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principles of auditing and other assurance services
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Principles Of Auditing And Other Assurance Services
An auditor requests a cutoff bank statement primarily to:a. Verify the cash balance reported on the bank confirmation.b. Verify reconciling items on the client's bank reconciliation.c. Detect
Which of the following procedures could reveal unrecorded sales at the balance sheet date?a. Comparing shipping documents with sales records.b. Applying gross profit percentages to inventory shipped
Which of the following cash transfers misstates cash at December 31, 1999?Chooses the correct answer. Interbank Transfers Disbursement Recorded in books Receipt Paid by bank Recorded in books
Which of the following accounting issues is most likely to raise an auditor's professional skepticism about earnings manipulation?a. Progress payments.b. Allowance for doubtful accounts.c. Sales
Which of the following is most likely to provide management with incentives to overstate earnings?a. Projected quarterly dividends.b. Issuance of preferred stock.c. Unbudgeted increases in materials
Under which of the following circumstances does management have some discretion in timing the recognition of revenue?a. The timing of revenue is not reasonably determinable and the earnings process
Following are errors, frauds, or other circumstances that an auditor might encounter as a result of applying year end substantive tests to accounts receivable as of December 31, 1999:a. Sales
An independent auditor is engaged to audit the financial statements of a manufacturing company that, consistent with prior years, maintains a significant balance in trade accounts receivable. The
You have audited the financial statements of the Heft Company, a December 31 year end client, for several years. The interim phase of the engagement, completed on August 31, included confirming
Martin Kline, engagement partner for RCT Manufacturing Company, a February 28, 1999, year end client, is performing analytical procedures to better understand RCT's business and to determine where
During an audit of the financial statements of Houston Wholesalers, Inc., for the year ended June 30, 1999, an auditor performs several cutoff tests.Required:1. What are cutoff tests and why are they
Following are errors, frauds, or other circumstances that an auditor might encounter as a result of applying substantive tests to cash balances as of December 31.a. The petty cash fund is short
During year end substantive procedures for cash balances as of June 30, 1999, an auditor obtains a July 10, 1999 bank statement directly from a bank.Required:Explain how the auditor will use the
The following client prepared bank reconciliation is presented to Kautz during an audit of the financial statements of Cynthia Company:Required: Indicate one or more audit procedures Kautz should
After determining that computer controls are valid, Hastings is reviewing the sales system of Rosco Corporation to determine how computer assisted audit techniques may be used to assist in performing
An entry level staff member in the Providence, RI office of DeMarinis & Harrison, LLP, has drafted the following receivable confirmation for the Newman Crosby Company, a December 31, 1998 year
Following is partial evidence from an audit working paper:Required: 1. What is the evidence attempting to detect?2. Did it? Why or why not? Disbursement Date Receipt Date Per Per Per Per Books Bank
Following is partial evidence from an audit working paper:Required:1. What is the evidence attempting to detect?2. Did it? Why or why not? FOB: Destination FOB: Shipping Point FOB: Destination FOB:
Following is an audit working paper that documents an auditor's tests of a client's bank reconciliation.Required: List the deficiencies in this working paper. Ansonia Wire & Cable Co., Inc. Bank
Burger Buddy Restaurants grants area franchises to operate up to two restaurants within a 100 square mile area. The Uniform Franchise Offering Circular reveals that, following payment of the lump sum
Earnings manipulation has been the subject of considerable attention both in the financial press and in academic research. For example. The Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, and Business Week
Identify the major business functions and activities common to the expenditure/disbursement cycle.
Why should policies assure that goods and services be purchased oiJy from approved vendors?
How can management control against unauthorized or duplicate cash payments?
Proper recording within general ledger control accounts does not necessarily mean that transactions are posted accurately to individual vendor accounts. What controls can management institute to
Why should the receiving department be segregated from inventory control and, if possible, from shipping?
Explain how an auditor could perform a transaction walk-through for purchases and cash disbursements.
Why do auditors not usually rely on substantive tests alone when auditing accounts payable that result from credit purchase transactions?
What is the primary focus of an auditor's tests of controls over purchasing?
How does an auditor test whether purchase transactions are authorized in accordance with management's prespecified criteria?
Explain the primary focus of an auditor's tests of cash disbursements to vendors.
As a normal part of tests of controls for cash disbursements, an auditor examines signatures and endorsements on canceled checks, if they're available, looking specifically for unusual items. Give
Which of the following functions is not common to the expenditure/disbursement cycle?a. Resources are acquired from vendors in exchange for obligations to pay.b. Obligations to vendors are paid.c.
