Question

lander company manufactures a popular line of work clothes. lander employs 125 workers and keeps time sheets that show how many hours the employees work each week. on friday the shop foreman collects the time sheets, checks them for accuracy, and delivers them to the payroll department so it can prepare paychecks. the treasurer signs the paychecks and returns them to the payroll department for distribution to the employees.
requirement

1. identify the main internal control weakness in this situation, state how the weakness can hurt lander, and propose a way to correct the weakness.

the main internal control weakness is that the payroll department both prepares and distributes the paychecks. with both duties, a dishonest payroll employee can create a time sheet for a fictitious employee and then keep the paycheck after it is returned.
to correct this weakness, lander company should have

Explanation:

The main internal control weakness is the payroll department's dual role in preparing and distributing paychecks. This creates a risk of fraud, like creating fake employees and keeping their paychecks. To correct this, segregation of duties is needed. Having someone else distribute paychecks (not the payroll dept.) adds a check - and - balance.

Answer:

someone other than the payroll department distribute paychecks to employees