| TO: | Chief Fiscal Officers
Vice Chancellors Business Managers |
| FROM: | Edward Renfrow
State Controller Don F. Waugh Assistant State Controller |
| SUBJECT: | Self-Assessment of Internal Controls |
Attached you will find revisions to the internal control questionnaire for the 1998 fiscal year. The revisions are for the major financial assistance cycle – cash management section. The revisions refer to the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990 (CMIA). All institutions of higher education and hospitals are exempt from CMIA regulations. The internal control questionnaire is a management tool to be used as an assessment of an entity’s existing internal control system. The questionnaire should be reviewed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998. Any changes should be noted on the existing questionnaire. A new questionnaire does not need to be completed for each fiscal year. A complete copy of the self-assessment of internal controls can be located as follows on the OSC website:
http://www.osc.state.nc.us/OSC/sigdocs/sig_docs/sigSelfAssessment_of_Internal_Contr.html.
Please remember the internal control questionnaire is a standard form that may need interpretations to relate to your entity. Questions concerning the Self-Assessment of Internal Controls should be directed to Amber Young at (919) 981-5481 and tax compliance issues should be directed to Randy Thomas at (919) 981-5488.
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Attachment (Click here to view the questionnaire.)