Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Why is it more important to search for unrecorded notes payablethan for unrecorded notes receivable? Suggest audit procedures that the auditor can useto uncover unrecorded notes payable.
the auditor is planning to use accounts payable confirmations when auditing the client's accounts payable. The use of accounts payable confirmations will test which of the following assertions?
a. rights and obligations
b. existence (only)
c. existence and completeness
d. cutoff
To gather audit evidence related to accounts receivable, the client should mail the confirmation requests.
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- Which of the following types of documentary evidence should the auditor consider the most reliable?a. Sales invoice created by the client with the support of proof of delivery from an outside delivery serviceb. Confirmation of debt balances sent and returned directly to the auditorc. Check made by the company and includes a sign of approval of the party receiving the money, which is included in the bank statement sent directly to the auditord. An audit list prepared by the client controller and reviewed by the client treasurer.arrow_forwardL. King, CPA, is auditing the financial statements of Cycle Company, a client that has receivables from customers arising from the sale of goods in the normal course of business. King is aware that the confirmation of accounts receivable is a generally accepted auditing procedure. Required: a. Under what circumstances could King justify omitting the confirmation of Cycle’s accounts receivable? b. In designing confirmation requests, what factors are likely to affect King’s assessment of the reliability of confirmations that King sends? c. What alternative procedures could King consider performing when replies to positive confirmation requests are not received?arrow_forward1. Which of the following may be considered to be primary objective of the auditor in the examination of accounts receivables? a. Determine the approximate time of collectability of receivables b. Determine the relationship of receivables to sales c. Determine the reasonableness of the sales figure d. Establish validity and collectability of receivables 2. In determining the validity of accounts receivable, which of the following would the auditor consider most reliable? a. Direct telephone communication between the auditor and debtor b. Confirmation replies received directly from customers c. Credits to accounts receivable from the cash receipts book after the close of business at year end d. Documentary evidence that supports the accounts receivable balance 3. An auditor should perform alternative procedures to substantiate the existence of accounts receivable when a. Pledging of the receivables is probable b. No reply to a negative confirmation request is received c. No reply to a…arrow_forward
- Which of the following types of documentary evidence should the auditor consider to be the most reliable? Select one: a. A sales invoice issued by the client and supported by a delivery receipt from an outside trucker. b. Confirmation of an account payable balance mailed by and returned directly to the auditor c. An audit schedule prepared by the client’s controller and reviewed by the client’s treasurer. d. A check, issued by the company and bearing the payee’s endorsement, that is included with the bank statements mailed directly to the auditorarrow_forwardChoose the one correct answer Which of the following statements is valid relating to confirmation of accounts receivable? * a. A positive confirmation provides more reliable evidence than the negative confirmation because the auditor can perform follow-up procedures if no response is received from the debtorB. A negative form of confirmation is preferable to use when individual account balances of customers are relatively largec. In positive confirmation, failure to reply must be regarded as a correct response, even though the debtor may have ignored the confirmation requestd. An auditor must consider using the negative form of confirmation when there is reason to believe that there may be a substantial number of accounts in dispute or with inaccuracies or irregularitiese. None of the abovearrow_forwardWhat constitutes the authorization for notes payable? What documentary evidence could auditors examine to confirm this authorization?arrow_forward
- Dodge, CPA, is auditing the financial statements of amanufacturing company with a significant amount of trade accounts receivable. Dodgeis satisfied that the accounts are correctly summarized and classified and that allocations,reclassifications, and valuations are made in accordance with GAAP. Dodge is planningto use accounts receivable confirmation requests to obtain sufficient appropriate evidenceas to trade accounts receivable.a. Identify and describe the two forms of accounts receivable confirmation requestsand indicate what factors Dodge will consider in determining when to use each.b. Assume that Dodge has received a satisfactory response to the confirmation requests.Describe how Dodge can evaluate collectibility of the trade accounts receivable.c. What are the implications to a CPA if during an audit of accounts receivable someof a client’s trade customers do not respond to a request for positive confirmation oftheir accounts?d. What auditing steps should a CPA perform if there…arrow_forwardIt is common practice to audit the balance in notes payable inconjunction with the audit of interest expense and interest payable. Explain theadvantages of this approach.arrow_forwardThe following audit procedures are consistent with gathering evidence about the valuation assertion of a client’s accounts receivable balance, except: * Inquiry with the management with regard the client policy of providing allowance for doubtful accounts. Vouching entries in the sales journal to the delivery receipt to test the propriety of the sale transaction and the resulting receivable balance. Recomputation of the client’s aging schedule and the required allowance for doubtful accounts. Testing the reasonableness of the client’s estimation policy in determining the portion of the receivables that are doubtful of collection. None of the above.arrow_forward
- Explain why auditors usually emphasize the detection of fraud inthe audit of cash receipts. Is this consistent or inconsistent with the auditor’s responsibilityin the audit? Explain.arrow_forwardWhich of the following types of audit evidence can be considered the least reliable? a.Purchase order forms with significant alterations. b.Physical counts of inventory observed by the auditor. c.Bank statements obtained from the client company's bank. d.Correspondence from the client's attorney about litigationarrow_forward
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