Auditing & Assurance Services (Auditing and Assurance Services)
Auditing & Assurance Services (Auditing and Assurance Services)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781259573286
Author: Timothy J Louwers, Allen Blay, David Sinason Associate Professor, Jerry R Strawser, Jay C. Thibodeau Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Define the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO). Explain the original COSO framework and the improvements made in the COSO framework in 2013.

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Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO):

Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) is based on the Statement on Auditing Standards 109 which states the relationship between internal controls, risk assessment of the auditor and the procedures of audit planning. The members from variety of international organizations are included in this organization.

A group of members from different organizations collectively formed COSO to discuss the working of industries and the impact of fraudulent activities in the industry. The main aim to establish COSO was the improvement in financial reporting and prevention of frauds in the industry.

The original COSO framework from 1992 brought a new structure of the internal control system. In order to prevent or detect the misstatement, the internal control system focuses on the inbuilt system into the main system. Compliance with the laws, generating relevant financial statements, and maintenance of goodwill were the three goals which the COSO aimed to achieve.

Improvements were made in the COSO framework by updating the COSO framework in 2013. The updated version focused on the more compatible and easier application of internal control system.

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