Ee.8. Business rules implement internal controls. Please review Table 6.1 in your text. Describe which business rules implementsegregation of duties, and identify whether they are obligatory, prohibited, or allowed.Oct.1 Purchases (or Inventory)1,495Account PayablePurchased inventory on credit fromRichardson Inc.Invoice 1125 dated Oct.1, terms 2/10, net 30Oct.11Accounts payablePurchase discountCashPaid Richardson Inc. for invoice 1125 datedOct. 1 less 2% discountDebit to purchases or inventory accountdepends on weather the company uses aperiodic or perpetual inventory system1,4951,495291,465

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Chapter8: Fraud, Internal Controls, And Cash

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Problem 6MC: A company is trying to set up proper internal controls for their accounts payable/inventory...

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A company is trying to set up proper internal controls for their accounts payable/inventory purchasing system. Currently the purchase order is generated by the same person who receives the inventory. Together the purchase order and the receiving ticket are sent to accounts payable for payment. What changes would you make to improve the internal control structure? A. No changes would be made since the person paying the bills is different from the person ordering the inventory. B. The person in accounts payable should generate the purchase order. C. The person in accounts payable should generate the receiving ticket once the invoice from the supplier is received. D. The responsibilities of generating the purchase order and receiving the inventory should be separated among two different people.
Gross Profit Shelly Corporation is an importer and wholesaler. Its merchandise is purchased from several suppliers and is warehoused by Shelly until sold to consumers. In conducting her audit for the year ended June 30, 2019, the corporations CPA determined that the system of internal control was good. Accordingly, she observed the physical inventory at an interim date, May 31, 2019, instead of at year-end. The CPA obtained the following information from the general ledger: The CPAs audit disclosed the following information: Required: In audit engagements in which interim physical inventories are observed, a frequently used auditing procedure is to test the reasonableness of the year-end inventory by the application of gross profit ratios. Prepare in good form the following schedules: 1. Computation of the gross profit ratio for 11 months ended May 31, 2019 2. Computation by the gross profit ratio method of cost of goods sold during June 2019 3. Computation by the gross profit ratio method of June 30, 2019 inventory
Consider each of the following independent situations. Should a company report the goods in its inventory? (a) Goods purchased by the company with shipping terms FOB shipping point that are in transit at the end of the year (b) Goods received by the company on consignment (c) An estimate of the amount of goods sold by the company that it expects the buyer to return (d) Goods required to be purchased by the company under an unconditional purchase obligation
Our narrative and DFDs are created assuming that accounts payable result from the purchase of inventory using a perpetual inventory system. However, inventory is not the only item that a company might purchase. For each of the following situations, show the journal entry (in debit/credit journal entry format with no dollar amounts) that would result when the accounts payable was created. Make and state any assumptions you think are necessary. Situations: 1. Merchandise is purchased, and a periodic inventory process is used. 2. Merchandise is purchased, and a perpetual inventory process is used. 3. Office supplies are purchased. 4. Plant assets are purchased. 5. Legal services are purchased.
Brown Inc. records purchases in a purchases journal and purchase returns in the general journal. Record the following transactions using a purchases journal, a general journal, and an accounts payable subsidiary ledger. The company uses the periodic method of accounting for inventory.
Record general journal entries to correct the errors described below. Assume that the incorrect entries were posted in the same period in which the errors occurred and were recorded using the periodic inventory system. a. A freight cost of 85 incurred on equipment purchased for use in the business was debited to Freight In. b. The issuance of a credit memo to Lang Company for 119 for merchandise returned was recorded as a debit to Purchases Returns and Allowances and a credit to Accounts Receivable, Lang Company. c. A cash sale of 68 to J. L. LaSalle was recorded as a sale on account. d. A purchase of merchandise from James Company in the amount of 750 with a 25 percent trade discount was recorded as a debit to Purchases and a credit to Accounts Payable of 750 each.
