8. Internal audit activity's responsibility for preventing fraud is to
A. Establish internal control.
B. Maintain internal control.
C. Evaluate the system of internal control.
D. Exercise operating authority over fraud prevention activities.
Answer(C) is correct.
REQUIRED: The internal audit activity's responsibility for preventing fraud.
DISCUSSION: Control is the principal mean of preventing fraud. Management, in turn, is primarily responsible for the establishment and maintenance of control. Internal auditors are primarily responsible for preventing fraud by examining and evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of control.
Answer (A) is incorrect. Establishing internal control is management's responsibility.
Answer (B) is incorrect. Maintaining internal control is management’s responsibility.
Answer (D) is incorrect. Operating authority is a management function.