The following are audit procedures from different transaction cycles: 1. Use audit software to foot and cross-foot

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The following are audit procedures from different transaction cycles:
1. Use audit software to foot and cross-foot the cash disbursements journal and trace the balance to the general ledger.
2. Select a sample of entries in the acquisitions journal and trace each one to a related vendor's invoice to determine whether one exists.
3. Examine documentation for acquisition transactions before and after the balance sheet date to determine whether they are recorded in the proper period.
4. Inquire of the credit manager whether each account receivable on the aged trial balance is collectible.
5. Compute inventory turnover for each major product and compare with previous years.
6. Confirm a sample of notes payable balances, interest rates, and collateral with lenders.
7. Use audit software to foot the accounts receivable trial balance and compare the balance with the general ledger.

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a. For each audit procedure, identify the transaction cycle being audited.
b. For each audit procedure, identify the type of evidence.
c. For each audit procedure, identify whether it is a test of control or a substantive test.
d. For each substantive audit procedure, identify whether it is a substantive test of transactions, a test of details of balances, or an analytical procedure.
e. For each test of control or substantive test of transactions procedure, identify the transaction-related audit objective or objectives being satisfied.
f. For each analytical procedure or test of details of balances procedure, identify the balance-related audit objective or objectives being satisfied.

Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
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...
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Auditing and Assurance services an integrated approach

ISBN: 978-0132575959

14th Edition

Authors: Alvin a. arens, Randal j. elder, Mark s. Beasley

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