Auditing Accountant

The following are 11 audit procedures taken from an audit.

1. Foot the accounts payable trail balance and compare the total with the general ledger.
2. confirm accounts payable balances directly with vendors
3. Accounts for a sequence of checks in the cash disbursements journal to determine whether any have been omitted.
4. Examine vendors invoices to verify the ending balance in accounts payable
5. Compare the balance in payroll tax expense with previous years. The comparison takes the increase in payroll tax rates into account
6. Examine the internal auditors initials on monthly bank reconciliation as an indication of whether they have been review.
7. Examine vendors invoices other documentation in support of recorded transaction in the acquisition journal
8. multiply the commission rate by total sales and compare the result with commission expenses
9. Examine vendors invoices and other supporting documents to determine whether large amounts in the repair and maintenance account should be capitalized
10. Discuss the duties of the cash disbursements clerk with him and observe whether he has responsibility for handling cash or preparing the bank reconciliation.
11. inquire about the accounts payable supervisor monthly review of a computer generated exception report of receiving reports and purchase orders that have not been matched with a vendor invoice.

a. Indicate whether each procedure is a test of control, substantive test of transaction, analytical procedure, or a test of details of balance.

b. identify the type of evidence for each procedure