16.02

Monitoring

Principle 16 - Perform Monitoring Activities

Attribute 16.02 - Monitoring activities evaluate whether each of the five components of internal control, including controls to effect the principles within each component, is present and functioning or if change is needed. Management establishes a baseline to monitor the internal control system. The baseline is the current state of the internal control system compared against management's design of the internal control system. The baseline represents the difference between the criteria for the design of the internal control system and the condition of the internal control system at a specific point in time. In other words, the baseline consists of issues and deficiencies identified in an entity's internal control system.