Data Analytics For Accounting
19th Edition
ISBN: 9781260375190
Author: RICHARDSON, Vernon J., Teeter, Ryan, Terrell, Katie
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 6, Problem 4DQ
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Explain how perspective analytics might help address a potential audit issue.
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Based on an assessment of audit risk, the auditors are concerned with the following two risks:
The risk that that the client might be making duplicate payments to vendors.
The risk that the client’s accounting clerk might be making unauthorized payments to himself.
Required:
a. Assuming that the client has a manual accounting system, describe how the auditors can design a test to identify the duplicate payments and unauthorized payments.
b. Assuming that the client has an IT accounting system, describe how the auditors might use data analytic software to design a test to identify the duplicate payments and the unauthorized payments.
c. Describe the advantages of using data analytics software to identify unusual transactions or entries.
Which of the following is an incorrect statement?
a. The amount of audit work should vary inversely with the likelihood of material misstatements existing in the accounting records.
b. The better the organization’s control structure, the less likely it is that material misstatements will be present
c. Complex or unusual transactions are more likely to be recorded in error than recurring or routine transactions are
d. If misstatements are likely to occur in the recording process, the auditor should develop procedures to detect misstatements.
In assessing the possibility of invalid data in a human resources computer system, such as incorrect job classifications, ages exceeding retirement age, or erroneous ethnic classifications, the auditor should employ the following approach to determine the potential extent of the problem:Select one:
a.
Submit test data to test the effectiveness of edit controls over the input of data.
b.
Use generalized audit software to select a sample of employees. Use the sample to determine the validity of data items and project the result to the population as a whole.
c.
Review and test access controls to ensure that access is limited to authorized individuals.
d.
Use generalized audit software to develop a detailed report of all data outside specified parameters.
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