The expenditure/disbursement cycle begins with requisitions from user departments and ends with the receipt of materials and the recognition of a liability. An auditor's primary objective in
When considering internal controls over purchases and disbursements, the auditor will be influenced least by:a. Procedures manuals.b. Audit work done by an entity's internal auditors.c. Compensating
Which of the following is most crucial to a purchasing department?a. Authorizing the acquisition of goods.b. Assuring the quality of goods acquired.c. Verifying the propriety of goods acquired.d.
Which of the following control procedures would most likely prevent or detect purchases from unauthorized vendors?a. Maintain updated guidelines for purchase transactions.b. Establish procedures for
An auditor's primary concern when performing tests of controls over purchasing is to determine whether:a. Purchases are properly authorized.b. Purchases are properly recorded.c. Purchase orders agree
How can an auditor test to determine whether Receiving Department procedures are applied properly?a. Test a sample of receiving documents.b. Observe receiving procedures on a surprise basis.c. Review
Which of the following control procedures could prevent or detect payment of goods not received?a. Counting goods when received.b. Matching the purchase order, receiving report, and vendor's
An internal control questionnaire indicates that an approved receiving report accompanies every check request. To test this control, an auditor could select and examine:a. Receiving reports, to
Which of the following would prevent a paid disbursement from being paid a second time?a. Individuals responsible for signing checks should prepare vouchers.b. Disbursements should be approved by at
Assume you are considering a client's controls over purchases and cash disbursements. System documentation was accomplished through flowcharts and narratives and, in conjunction with a
During an audit of Dundee Corporation's financial statements, you become aware of the following control procedures over purchasing and cash disbursement activities:1. Purchases are made only from
Identifying Weaknesses and Inefficiencies in n Purchasing System Madeline Jones, the Lecimore Company's purchasing department manager, has established new policies and procedures to guide the
The flowchart on the following two pages illustrates a system for executing purchases and cash disbursement transactions.Required: Indicate what each of the letters A through L represents in the
Judging the Adequacy of Control Procedures Dunbar Camera, Inc., manufactures high-priced motion picture cameras for the movie industry. The component parts specifications are vital to the filmmaking
Long has been engaged to audit the financial statements of Maylou Corporation. To help consider controls over purchases. Long obtained the purchases flowchartRequired: Identify the procedures for
Recommending Improvements to a Purchase Requisition Properly designed documents and forms improve the likelihood that employees will adhere to prescribed policies and procedures. For example,
Taylor has been engaged to audit the financial statements of University Books, Inc., a full-service college bookstore serving the university community and the general public. University Books
Following are selected questions from internal control questionnaires relating to a company's purchasing, receiving, cash disbursement, and recording functions. A Yes response to a question would
Following are several tests of controls introduced in the chapter:• Examine periodic reports by non-Purchasing Department personnel regarding purchase prices and practices.• Observe Receiving
Harold Brodkey plans to apply sequential sampling to the receiving controls used by the Ozyck Corporation, a December 31, 1999 year end manufacturer and supplier of home lighting fixtures. Based on a
Few departments within a corporation, not-for-profit institution, or governmental entity can have quite as significant an influence on cost containment as Purchasing, since the purchasing function
How can an auditor test whether all payables transactions that should be recorded are actually recorded?
Explain how an auditor determines whether all recorded payables actually represent bona fide obligations of the entity.
What procedures might an auditor use in testing the valuation assertion for purchases and payables?
Under what conditions is an auditor most likely to confirm payables?
Why is confirmation ineffective in detecting understatement of liabilities?
How and why does an auditor test purchases cutoff?
Describe how an auditor searches for unrecorded liabilities.
What sources does an auditor use to test for overstated accounts payable, and how are those sources used?
In testing prepaid insurance, how does an auditor address rights and obligations?
What are the major internal controls an auditor considers when designing substantive tests of accrued property taxes?
What is meant by a "potentially responsible party"?
Under what conditions might an entity not responsible for dumping toxic waste be held responsible by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency?
