Assume the following exceptions to prescribed control procedures over sales transactions occurred in the Lane Company: 1.
Question:
Assume the following exceptions to prescribed control procedures over sales transactions occurred in the Lane Company:
1. A shipment to a bona fide customer was not billed.
2. A sales invoice was correctly journalized but was not posted to the customer's account in the subsidiary ledger.
3. Sales were made at unauthorized prices.
4. A sales invoice was incorrectly footed causing the sales entry and subsequent postings to be incorrect.
5. A sales order was incorrectly filled and shipped.
6. Sales were made to customers who were poor credit risks.
7. A sales invoice was not journalized.
8. A customer's records were stolen.
Required:
a. Indicate the function and specific internal accounting control objective associated with each occurrence.
b. Indicate the control procedure(s) that could prevent or detect the occurrences.
c. Identify a specific test of transactions that would determine whether each control indicated in
(b) above is operating as planned.
Step by Step Answer:
Modern Auditing
ISBN: 9780471542834
5th Edition
Authors: Walter Gerry Kell, William C. Boynton, Richard E. Ziegler