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The National Audit Office (NAO) of Tanzania is an independent Parliamentary body in Tanzania which is responsible for auditing central government departments, government agencies and non-departmental public bodies. [1] The NAO also carries out value for money (VFM) audits into the administration of public policy.
It relies upon the COSO's integrated framework for internal control (as stated in the preface), and uses the COSO's definition of Internal Control and IIA's definition of Internal Audit. Guidelines on Best Practice for the Audit of Privatizations, (1998) Guidance for Planning an Audit of Internal Controls for Public Debt, (2002)
[5] The Internal Audit, Information, Procurement, Management, and Legal Services Units all report directly to the CEO in accordance with the current government procedures. Additionally, a Board oversees GST performance and issues instructions and recommendations as necessary.
Internal control, as defined by accounting and auditing, is a process for assuring of an organization's objectives in operational effectiveness and efficiency, reliable financial reporting, and compliance with laws, regulations and policies. A broad concept, internal control involves everything that controls risks to an organization.
The Internal Audit Foundation is undertaking the initiative: "Internal Audit: Vision 2035 - Creating Our Future Together." This project is designed to identify what the internal audit profession will look like in 2035, how the IIA can elevate the value of internal audit during that time, and what steps must be taken to make that future a reality.
Internal audit is a function set up within the organisation to reduce the risk of fraud in the organisation and runs according to the management commands. This is the main difference between internal and external audit where external auditors are independent of management and hence external auditors give an opinion on the financial statements ...
Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes. [1]
In collaboration with the audit committee, ensure that a practice inspection or other external review of the internal audit function is conducted at least every 3 years, by a qualified, independent external review team, and that the results of this external assessment are communicated to the audit committee.