ABSTRACT
This study examined the Impact Assessment of the Role of Internal au~!t on the performance of public corporation using Abia State Utility Board and Board of Internal Revenue Umuahia as study. The research was aimed at internal audit roles on performance and internal control deficiencies, internal audit role with fraud and errors detection, assessment and verification of the reliability of internal audit used in public corporations, evaluation and assessment of the level of compliance of internal audit practices/ standards by public corporations with state and federal laws and finally, causes of poor management accountant ability control in public corporations. Data were selected using primary sources. The F statistics and also the Pearson moment correlation were used for testing the research hypothesis formulated. The total sample size was 40 (20 respondents each from the two selected corporation in the state}. From the analysis and test carried out the following specific findings were made: internal audit roles on performance and internal control deficiencies with irregularities of receipts, handing and disposal of all funds and other financial resources of the corporation. The study concludes that opening of files on financial report of the corporations within the audit unit and name/number tagging of financial report within the corporations finally, recommendations were made that public corporations studied should regularly ascertain the credibility of receipts and set up and hoc audit committees to monitor all income and expenditure would ensure a high accountability and integrity of the corporations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS .
Title Page
Declaration
Certification Ill
Dedication IV
Acknowledgement v
Table of Contents Vl
List of Tables x
Abstract· X1
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTOI N
1.1 Background of the Study l
1.2 Statement of Problems 3
1.3 Objective of the Study 4
1.4 Research Question 5
1.5 Research Fypothesis 5
1.6 Significance of the Study 6
1.7 Limitation of the Study 7
18 Definition of Terms 7
CHAPTER T\tV1)
2.0 · Literature Review 11
2.1 Historical Analysis of T.nternal Audit 11
2.2 Definition of Internal Audit 13
' Concept of Internal Audit 15
2.4 Evolution of Internal Audit 17
2.5 Roles of Internal Audit 21
2.6 Componerr.s and New Roles of Internal Audit 29
2.7 Advantage.', Difficulties, Development Trends and Future Pro-peers of 1 nternal Audit 31
2.8 Internal Control 35
2.9 Objectives of Internal Control 36
2.10 Characteris tics of Good Internal Control 36
CHAPTER THI-.EE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction 38
3. l Research [ esign 38
'3.2 Area of the Study 39
3.3 Population of the Study 40
3.4 Sample anc' Sample Technique 40
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENT AT ION, DAT A ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Appendix
OGBONNA, M (2020). IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDIT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC CORPORATIONS (A STUDY OF ABIA STATE UTiLITY BOARD AND BOARD OF INTERNAL REVENUE UMUAHIA). Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-assessment-of-the-role-of-internal-audit-on-the-performance-of-public-corporations-a-study-of-abia-state-utility-board-and-board-of-internal-revenue-umuahia
MOUAU/11/19765, OGBONNA. "IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDIT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC CORPORATIONS (A STUDY OF ABIA STATE UTiLITY BOARD AND BOARD OF INTERNAL REVENUE UMUAHIA)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 04 May. 2020, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-assessment-of-the-role-of-internal-audit-on-the-performance-of-public-corporations-a-study-of-abia-state-utility-board-and-board-of-internal-revenue-umuahia. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
MOUAU/11/19765, OGBONNA. "IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDIT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC CORPORATIONS (A STUDY OF ABIA STATE UTiLITY BOARD AND BOARD OF INTERNAL REVENUE UMUAHIA)". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 04 May. 2020. Web. 24 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-assessment-of-the-role-of-internal-audit-on-the-performance-of-public-corporations-a-study-of-abia-state-utility-board-and-board-of-internal-revenue-umuahia >.
MOUAU/11/19765, OGBONNA. "IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDIT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC CORPORATIONS (A STUDY OF ABIA STATE UTiLITY BOARD AND BOARD OF INTERNAL REVENUE UMUAHIA)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2020). Accessed 24 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-assessment-of-the-role-of-internal-audit-on-the-performance-of-public-corporations-a-study-of-abia-state-utility-board-and-board-of-internal-revenue-umuahia