Auditing And Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9780134897431
Author: ARENS, Alvin A.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 24DQP
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State whether the given situation should be tested or not. Also, explain the reason.
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The following are specific balance-related audit objectives applied to the audit of accounts receivable (a. through i.) and management assertions about account balances (1 through 6). The list
referred to in the specific balance-related audit objectives is the list of the accounts receivable from each customer at the balance sheet date.
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Requirement
For each specific balance-related audit objective, identify the appropriate management assertion. (Hint: See table.)
Specific balance-related audit objective
There are no unrecorded receivables.
b. Uncollectible accounts have been provided for.
C. Receivables that have become uncollectible have been written off.
d.
All accounts on the list are expected to be collected within 1 year.
The total of the amounts on the accounts receivable listing agrees with the
general ledger balance for accounts receivable.
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e.
Management assertion
Indicate whether each of the following audit procedures is a testof controls, a substantive test, or a dual-purpose test. Next, indicate the financial statement assertion most closely related to each audit procedure.
Required:a. Vouch recorded sales invoices to supporting shipping documents.b. Inspect recorded sales invoices for credit approval.c. Vouch recorded sales invoices prices to the approved price list.d. Send confirmations to all customers regarding accounts receivable.e. Recalculate the arithmetic accuracy of the recorded sales invoices.f. Compare the shipment date of recorded sales invoices with the invoice record date.g. Trace recorded sales invoices to posting in the general ledger control account and in the correct customer’s account.h. Select a sample of shipping documents from the shipping department file and trace shipments to recorded sales invoices.i. Scan recorded sales invoices and shipping documents for missing numbers in sequence.j. Vouch sales invoices and…
S1: The primary purpose of performing compliance tests is to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded at the amounts executed. s2: The process of analyzing subsidiary ledger accounts of accounts receivable to determine those accounts which are current, past due, and collective is called analysis. s3: Most of the information included in the permanent file are accumulated during the current year's audit.
A. all statements are true
B. all statements are false
C. S1 and S2 are true
D. S1 and S3 are true
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Auditing And Assurance Services
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