Auditing And Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9780134897431
Author: ARENS, Alvin A.
Publisher: PEARSON
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1. The negative form of accounts receivable confirmation request is particularly useful except when
a. Individual account balances are relatively large
b. Internal control surrounding accounts receivable is considered to be effective
c. A large number of small balances are involved
d. The auditor has reason to believe the persons receiving the request are likely to give them consideration
2. The starting point for the verification of the balance in the general ledger account is to obtain
a. A bank reconciliation from the client
b. The client’s cash account from the general ledger
c. A cutoff bank statement directly from the bank
d. The client’s year-end bank statement
Which of the following statements is invalid relating to confirmation of accounts receivable? a. A negative form of confirmation is preferable to use when individual account balances of customers are relatively smallb. 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 debtorc. 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 irregularitiesd. In negative confirmation, failure to reply must be regarded as a correct response, even though the debtor may have ignored the confirmation requeste. None of the above
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Which of the following statements is invalid relating to confirmation of accounts receivable? a. A negative form of confirmation is preferable to use when individual account balances of customers are relatively smallb. 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 debtorc. 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 irregularitiesd. In negative confirmation, failure to reply must be regarded as a correct response, even though the debtor may have ignored the confirmation requeste. None of the above
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- When an audit team does not receive a response on a positive accounts receivable confirmation, auditors should do all of the following excepta. Send a second request.b. Do nothing for immaterial balances.c. Examine shipping documents.d. Examine client correspondence files.arrow_forward3. 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 positive confirmation request is received d. Collectibility of the receivable sis in doubtarrow_forwardConfirmation of accounts receivable that have been categorized initially by an auditor as "exceptions" most likely could be due to: O Responses that were mailed rather than faxed to the auditor. O Customers who have credit or zero balances with the client. Payments mailed to the client that have not been recorded. O Accounts receivable that have been classified as uncollectablearrow_forward
- In auditing accounts receivable, the negative form of confirmations request is used when A. Response rate to positive confirmation request was low B. The total amount of account receivable is immaterial to the financial statement taken as a whole C. Recipients are likely to return positive confirmation without verifying the information D. The combined assessed level of both inherent risk and control risk relative to account receivable is lowarrow_forwardIn a single-entry system, what financial aspect is challenging to detect due to its limited recording approach? A. Outstanding liabilities B. Fraud C. Revenue D. Gross profitarrow_forwardRead the case. Then answer the questions based on it. BACKGROUND: Audit standards indicate that there is a presumption that auditors will confirm accounts receivable unless the balance is immaterial, confirmations are deemed ineffective, or the auditors' assessment of risk is low and other procedures will achieve the same objective. However, these instances are considered few and far between and current trends in auditing indicate that there is an expectation that accounts receivable will be confirmed. Auditors may stratify the population, use haphazard or judgmental sampling, and send positive or negative requests. Jenner & Jenner CPAs are the auditors for the Leno Company. In reviewing the accounts receivable aging, the auditors learn that there is a high number of accounts with balances, there are some very large and very small balances, and many customers' balances consist of multiple invoices. 2. How should the auditors mitigate the risk associated with both very large and…arrow_forward
- Confirmation of accounts receivable is a presumptively mandatory audit procedure. In performing this procedure, auditors use positive confirmation requests or negative confirmation requests or a combination of both. Describe three conditions that should exist for the auditors to use the negative form of request.arrow_forwardWhich of the following would a fraudster perceive as a pressure? A. lack of management oversight B. everyone does it C. living beyond ones means D. lack of an internal audit functionarrow_forwardWhich of the following evidence provides the least assurance of reliability? A. Accounts receivable B. Sales invoice C. Vendor invoice D. Bank statementsarrow_forward
- When the client’s internal control are good, internal documents are more reliable than external True False Whenever practical and reasonable, the confirmation of accounts receivable is required of CPAs. True False Confirmations are ordinarily not used to verify individual transactions such as sales True False Of the three types of confirmations used by auditors, the most reliable type is the positive conformation with the information to be confirmed included on the form. True False Analytical procedures are required during the planning and completion phases on all financial statements audits. True Falsearrow_forwardIf the auditor concludes that there is a high likelihood of material misstatement in accounts receivable due to changing economic conditions, the auditor concludes that inherent risk for accounts receivab is low. Select one: OTrue O False earrow_forwardWhich of the following statements about confirming accounts receivable (A/R) and accounts payable (A/P) is true? Question options: A/R confirmations are more likely to include the client's balance than A/P confirmations. A/R and A/P are always confirmed regardless of the materiality of the balance or risks of material misstatement. The assertion with the highest risk of material misstatement for A/R and A/P is Existence. Positive and negative confirmations are always used to audit A/R and A/P.arrow_forward
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