Which of the following procedures is most telling in addressing the existence assertion for accounts payable?a. Test for unrecorded liabilities.b. Confirm balances with creditors.c. Verify the
Assume an auditor's interim consideration of internal control in the expenditure/disbursement cycle reveals that control risk can be assessed below the maximum and detection risk above the minimum
Which of the following procedures would help an auditor test for overstatements of accounts payable at the balance sheet date?a. Trace entries in the cash disbursements records to items in the
In testing cutoff for purchases and payables at December 31, an auditor is confronted with the following four scenarios. Which of the four most likely represents a cutoff error, requiring that the
In performing analytical procedures in the expenditure/disbursement cycle, an auditor detects that payables divided by current liabilities appears low in comparison with prior years. Which of the
In addressing control procedures for prepaid insurance, which of the following controls would not be relevant to the auditor?a. Controls over purchase cutoff.b. Controls over the acquisition of new
Which of the following procedures is most relevant to testing the completeness assertion for prepaid insurance?a. Testing whether insurance coverage exceeds the replacement value of insured tangible
In addressing control procedures for accrued property taxes, which of the following controls would not be relevant to the auditor?a. Controls over the recognition of accrued taxes.b. Controls over
Which of the following are likely legitimate reasons why a potentially responsible party would have difficulty estimating environmental cleanup costs?a. Possible as yet unknown contamination.b.
Under which of the following conditions would it be inappropriate for a potentially responsible party to capitalize toxic waste cleanup costs?a. The costs relate to a long existing disposal site.b.
Following are errors, frauds, or other circumstances an auditor might encounter as a result of applying year end substantive tests of details to accounts payable as of December 31, 1999:a. The aged
Stanford Seeles, engagement partner for the audit of the Torgesen-Tate Corporation, is planning the nature, timing, and extent of audit procedures for accounts payable. Prior year working papers
Taylor is engaged to audit Rex Wholesaling for the year ended December 31, 1999. Taylor considered internal controls over purchasing, receiving, trade accounts payable, and cash disbursement and has
There is a presumption in the profession that an auditor is required to justify his or her opinion on financial statements when accounts receivable are not confirmed, but not when accounts payable
Partly to address the existence and completeness assertions, auditors typically test purchase cutoff at the balance sheet date, thereby addressing whether purchase transactions are recorded in the
Auditors are often concerned that liabilities may be understated as a result of unrecorded payables. On the other hand, auditors may be concerned that liabilities are overstated as a result of
Unrecorded payables result in two potentially material misstatements in an entity's financial statements: understated liabilities, because the credit to Payables is not recorded, and overstated
You are in the final stages of your audit of the Ozine Corporation's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1999, when the corporation's chief executive officer, Gordon Sumner,
Harper has completed tests of accounts payable and other liabilities for the Hawthorne Corporation, and now plans to determine whether there are any loss contingencies arising from litigation,
During your audit of the financial statements of the John Delaney Manufacturing Company for the year ended December 31, 1999, you find that at January 1, 1999, the company had installed the following
During an audit of the financial statements of Custer-McClurg, Inc., Timothy Barnes, the engagement manager, requested and received a client prepared property and casualty insurance spreadsheet that
Following is an audit working paper that documents an auditor's work for Feldman Services, Inc.'s accounts payable aged trial balance for the year ended December 31, 1999.Required: List the
Following is an audit working paper that documents an auditor's work for Sempier & Fiske, Inc.'s accrued property taxes payable for the year ended December 31, 1999. Sempier & Fiske is a
During the planning stage of an audit, the engagement partner and manager tour the assembly facilities of York Chemicals, a manufacturer and supplier of chemical solvents to auto body shops
When using statistical sampling for tests of controls, an auditor's evaluation would include a statistical conclusion about whether:a. Deviations in the population are within an acceptable range.b.
Tests of controls provide reasonable assurance that controls are applied as prescribed.A sampling method that is useful when testing controls is:a. Nonstatistical sampling.b. Attribute estimation
Statistical sampling:a. Measures quantitatively the risk from testing only part of an audit population.b. Allows the same degree of confidence as nonstatistical sampling but with substantially less
Assessing control risk too high is the risk that the sample:a. Does not support tolerable error for some or all of management's assertions.b. Contains proportionately more deviations from prescribed
Assessing control risk too low relates to:a. The efficiency of the audit.b. The effectiveness of the audit.c. The preliminary estimate of materiality.d. Tolerable error.Choose the best answer.
Statistical sampling may be applied to test controls when a client's control procedures:a. Depend primarily on segregation of duties.b. Are carefully reduced to writing and are included in client
Which of the following statements is correct?a. The expected population deviation rate has little or no effect on sample size.b. As the population size doubles, the sample size also should double.c.
When sampling for attributes, which of the following would decrease sample size?Choose the best answer. Risk of Assessing Control Risk Too Low a. Increase b. Decrease c. Increase d. Increase
An auditor is performing an attribute estimation sampling plan. Assuming a .05 acceptable risk of assessing control risk too low, a .04 tolerable rate of deviation, and a .01 expected population
An auditor is performing an attribute estimation sampling plan. The risk of assessing control risk too low is .05 and sample size is 80.Assuming one deviation is detected, what is the auditor's
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