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The risk of the addition of fictitious employees to the payroll by the person performing the payroll processing function is reduced by

A. Requiring that payroll additions be approved by the controller.

B. Requiring the same employee to perform the monthly payroll bank reconciliation.

C. Performing periodic floor checks of employees on the payroll.

D. Requiring a reconciliation of hours between time cards and hours paid.

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Question added by MUHAMMED HARIS MI , Senior Audit Staff , Saud Bahwan Group LLC.
Date Posted: 2015/04/24
Mir Mujtaba Ali
by Mir Mujtaba Ali , Internal Audit Manager , Confidential

The payroll department is responsible for assembling payroll information(record keeping). The personnel department is responsible for authorizing and executing employee transactions such as hiring, firing, and changes in pay rates and deductions. Segregating these functions helps prevent fraud. Thus, the payroll for each period   should be compared with the active employment files of the personnel department. Authorization by the personnel department is the only control placed in the transaction flow early enough to prevent the addition of bogus employees to the payroll

DIN BANDHU SINGH
by DIN BANDHU SINGH , Chief Accountant , ELITE TRADING ALLIANCE CO (El Seif Group of Companies)

D Requiring a reconciliation of hours between time cards and hours paid.

Khurram Shaukat Memon
by Khurram Shaukat Memon , Academic Research Writer , Freelance Academic Research Writer

Options (A) and (C) are controls put in place to reduce chances of fraud.

Nancy Refai
by Nancy Refai , Health, safety and environmental management Trainer and consultant , Freelancer

A is the closest best option to answer

imran Noor -
by imran Noor - , Audit Officer , Auditor General of Pakistan

The correct option is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (A)

Ahmed Montasser Hasan Ibraheem Farag
by Ahmed Montasser Hasan Ibraheem Farag , Project Manager , Rawafed Tech

Thanks for invitation, and I am really sorry for my late, because I were  had a lot of work.

Wasi Rahman Sheikh
by Wasi Rahman Sheikh , WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR , AL MUTLAQ FURNITURE MFG

Option A) Answer <<<<<<<<<<<<<

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

A. Requiring that payroll additions be approved by the controller. &

D. Requiring a reconciliation of hours between time cards and hours paid.

Nishant Bhatia
by Nishant Bhatia , Finance Manager , Bikram Industries Intl Fzc

Option (A) would be the ideal answer. 

 

But depending on the Organization Structure Option (C) and (D) will also act as a deterrent to any suspicious fraudulent activities. 

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