Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 6, Problem 45P

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Explain how the auditors can determine whether the client has made a proper year-end cutoff of sales transactions.

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To determine

Determine the cutoff error upon the financial statements of the current year.

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As orders are received from customers, a personnel in the sales department prepares a sales order and sends a copy to the credit department for checking the viability of the customer's credit. A copy of the sales order is then sent to the shipping department for the preparation of the goods for delivery, the delivery receipt and the sales invoice which is then sent to the customer. A copy of the sales order, delivery receipt and the sales invoice is then sent to the accounting department for recording. What area in the transaction cycle is deemed a control weakness instead of a strength?a. The approval of the customer credit.b. The preparation of the delivery receipt.c. The preparation of the sales invoice.d. None can be deemed as a weakness.
Precision Industries, Inc., is a manufacturer of electronic components. When a purchase order is received from a customer, a sales clerk prepares a serially numbered sales order and sends copies to the shipping and accounting departments. When the merchandise is shipped to the customer, the shipping department prepares a serially numbered shipping advice and sends a copy to the accounting department. Upon receipt of the appropriate documents, the accounting department records the sale in the accounting records. All shipments are FOB shipping point.   How can the auditors determine whether Precision Industries, Inc., has made a proper year-end cutoff of sales transactions?
Precision Industries, Inc., is a manufacturer of electronic components. When a purchase order is received from a customer, a sales clerk prepares a serially numbered sales order and sends copies to the shipping and accounting departments. When the merchandise is shipped to the customer, the shipping department prepares a serially numbered shipping advice and sends a copy to the accounting department. Upon receipt of the appropriate documents, the accounting department records the sale in the accounting records. All shipments are FOB shipping point.   Assume that all shipments for the first five days of the following year were recorded as occurring in the current year. If not corrected, what effect will this cutoff error have upon the financial statements for the current year?
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