A company is trying to set up proper internal controls for their accounts payable/inventory purchasing system. Currently the purchase order is generated by the same person who receives the inventory. Together the purchase order and the receiving ticket are sent to accounts payable for payment. What changes would you make to improve the internal control structure? Group of answer choices 1.The person in accounts payable should generate the purchase order. 2.The person in accounts payable should generate the receiving ticket once the invoice from the supplier is received. 3.No changes would be made since the person paying the bills is different from the person ordering the inventory. 4.The responsibilities of generating the purchase order and receiving the inventory should be separated among two different people.
Ravilero Ltd uses the periodic inventory system and has control accounts and subsidiary ledgers for trade receivables and payables. The general ledger control account balances at 1 June 2019 were: Accounts receivable control $88,520 Accounts payable control 103,820 The following transactions took place during June: Credit inventory sales for the month $116,130 Cash inventory purchases for the month 83,900 Credit inventory purchases for the month 58,820 Cash payments to creditors for the month 115,520 Discount received for the month 2,740 Discount allowed for the month 2,130 Cash receipts from customers for the month 118,100 Cash inventory sales for the month 8,510 June 8: Goods (unpaid) returned by customer 8,440 June 11: Bill payable accepted by creditor in respect of balance of account 2,500 June 16: Goods (paid for) returned to supplier and received cash 6,460 June 21: Offset of accounts receivable and payable recorded 8,510…
Payable ICQ Items: Assertions, Tests of Controls, and Possible Errors or Frauds. Following is a selection of items from internal control questionnaires.1. Are purchase orders above a certain level approved by an officer?2. Are the quantity and quality of goods received determined at the time of receipt by receiving personnel independent of the purchasing department?3. Are vendors’ invoices matched against purchase orders and receiving reports before a liability is recorded?4. Are journal entries authorized at appropriate levels?Required:For each preceding item:a. Identify the management assertion to which it applies.b. Specify one test of controls auditors could use to determine whether the control was operating effectively.c. Give an example of an error or fraud that could occur if the control were absent or ineffective.d. Write a substantive procedure that could find errors or frauds that could result from the absence or ineffectiveness of the control items.
Upon reciept of requisition, the stores manager initiates a three part purchase order. To copies go to the vendor and one copy stays in the stores file. Upon reciept of the goods, the stores manager matches the purchase order with the invoice and forwards them to accounts payable for payments. which of the following statement best describe the internal control over purchasing? a. adequate the internal control exists. b. Inadequate separation of duties exists. c. Inadequate control over accounts payable exists. d. Inadequate control over the requisition pricess exists.
The internal control questionnaire for purchases and accounts payable includes the following questions. Next to each of the questions, indicate the letter of the related transaction assertion.A. OccurrenceB. CompletenessC. AccuracyD. ClassificationE. Cutoff_______ 1. Are vendor's monthly statements reconciled with individual accounts payable accounts?_______ 2. Are all purchases made only on the basis of approved purchase requisitions?_______ 3. Are vendors' invoices listed immediately upon receipt?_______ 4. Are vendors' invoices matched against purchase orders and receiving reports before a liability is recorded?_______ 5. Is the accounts payable customer ledger balanced periodically with the general ledger control account?_______ 6. Does the accounting manual give instructions to date purchase entries on the date of receipt of goods?_______ 7. Are shipping documents authorized and prepared for goods returned to vendors?_______ 8. Is the accounts payable department notified of goods…
A. Occurrence B. Completeness C. Rights and obligationsD. Allocation or valuationE. ClassificationF. ExistenceG. CutoffH. AccuracyI. UnderstandabilityFor each of the following control activities, identify the management assertion that best applies by placing the correct letter in the blank space below.___ 1. Match shipping documents with sales invoices before a sale is recorded.___ 2. Balance total of individual customers' receivables with the control account.___ 3. Sales manager approves taking discounts.___ 4. Computer check for billing the quantity shipped, list price, and total.___ 5. Account for numerical sequence of pre-numbered shipping documents.