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Author: Ray Whittington, Kurt Pany
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 42EOQ
Vouching from journals (or ledgers) to source documents most directly tests:
- (1) Completeness (understatements).
- (2) Existence (overstatements).
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An audit trail is a step-by-step record by which accounting data can be traced to its source. Therefore, Vouching is used primarily to test which of the following assertions about classes of transaction?
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- How to ensure that overstatement as well as misstatements of account balances due to redundancy and out-of-date of information flows are identified and terminated?arrow_forwardSpecialized journals are books of original entry. True Falsearrow_forwardWhich of the following statements is associated with analytical procedure test? a. It helps to identify the errors in journal and ledger. b. It helps to test the internal control system. c. It helps to study the comparison of relationships among balance sheet accounts. d. It helps to discover detailed misstatements in the financial statements.arrow_forward
- Transferring journal entries to the ledger accounts is called posting and should be performed in chronological order. True of falsearrow_forwardTransaction are entered in the ledger accounts and then transferred to journals. The answer is true or falsearrow_forwardAn item or information is said to be material if misstatement of which can influence the ___ a. Auditor's decision b. Audit committee's decision c. User's decision d. Management decisionarrow_forward
- Which of the following statements about a journal is false? (a) It is not a book of original entry. (b) It provides a chronological record of transactions. (c) It helps to locate errors because the debit and credit amounts for each entry can be readily compared. (d) It discloses in one place the complete effect of a transaction.arrow_forwarddescribe accounting warning signs and methods for detecting manipulation of informationin fi nancial reports.arrow_forwardWhen processing controls within the accounting information system may not leave visible evidence that could be inspected by audit teams, the teams shoulda. Make corroborative inquiries.b. Observe the separation of duties of personnel.c. Review transactions submitted for processing and compare them to related output.d. Review the run manual.arrow_forward
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