Transaction Reversal
What must an enterprise represent when a previously recorded commercial event is unwound?
What must be trueWhen a previously recorded commercial event is unwound, the enterprise must represent the reversal rather than silently erasing the original event.
When a recorded commercial event is unwound, the business has to represent the reversal and preserve the fact that the original event occurred.
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Why does this matter?
The business must establish a clear understanding of transaction reversal to ensure proper control and accountability.
What must be true?
When a previously recorded commercial event is unwound, the enterprise must represent the reversal rather than silently erasing the original event.
This is not a requirement of one particular software system. A business still has to establish itself whether it is using paper records, spreadsheets or a business system.
See what this looks like in practice
The evidence follows a reversal from its initiating condition through approval, resulting records and the changed business state.
The original commercial event is preserved while a reversal changes the resulting business state.
A reversal refers back to what happenedThe original commercial event is preserved while a reversal changes the resulting business state.- the original event is not silently erased
- the reversal has its own consequences
- correction remains part of the audit history
A correction is itself a business event with consequences for the business record.
A correction is itself a business event with consequences for the business record.
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Where this research connects
FMCG & Retail
Businesses that source, move, stock, process and sell everyday goods.
Explore Research bodyFMCG & Retail Research
Ithoka's FMCG research examines how businesses establish, manage and control the work involved in moving goods from supply to sale.
Explore SystemIthoka Business Suite
Technology for connecting business processes, records and decisions across an operation.
Explore TechnologyBusiness Automation
Technology for connecting business processes, records and decisions so work can be carried out more consistently.
Explore Business environmentHorizon Group
A multi-branch FMCG and retail business environment connecting its people, locations, products, stock and operations.
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