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Oceanview Marine Company 5-2-a Preliminary Materiality December 31, 2018 1. Planning data Current year (unaudited) Prior year Sales/revenue (net) 26,419,090 22,861,320 Expenses 6,316,336 5,669,023 Gross margin 7,285,791 6,331,206 Pre-tax income 969,455 662,183 Current assets 16,516,127 14,753,281 Current liabilities 7,149,557 5,921,882 Total assets 17,112,644 15,365,761 Materiality 50,000 2. Preliminary Judgment about Materiality Measurement base (i.e., income, revenue, assets) Percentage applied * (rounded) Preliminary materiality Pre-tax income-969,455 7.5 % 100,000 * Materiality percentages: These materiality factors are provided as Pre-tax income 3 – 10% guidelines only, and should be used only as Assets ½ – 1% an aid in the development of your professional Equity ½ – 5% judgment. The materiality level should represent Revenue ½ – 1% the largest amount of a misstatement or group Gross profit ½ – 5% of misstatements that would not, in your judgment, influence or change a decision based on the financial statements.
Oceanview Marine Company 5-2-b Preliminary Materiality (continued) December 31, 2018 3. Justify/Support your Preliminary Judgment about Materiality State the factors you considered when you chose the base and the percentage for the preliminary judgment about materiality. Link the percentage you chose to the level of acceptable audit risk. Base: I decided to set the preliminary materiality using pre-tax income for a few reasons. In line with common practice for non-public, profit-oriented companies like Oceanview, pre-tax income serves as the preferred basis for preliminary materiality. It effectively captures the company's overall performance. Percentage: Percentages ranging from 3% to 10% are commonly used to determine preliminary materiality based on pre-tax income. Estimates around 7% to 8% are often considered standard when the acceptable audit risk is moderate. I leaned towards this range due to the strong financial performance of Oceanview and the integrity exhibited by its management. I chose to establish preliminary materiality at 7.5% of pre- tax income.
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