Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
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Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
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Chapter 11, Problem 36HOQ
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Identify the transaction that would most likely to be detected by an auditor’s review of the client’s sales cutoff.
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Which of the following problems can be most easily detected by reviewing the appropriateness of our
client's year-end sales cutoff?
a.
Overlapping (lapping) of accounts receivable.
b.
Unregistered sales discounts.
C.
Substantial returns of merchandise sold on credit.
d.
Overestimated sales for the period.
If sales were overstated by recording a false credit sale at the end of the year, where could you find the false “dangling debit”?a. Inventory.b. Cost of goods sold.c. Bad debt expense.d. Accounts receivable.
Which of the following might be detected by auditors’ cutoff review and examination of sales journal entries for several days prior to the balance sheet date?a. Lapping year-end accounts receivable.b. Inflating sales for the year.c. Kiting bank balances.d. Misappropriating merchandise.
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