APPLICATION CONTROLS.
Application controls are those controls (manual and computerised) that relate
to the transaction and standing data pertaining to a computer-based
accounting system. They are specific to a given application and their objectives
are to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the accounting records and
the validity of entries made in those records. An effective computer-based
system will ensure that there are adequate controls existing at the point of
input, processing and output stages of the computer processing cycle and over
standing data contained in master files. Application controls need to be
ascertained, recorded and evaluated by the auditor as part of the process of
determining the risk of material misstatement in the audit client’s financial
statements.