associated with the cash disbursements process?

Qs: Any idea what types of controls could be used to mitigate these risks? Think about the example we just looked at


There are many risks in the cash disbursements process:

Errors in vendor invoices

Errors in posting the invoices to accounts payable

Payments for items not received

Duplicate payments

Theft of cash (either physical or bank)

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