[ABSTRAK
Sejumlah penggelapan dalam perusahaan telah meningkatkan kesadaran ataspentingnya pengendalian intern selama dekade terakhir. Makalah ini membahaspentingnya pengendalian intern sebagai salah satu elemen pengendalian intern danbagaimana pengendalian intern dapat membantu mencapai tujuan organisasi.Makalah ini juga berargumen bahwa pengendalian intem tidak memberikanjaminan mutlak terhadap pencapaian tujuan organisasi.ABSTRACT Numerous flnounts ofcorporate frauds have increased awareness on internal

control importance during the last decade. In this paper, the importance of internal

control plans as one of the components of intemal control framework and how it

can help afiain organization's goals will be argued. It will also be argued that

internal control plans do not give absolute assurance in attaining organization's

goals.;Numerous flnounts ofcorporate frauds have increased awareness on internal

control importance during the last decade. In this paper, the importance of internal

control plans as one of the components of intemal control framework and how it

can help afiain organization's goals will be argued. It will also be argued that

internal control plans do not give absolute assurance in attaining organization's

goals., Numerous flnounts ofcorporate frauds have increased awareness on internal

control importance during the last decade. In this paper, the importance of internal

control plans as one of the components of intemal control framework and how it

can help afiain organization's goals will be argued. It will also be argued that

internal control plans do not give absolute assurance in attaining organization's

goals.]