Accounting Information Systems
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ISBN: 9781133934400
Author: James A. Hall
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Identify the statement which is not related to the independent verification control.
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Which of the following is NOT an independent verification control?a. The shipping department verifies that the goods sent from the warehouse are correct in type and quantity.b. General ledger clerks reconcile journal vouchers that were independently prepared in various departments.c. The use of prenumbered sales orders.d. The billing department reconciles the shipping notice with the sales invoice to ensure that customers are billed for only the quantities shipped.
An auditors would vouch copies of sales invoices to shipping documents in order to determine that:
A- Sales that are billed were also shipped
B-Customer shipments were billed
C-Shipments to customer were also recorded as receivables
D- The subsidiary accounts receivable ledger was updated
explain whether they are considered improper segregation of functions?
a. The billig department prepares the customers, invoices and records the sale in the sales journal
b. Mailroom clerk open cash receipts envelopes from customers and also prepares the remittance list.
c. Accounting clerk recives journal vouchers from various departments and post togeneral ledger accounts
d. The sales department approves sales credit memos as the result of production returns and forwards these to the Account Receivable department, which adjusts the customer accounts to reflect the return.
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