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Annual general report of the controller and - Parliament of Tanzania

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1.3 Responsibilities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Directors <strong>and</strong> Chief<br />

Executive Officers<br />

The responsibility for <strong>the</strong> preparation <strong>and</strong> presentation <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> financial statements for audit purposes lies with<br />

individual Board <strong>of</strong> Directors <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Management <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Public Authorities. International Financial Reporting<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ard (IFRS 1) <strong>and</strong> International Accounting St<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

(IAS 1) specifies <strong>the</strong> types <strong>of</strong> financial statements to be<br />

prepared. Public Authorities in <strong>Tanzania</strong> are required to<br />

prepare <strong>the</strong>ir financial statements in compliance with <strong>the</strong><br />

International Financial Reporting St<strong>and</strong>ards (IFRS) or <strong>the</strong><br />

International Public Sector Accounting St<strong>and</strong>ards (IPSAS)<br />

depending on <strong>the</strong> nature <strong>and</strong> objectives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Public<br />

Authorities in question. This is in line with <strong>the</strong> decision<br />

taken by <strong>the</strong> National Board <strong>of</strong> Accountants <strong>and</strong> Auditors<br />

<strong>and</strong> endorsed by <strong>the</strong> Government that effective from July<br />

2004 <strong>report</strong>ing entities in <strong>Tanzania</strong> shall embrace <strong>the</strong><br />

International Accounting Reporting St<strong>and</strong>ards while<br />

auditing will be conducted in accordance with International<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ards on Auditing (ISA), INTOSAI st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong><br />

guidelines <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> guidelines issued by <strong>the</strong><br />

National Board <strong>of</strong> Accountants <strong>and</strong> Auditors (NBAA).<br />

The preparation <strong>and</strong> submission <strong>of</strong> Public Authorities<br />

accounts is a legal requirement as per <strong>the</strong> requirements <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> individual Public Authorities enabling Acts <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Companies Act <strong>of</strong> 2002.<br />

Public Authorities annual <strong>report</strong>s provide information to<br />

assist citizens to assess <strong>the</strong> performance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se entities<br />

<strong>and</strong> hold <strong>the</strong>m to account for <strong>the</strong>ir performance in <strong>the</strong> use<br />

<strong>of</strong> public resources. Timely information is necessary for this<br />

to occur. This is <strong>the</strong> whole essence <strong>of</strong> accountability in <strong>the</strong><br />

use <strong>of</strong> public resources.<br />

1.4 Internal Control System<br />

Internal controls refer to all means by which public<br />

resources are directed, monitored, <strong>and</strong> measured. Internal<br />

controls play an important role in preventing <strong>and</strong> detecting<br />

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Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Controller <strong>and</strong> Auditor General PA&oBs 2007/08 5

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