Clear Sky Aviation credits prepayments of air travel to a deferred revenue account until the travel service

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Clear Sky Aviation credits prepayments of air travel to a deferred revenue account until the travel service is provided, at which point it transfers the appropriate amount to sales revenue. A problem with its control system means that the proper allocation of revenue between sales revenue recorded in the profit and loss and the deferred revenue account balance in the balance sheet does not always occur. The auditor is considering conducting additional substantive testing to test whether the sales transactions have been properly classified. 

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Describe how the balance sheet and income statement may be at risk of material misstatement if the controls regarding the proper allocation of revenue are not functioning properly

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 A Practical Approach

ISBN: 978-1118849415

2nd Canadian edition

Authors: Fiona Campbell, Robyn Moroney, Jane Hamilton, Valerie Warren

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