Advanced Auditing Case Assignment 2.3 1. (a) When confirming year-end accounts receivable‚ auditors hope to accomplish the objective of obtaining evidence from third parties to evaluate the client’s assertions of year-end accounts receivable amounts. The client’s assertions that accounts receivable confirmation can effectively address are existence‚ rights‚ and valuation. (b) When performing year-end sales cutoff tests‚ auditors hope to accomplish the objective of obtaining evidence from third
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equation are assets‚ liabilities‚ and equity. Assets include Cash‚ Accounts Receivable‚ Notes Receivable‚ Prepaid Expenses‚ Land‚ Building‚ Equipment‚ Furniture‚ and Fixtures. Liabilities include Accounts Payable‚ Notes Payable‚ Accrued Liability‚ and Unearned Revenue. Equity includes Owner’s Capital‚ Owner’s Withdrawals‚ Revenue‚ and Expenses. 2. Companies need a way to organize their accounts so they use a chart of accounts. Accounts starting with 1 are usually Assets‚ 2 – Liabilities‚ 3 – Equity
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audit during the planning phase. The purpose of assessing risks early is to help auditor plan the audit by deciding which parts of the audit to emphasize and the extent of testing. It helps auditors to understand the nature‚ timing‚ extent of the accounts‚ therefore plan a right procedure and the appropriate evidence to accumulate 2. Explain how the levels of acceptable audit risk and materiality you selected in this assignment might affect the remainder of the audit. Specifically‚ what effect would
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To: Audit partner From: Sajan Shrestha (manager) Date: 4/20/14 Subject: Identification of factors influencing risks and the relationship of risks to audit evidence After performing preliminary analytical procedures and planning activities for Pinnacle Manufacturing‚ I have found several factors influencing inherent risks and acceptable audit risk. I have categorized the determinants of acceptable audit risk into three different factors: external users’ reliance on financial statements‚ likelihood
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J1 Date Account Titles and Explanation Ref. Debit Credit 2014 Cash 101 20‚000 May. 1 Common stock 311 20‚000 (Issued shares of stock for cash) 3 Supplies 126 1‚500 Accounts Payable 201 1‚500 (Purchased supplies on account
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contains the company’s unadjusted trial balance as of December 31‚ 2011. BUG-OFF EXTERMINATORS December 31‚ 2011 Unadjusted Trial Balance Cash 17‚000 Accounts receivable 4‚000 Allowance for doubtful accounts 828 Merchandise inventory 11‚700 Trucks 32‚000 Accum. depreciation-Trucks - Equipment 45‚000 Accum. depreciation-Equipment 12‚200 Accounts payable 5‚000 Estimated warranty liability 1‚400 Unearned services revenue - Interest payable - Long-term notes payable 15‚000 D. Buggs‚ Capital
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the PO and if the order was fulfilled correctly. | 2. Independent reconciliation of the monthly bank statements | Compare accounts for discrepancies (posting and summarization). | Examine and ensure that all in house and bank data coincides to prevent and /or correct possible errors. | Obtain originals of the statements pertaining to six months of the audit period and reconcile. Compare the reconciliation with the one on file. Confirm who completed the independent reconciliation and his/her
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the questions 1. (a) (b) Define Accounting. Briefly explain the accounting concepts which guide the accountant at the recording stage. “Ledger is said to be the principal book entry and the transactions can even be directly entered into the ledger account.”
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RELATED LITERATURE Receivables are one of the three primary components of working capital‚ the other being inventory and cash. Receivables occupy second important place after inventories and thereby constitute a substantial portion of current assets in several firms. The capital invested in receivables is almost of the same amount as that invested in cash and inventories. Receivables thus‚ form about one third of current assets in India. Receivables provide protection to sales from competitions
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Topic: RECEIVABLES I. DEFINITION These represent amounts collectible from customers and others‚ most frequently arising from sales of merchandise‚ claims for money lent‚ or the performance of service. They may be interest bearing‚ collateralized‚ or billed. II. COMPOSITION A. Trade 1. Accounts Receivable 2. Notes Receivable B. Non-Trade 1. Advances to Officers and Employees‚ Affiliates and Others 2. Claims against Suppliers and Insurance
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