EBK AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES: A SY
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ISBN: 9781260687668
Author: Jr
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL LEARNING SOLN.(CC)
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.30P
To determine
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Internal audit is a process designed to improve and enhance the companies or organization’s operations, and help to assess the whole internal control, corporate governance, and accounting process of a business.
The amount of overall materiality for the audit
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Suppose that you are the auditor of a major retail client who has reported the following income before taxes (IBT) for the first two quarters of the year: 1st quarter = $1,200,000 and 2nd quarter = $1,500,000. You are in the process of establishing overall materiality for the client. Based on prior years, the client has a 10% decline in IBT from the 2nd quarter to the 3rd quarter. You also know that IBT in the 4th quarter increases by 25% over the 3rd quarter.
Determine the amount of overall materiality for the audit based on these preliminary amounts.
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Suppose that you are the auditor of a major retail client who has reported the following income before taxes (IBT) for the first two
quarters of the year: 1st quarter = $1,200,000 and 2nd quarter = $1.500,000. You are in the process of establishing overall
materiality for the client. Based on prior years, the client has a 10 percent decline in IBT from the 2nd quarter to the 3rd quarter.
You also know that IBT in the 4th quarter increases by 25 percent over the 3rd quarter.
Required:
Determine the amount of overall materiality for the audit based on these preliminary amounts.
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When comparing the % of sales in the last month of the year to the total sales for the
year, the auditor notes that the percentage seems significantly higher this period
than previous periods. The auditor is aware that the management receives a bonus
for meeting certain performance metrics. The sales booked during the last month of
the year allowed the company to meet that sales metric, earning management the
bonus. Given this information, which of the following assertions with respect to
revenue would you most likely be concerned about?
Both occurrence and cutoff
Cutoff
Completeness
Occurrence
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EBK AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES: A SY
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