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Coso Test Questions 2025, Exercises of Financial Management

Coso (Internal Control-Integrated Framework)Test Questions 2025

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Coso Test Questions
The COSO framework treats internal control as a process designed to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives related to
A. Reliability of financial reporting.
B. Effectiveness and efficiency of operations.
C. Compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
D. All of the answers are correct. ✔✔D
Which of the following statements is correct regarding corporate compensation
systems and related bonuses?
1. A bonus system should be considered part of the control environment of an
organization and should be considered in formulating a report on internal control.
2. Compensation systems are not part of an organization's control system and
should not be reported as such.
3. An audit of an organization's compensation system should be performed
independently of an audit of the control system over other functions that impact
corporate bonuses.
A. 1 only.
B. 2 only.
C. 3 only.
D. 2 and 3 only. ✔✔A
An organization's directors, management, external auditors, and internal auditors all
play important roles in creating a proper control environment. Senior management is
primarily responsible for
A. Establishing a proper organizational culture and specifying a system of internal
control.
B. Designing and operating a control system that provides reasonable assurance that
established objectives and goals will be achieved.
C. Ensuring that external and internal auditors adequately monitor the control
environment.
D. Implementing and monitoring controls designed by the board of directors. ✔✔A
Internal control can provide only reasonable assurance that the organization's
objectives will be met efficiently and effectively. One factor limiting the likelihood of
achieving those objectives is that
A. The internal auditor's primary responsibility is the detection of fraud.
B. The board is active and independent.
C. The cost of internal control should not exceed its benefits.
D. Management monitors performance. ✔✔C
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The COSO framework treats internal control as a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives related to A. Reliability of financial reporting. B. Effectiveness and efficiency of operations. C. Compliance with applicable laws and regulations. D. All of the answers are correct. ✔✔D Which of the following statements is correct regarding corporate compensation systems and related bonuses?

  1. A bonus system should be considered part of the control environment of an organization and should be considered in formulating a report on internal control.
  2. Compensation systems are not part of an organization's control system and should not be reported as such.
  3. An audit of an organization's compensation system should be performed independently of an audit of the control system over other functions that impact corporate bonuses. A. 1 only. B. 2 only. C. 3 only. D. 2 and 3 only. ✔✔A An organization's directors, management, external auditors, and internal auditors all play important roles in creating a proper control environment. Senior management is primarily responsible for A. Establishing a proper organizational culture and specifying a system of internal control. B. Designing and operating a control system that provides reasonable assurance that established objectives and goals will be achieved. C. Ensuring that external and internal auditors adequately monitor the control environment. D. Implementing and monitoring controls designed by the board of directors. ✔✔A Internal control can provide only reasonable assurance that the organization's objectives will be met efficiently and effectively. One factor limiting the likelihood of achieving those objectives is that A. The internal auditor's primary responsibility is the detection of fraud. B. The board is active and independent. C. The cost of internal control should not exceed its benefits. D. Management monitors performance. ✔✔C

Which of the following is the control component that reflects the attitude and actions of the board and management regarding the significance of control within the organization? A. Risk assessment. B. Control activities. C. Control environment. D. Monitoring. ✔✔C According to COSO, which of the following is the most effective method to transmit a message of ethical behavior throughout an organization? A. Demonstrating appropriate behavior by example. B. Strengthening internal audit's ability to deter and report improper behavior. C. Removing pressures to meet unrealistic targets, particularly for shortterm results. D. Specifying the competence levels for every job in an organization and translating those levels to requisite knowledge and skills. ✔✔A Within the COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework, which of the following components is designed to ensure that internal controls continue to operate effectively? A. Control environment. B. Risk assessment. C. Information and communication. D. Monitoring. ✔✔D According to COSO, which of the following is a compliance objective? A. To maintain adequate staffing to keep overtime expense within budget. B. To maintain a safe level of carbon dioxide emissions during production. C. To maintain material price variances within published guidelines. D. To maintain accounting principles that conform to GAAP. ✔✔B Each of the following is a method to evaluate internal controls based on the framework set by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO), except A. Distinguishing economy risk from industry risk and enterprise risk. B. Evaluating internal control systems that focus first on risk identification of specific losses. C. Identifying mitigating controls to prevent losses. D. Testing to determine whether the controls are operating effectively and have prevented losses in the past. ✔✔A Company management completes event identification and analyzes the risks. The company wishes to assess its risk after management's response to the risk. According to COSO, which of the following types of risk does this situation represent?

D. The risk when management has not taken action to reduce the impact or likelihood of an adverse event. ✔✔D Which risk response reflects a change from acceptance to sharing? A. An insurance policy on a manufacturing plant was not renewed. B. Management purchased insurance on previously uninsured property. C. Management sold a manufacturing plant. D. After employees stole numerous inventory items, management implemented mandatory background checks on all employees. ✔✔B Which of the following items is one of the eight components of COSO's ERM framework? A. Operations. B. Reporting. C. Monitoring. D. Compliance. ✔✔C When assessing the risk associated with an activity, an internal auditor should A. Determine how the risk should best be managed. B. Provide assurance on the management of the risk. C. Update the risk management process based on risk exposures. D. Design controls to mitigate the identified risks. ✔✔B Which of the following activities is outside the scope of internal auditing? A. Evaluating risk exposures regarding compliance with policies, procedures, and contracts. B. Safeguarding of assets. C. Evaluating risk exposures regarding compliance with laws and regulations. D. Ascertaining the extent to which management has established criteria to determine whether objectives have been accomplished. ✔✔B Which of the following threatens the independence of an internal auditor who had participated in the initial establishment of a risk management process? A. Developing assessments and reports on the risk management process. B. Managing the identified risks. C. Evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of management's risk processes. D. Recommending controls to address the risks identified. ✔✔B Which of the following wrongful acts committed by an employee constitutes fraud? A. Libel. B. Embezzlement. C. Assault.

D. Harassment. ✔✔B A key feature that distinguishes fraud from other types of crime or impropriety is that fraud always involves the A. Violent or forceful taking of property. B. Deceitful wrongdoing of managementlevel personnel. C. Unlawful conversion of property that is lawfully in the custody of the perpetrator. D. False representation or concealment of a material fact. ✔✔D One factor that distinguishes fraud from other employee crimes is that fraud involves A. Intentional deception. B. Personal gain for the perpetrator. C. Collusion with a party outside the organization. D. Malicious motives. ✔✔A Which of the following statements is (are) true regarding the prevention of fraud?

  1. The primary means of preventing fraud is through internal control established and maintained by management.
  2. Internal auditors are responsible for assisting in the prevention of fraud by examining and evaluating the adequacy of the internal control system.
  3. Internal auditors should assess the operating effectiveness of fraudrelated communication systems. A. 1 only. B. 1 and 2 only. C. 2 only. D. 1, 2, and 3. ✔✔D