Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 11, Problem 36DOQ
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Identify the option that is an example of misappropriation of assets relating to sales.
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To conceal a theft involving receivables, a dishonest bookkeeper might charge which of the following accounts?a. Miscellaneous income.b. Petty cash.c. Miscellaneous expense.d. Sales returns.
Which of the following fraudulent activities most likely could be perpetrated due to the lack of effective internal controls in the revenue cycle?
a. Fictitious transactions may be recorded that cause an understatement of revenues and overstatement of receivables
b. Claim received from customers for goods returned may be intentionally recorded in other customer’s accounts.
c. Authorization of credit memos by personnel who receive cash may permit the misappropriation of cash
d. The failure to prepare shipping documents may cause an overstatement of inventory balances
The official receipt reports a higher amount of cash collected while the corresponding sales invoice being paid reported a lower amount. What possible type of fraud occurred in this case?
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a.Not given among the given choices
b.Tax fraud
c.Lapping
d.Abstraction of collection
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- Cash receipts from sales on account have been misappropriated. Which of the following acts would conceal this defalcation and be least likely to be detected by an auditor?a. Understating the sales journal.b. Overstating the accounts receivable control account.c. Overstating the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger.d. Understating the cash receipts journal.arrow_forwardhe largest form of defalcation (both in dollars and frequency) is: a. Theft of cash directly from the company. b. Theft of cash through disbursement schemes. c. Theft of inventory and small tools. d. Theft of cash by taking customer receipts and writing off accounts receivablearrow_forwardIf a company reported fi ctitious revenue, it could try to cover up its fraud by: A . decreasing assets.arrow_forward
- Suppose we collected cash from a charge customer and the debit was to Cash and the credit to Sales. How and when would this error be discovered?arrow_forwardThe removal of cash from a victim organization before the cash is entered in the organization’s accounting system is:A. Cash larcenyB. A fraudulent disbursementC. SkimmingD. An illegal gratuityarrow_forwardWhich of the following is an example of fraudulent financial reporting? a. The treasurer diverts customer payments to his personal due, concealing his actions by debiting an expense account, thus overstating expenses. O b. An employee steals inventory and the "shrinkage" is recorded in cost of goods sold. O c. Company management changes inventory count tags and overstates ending inventory, while understating cost of goods sold. O d. An employee steals small tools from the company and neglects to return them; the cost is reported as a miscellaneous operating expense.arrow_forward
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