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CONTROLE COMPENSATOIRE [2 records]

Record 1 2015-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Auditing (Accounting)
DEF

A substantive auditing procedure used to provide evidence that transactions have not been omitted from the accounting records because of weakness in internal control, e.g., comparing suppliers' statements with accounts payable lists to ensure that goods received have been recorded.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)
DEF

Test de corroboration que l'auditeur met en œuvre afin de s'assurer que l'enregistrement de certaines opérations dans les comptes n'a pas été omis en raison de faiblesses du système de contrôle interne.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Auditing (Accounting)
  • Government Accounting
DEF

Control which compensates for what initially appears to be a weakness in a system.

OBS

A payroll system may not of itself contain sufficient control procedures to ensure that all employees are paid each week. However, the employees themselves act as a compensating control in as much as they will demand to know why their pay cheque has not been received.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

Contrôle établi pour assurer que les erreurs découvertes sont corrigées et que les mesures nécessaires sont prises pour remédier à leur cause.

Spanish

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