Susan Harris is a new assistant

auditor with the public accounting

firm of Sparks, Watts, and Wilcox,

CPAs. On her third audit

assignment, Harris examined the

documentation underlying 60

disbursements as a test of controls

over purchasing, receiving,

vouchers payable, and cash

disbursement procedures. In the

process, she found five

disbursements for the purchase of

materials with no receiving reports

in the documentation. She noted the

exceptions in her working papers

and called them to the attention of

the senior auditor. Relying on prior

experience with the client, the

senior auditor disregarded Harris's

comments, and nothing further was

done about the exceptions.