Audit Program Design Part II
ACC/546
May 2, 2011
Audit Program Design Part II
The audit of Apollo Shoes, Inc. requires a design of steps to develop audit objectives to plan the audit. The financial statements are divided into cycles to better manage the audit and disperse to staff within the firm. The following cycle’s sales and collection, payroll and personnel and acquisition and payment were developed to design test of controls, substantive tests of transactions and analytical procedures.
Anderson, Olds, and Watershed, LLP will be designing test of controls, substantive tests of transactions and analytical procedures for Apollo. This will allow our firm to better understand the internal controls within their company along
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Auditors measure the amounts of receivables on hand, how old the accounts are in the general ledger, and the amount of bad debts the company is estimating for non collectable accounts. Testing will also be done to ensure that money collected is posted to the correct receivables accounts; this test alerts auditors to any fraudulent accounting practices in Apollo Shoes such as embezzlement or theft. If a large number of the random sample contains several violations of GAAP or the company's accounting policy, a second sample will be tested to determine how pervasive the errors are in the accounting process for the sales and collection cycles. Upon completing the audit, a written assessment will be given to Apollo Shoes management with recommendations on correcting any accounting violations (Arens, Elder, & Beasley, 2006).
Payroll and personnel cycle
Audit Objective Test of Control Test of Transaction
Personnel records contain Examine the personnel records Compare an employees accurate and detail for proper documentation, information with detail information about the employee copies of drivers’ license on on file. including of rates of pay, file, W-4. Review for signatures
W-4, union records, authorized deductions, etc.
Authorization cards for rate Examine documents for Review information changes, new hires, termination
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f) To evaluate the material misstatement in the accounts, I think both of the consolidated income statement and the three financial statements are useful. We need to use the information properly from all the financial statements. However the consolidated income statement is the most useful one. If there is a significant change in an account balance comparing with preceding two years, the auditor will examine whether there a material misstatement exists. For instance, the bad debt expense as a percent of net sales in 2011, 2010 and 2009 are 0.56%, 0.70% and 0.69%, respectively. There should
Anderson, Olds, and Watershed rely on Apollo Shoes management for the financial statements. In addition, Apollo Shoes management is responsible for internal control over financial reports, ensuring the company complies with applicable laws and regulations, providing all financial records and other related financial information to the firm, and providing a representation letter at the conclusion of the audit confirming management’s
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Apollo Shoes, Inc. as of December 31, 2008 and the results of its operations and cash in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The financial statements and related foot notes to said statements may be used for investors and management to make informed decisions on the health of the company. Also in our opinion, management’s assessment that Apollo Shoes, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of
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business model may seem, there is plenty of hard work invested and financial risks taken to grow
* On the job training is the primary method for employees to learn policies and procedures.