You are the auditor for a small manufacturer. The USA Best Co. In the process of conducting the financial audit for the year ended December 31, 20XX you are required to determine whether Petty Cash is being abused. In order to determine this, your first step is to do an audit of the petty cash box. You are provided the following information. It is January 2, 20XY and no one has had access to the petty cash box since December 31, 20XX. The box actually had a seal on it and can only be "un"sealed by the auditor. Therefore, your report is for the year ended December 31, 20XX Petty Cashier: Betty A. Gianio Beginning Balance in Petty Cash: $200.00 > 135 d erece Ending Balance in Petty Cash (actual cash monies): $65.00 All petty cash receipts are signed by the person receiving/requesting the reimbursement and the petty cashier has also signed all the petty cash receipts. All requests are substantiated with a receipt. Petty Cash is reimbursed at least one a month. Enclosed in the Petty Cash box are the following petty cash receipts: Date Vendor Description Account Amount Received By: December 1 Wal-Mart 12.54 Dan Kim December 8 Office Max 43.00 Dan Kim December 4.50 Shirley James U.S. Postal Service Wal-Mart Daily Coffee for $4500 office staff Colored paper and #4305 envelopes Postage for #4210 Certified mail Cleaning Supplies #4400 for Restrooms Donuts for Morning #4610 Business Meeting Copies of Company #4305 Brochure 26.90 December 14 December Tammy Cribbs Donut Mart 10.85 Tim Owens December Copies to Go 42.00 Tim Owens 20 139.79 Account # Description: #1000 Cash #1010 Petty Cash #4650 Cash Over/Short #4210 Postage Expense #4305 Office Supplies Expense #4405 Copies/Printing Expense #4400 Cleaning and Maintenance Expense #4500 Miscellaneous #4610 Business Meetings Expense You need to do a reconciliation of the petty cash account which would include the following. Prepare your answer in type written form. 2. COM What is the amount of cash that should be in the Petty Cash Box? If the amount of cash is correct no action would be necessary. If the amount of cash is incorrect, what action(s) would you deem necessary. What if any journal entries are necessary. Does the account description for each transaction appear to be appropriate or do you need additional information? Yes or No and Explain. Is the account number correct that was assigned? Yes or No and Explain. What are your conclusions for the client in regard to petty cash. What or how do you think the Petty Cashier could make the process better? "HOW" do you recommend the client fix the problem(s)? What are your thoughts in regard to fraud error mistakes that could occur in regard to petty cash and the internal control procedures required? What procedures or recommendation do you have for the client? Provide the proper journal entry to reimburse petty cash so that $200.00 is now in the petty cash box. Prepare a properly referenced working paper in Excel to show "How an auditor would communicate the above. This working paper needs proper reference for each number on the worksheet, tick marks, proper explanations, and working paper reference(s). When you prepare this working paper, you need to communicate to your partner or manager what you did, what you found, what the number(s) mean. Remember that each number needs a tick mark. Also, remember that the working paper needs a proper heading, tick mark legend, conclusion, and reference of any journal entries required and then a working paper with the journal entry(ies). Detail is critical XYZ Co. Petty Cash Voucher DATE of RECEIPT AMOUNT PURPOSE ACCOUNT NUMBER Signature of Employee Requesting Payment Signature of Petty Cashier Date of Payment Please attach receipt You are the auditor for a small manufacturer. The USA Best Co. In the process of conducting the financial audit for the year ended December 31, 20XX you are required to determine whether Petty Cash is being abused. In order to determine this, your first step is to do an audit of the petty cash box. You are provided the following information. It is January 2, 20XY and no one has had access to the petty cash box since December 31, 20XX. The box actually had a seal on it and can only be "un"sealed by the auditor. Therefore, your report is for the year ended December 31, 20XX Petty Cashier: Betty A. Gianio Beginning Balance in Petty Cash: $200.00 > 135 d erece Ending Balance in Petty Cash (actual cash monies): $65.00 All petty cash receipts are signed by the person receiving/requesting the reimbursement and the petty cashier has also signed all the petty cash receipts. All requests are substantiated with a receipt. Petty Cash is reimbursed at least one a month. Enclosed in the Petty Cash box are the following petty cash receipts: Date Vendor Description Account Amount Received By: December 1 Wal-Mart 12.54 Dan Kim December 8 Office Max 43.00 Dan Kim December 4.50 Shirley James U.S. Postal Service Wal-Mart Daily Coffee for $4500 office staff Colored paper and #4305 envelopes Postage for #4210 Certified mail Cleaning Supplies #4400 for Restrooms Donuts for Morning #4610 Business Meeting Copies of Company #4305 Brochure 26.90 December 14 December Tammy Cribbs Donut Mart 10.85 Tim Owens December Copies to Go 42.00 Tim Owens 20 139.79 Account # Description: #1000 Cash #1010 Petty Cash #4650 Cash Over/Short #4210 Postage Expense #4305 Office Supplies Expense #4405 Copies/Printing Expense #4400 Cleaning and Maintenance Expense #4500 Miscellaneous #4610 Business Meetings Expense You need to do a reconciliation of the petty cash account which would include the following. Prepare your answer in type written form. 2. COM What is the amount of cash that should be in the Petty Cash Box? If the amount of cash is correct no action would be necessary. If the amount of cash is incorrect, what action(s) would you deem necessary. What if any journal entries are necessary. Does the account description for each transaction appear to be appropriate or do you need additional information? Yes or No and Explain. Is the account number correct that was assigned? Yes or No and Explain. What are your conclusions for the client in regard to petty cash. What or how do you think the Petty Cashier could make the process better? "HOW" do you recommend the client fix the problem(s)? What are your thoughts in regard to fraud error mistakes that could occur in regard to petty cash and the internal control procedures required? What procedures or recommendation do you have for the client? Provide the proper journal entry to reimburse petty cash so that $200.00 is now in the petty cash box. Prepare a properly referenced working paper in Excel to show "How an auditor would communicate the above. This working paper needs proper reference for each number on the worksheet, tick marks, proper explanations, and working paper reference(s). When you prepare this working paper, you need to communicate to your partner or manager what you did, what you found, what the number(s) mean. Remember that each number needs a tick mark. Also, remember that the working paper needs a proper heading, tick mark legend, conclusion, and reference of any journal entries required and then a working paper with the journal entry(ies). Detail is critical XYZ Co. Petty Cash Voucher DATE of RECEIPT AMOUNT PURPOSE ACCOUNT NUMBER Signature of Employee Requesting Payment Signature of Petty Cashier Date of Payment Please attach receipt