(Assertions) In planning the audit of a clients financial statements, an auditor identified the following issues that...

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(Assertions) In planning the audit of a client’s financial statements, an auditor identified the following issues that need audit attention

1. The allowance for doubtful accounts is fairly presented in amount.

2. All accounts payable owed as of the balance sheet date are included in the financial statements

3. All purchase returns recorded in the general ledger are valid.

4. There is a risk that purchases made in the last week of the month might be recorded in the following period.

5. The client may have factored accounts receivable.

6. The client has used special-purpose entities to finance a building. Neither the building nor the debt is included in the financial statements.

7. A retail client values its inventory using the retail method of accounting.

8. A construction client uses the percentage of completion method for recognizing revenues.

9. A client has a defined benefit pension plan and does not have competent employees to write footnote disclosures.

10. A client acquired a subsidiary company and paid a high amount of goodwill when the stock market, and resulting values, were at all-time highs.

11. A client financed the acquisition of assets using preferred stock that pays a 3 percent dividend and must be redeemed from the shareholders next year.


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Identify the assertion for items 1 through 11 above.

Goodwill
Goodwill is an important concept and terminology in accounting which means good reputation. The word goodwill is used at various places in accounting but it is recognized only at the time of a business combination. There are generally two types of...
Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Auditing Cases An Interactive Learning Approach

ISBN: 9780134421827

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Authors: Mark S Beasley, Frank A. Buckless, Steven M. Glover, Douglas F Prawitt

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