Internal Control

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Internal Control / Possible Challenges Colorado State University Global ACT 425 Information Systems for Accounting Adu-Boateng, David Ph.D. October 9, 2022
Internal Controls and Blockchain Focusing on how blockchain relates to an organization's internal control is timely as the technology continues to gain traction. Its implementation and integration must be handled with great care to make the most of blockchain's unique characteristics and develop more robust controls for companies. Additionally, tools enhanced by blockchain technology have the potential to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness, improve the reliability and responsiveness of financial and other reporting, and provide greater adherence to legal and regulatory requirements. However, blockchain also introduces novel dangers and calls for novel safeguards. A blockchain-enabled world may have a new internal control environment. Therefore, it is essential to consider blockchain technology's capabilities, qualities, risks, and benefits and these distinctions to use them fully. Using blockchain's unique features to strengthen internal control can improve the following areas: operations' efficacy and efficiency; financial and other reporting's accuracy, consistency, and dependability; and compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Possible Challenges Despite its claims of being able to improve efficiencies and cut down on expenses, Blockchain technology has some inherent dangers. For businesses to successfully reap the benefits of new technology, they need to have a solid understanding of the associated dangers and precautions. In addition to this, it is essential to have a solid understanding of the development of regulatory advice and the ramifications that come with it. These blockchain- related dangers can, in a general sense, be divided into three categories: Standard Blockchain technologies expose institutions to risks comparable to those linked with the business processes. Still, they also introduce nuances for which organizations need to account. Value transfer dangers Blockchain technology enables value to be transferred directly from one user to another without a third party acting as an intermediary. The value exchanged may be an individual's assets, identity, or information. The interacting parties in this new business model are put in danger by introducing new hazards, which centralized intermediaries previously addressed. Risks associated with intelligent contracts Smart contracts have the potential to encode complicated business, financial, and legal arrangements on the blockchain. This encoding could result in the risk associated with the one-to-one mapping of these arrangements from the physical to the digital framework.
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