From Schism to Prism: Equitable Relief in Employee Benefit Plans

Dana Muir

doi:10.1111/ablj.12130

WAYS TO IMPROVE INTERNAL AUDIT OF PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES

International scientific journal Internauka Series Economical Sciences ◽

10.25313/2520-2294-2020-9-6302 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Natalia Ivanova ◽

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Svitlana Mykhailovyna ◽

Olena Matros ◽

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Keyword(s):

Labor Productivity ◽

Information Technologies ◽

Internal Audit ◽

Employee Benefits ◽

Actual State ◽

High Quality ◽

Employee Benefit ◽

Productivity Indicators ◽

State Of Affairs ◽

Practical Recommendations

There is no doubt that the issues of improving the methodological foundations of internal audit of payments to employees in the context of increased competition in all areas of business, the introduction of modern information technologies in the accounting process are relevant. Salaries are not only a source that ensures the life of employees, but their growth affects the increase in labor productivity and profit of the enterprise. Internal audit allows to ensure high-quality accounting of payments to employees, which is important in determining labor productivity indicators and ways to improve it. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the theoretical and methodological basis with the development of practical recommendations for improving the methodology of internal audit of employee benefits in order to improve the detailed audit content. It has been established that in order to ensure the correct and high-quality organization of internal audit, it is advisable to provide for the establishment of the internal audit service as a separate subdivision, providing the necessary number of accountants and auditors in the staff. The methodology of the internal audit of payroll has been improved in order to provide a detailed explanation of the content of the audit. The main objects of the internal audit of employee benefit calculations have been singled out. The sequence of the employee benefit calculations audit was determined. The internal auditor's working documents were formed: A statement of selective verification of vacation pay accrual and a Statement of violations revealed during the audit of employee benefit calculations. Using new changes and suggestions will allow the company’s internal audit service to cover all aspects of accounting and reporting on employee benefits. Preparation results of the internal audit of payments to employees in the form of proposed working documents will ensure that the results of the audit correspond to the actual state of Affairs at the enterprise and ensure the availability of information during the next audit. Prospects for further research should be carried out in the direction of developing a regulatory framework for internal audit, taking into account industry specifics affecting the economic activity of the enterprise.

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