Fundamental Accounting Principles
Fundamental Accounting Principles
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ISBN: 9781259536359
Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Source documents - Source documents are the documentary evidences substantiating the records entered in the books of accounts of a business. They serve as the proof to validate that a particular transaction has happened. A valid source document contains the following details.

• Date

• Serial number/Document number

• Name & address of the vendor/supplier

• Name & address of the customer

• Nature of transaction

• Quantity

• Amount

• Authorized signatory

Source documents are the essential and primary source of audit evidence. A business entity shall place various controls to ensure the validity and authenticity of the source documents. For e.g. a business may have a practice of not accepting overwritten/damaged invoices.

To determine: The source documents from the list of items

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