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Chapter 13 - Substantive procedures Flashcards

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What is valuation assertion?

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Assets may be overvalued by inflating cost/valuation or by under charging depreciation

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What is rights and obligations assertion?

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Company might not own assets

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What is existence assertion?

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Assets may not exist or may have been sold

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What is completeness assertion?

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Omission of company assets

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What is presentation and disclosure assertion?

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Assets may be incorrectly presented in financial statements

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What is existence inventory?

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Non-existent inventory may be included in financial statements

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What is inventory completeness?

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Some existing inventory may not be included in financial statements

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what is inventory valuation?

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  • Damaged/obsolete inventory included in financial statements at full value
  • Included at wrong value
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What is inventory cut off?

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Sold inventory included in financial statements

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What types of controls are there relating to inventory counts?

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  • Supervision
  • Tidying and marking
  • Damage identification
  • Restriction and control
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What is perpetual inventory counting?

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Assurance providers ensure management is undertaking inventory counts annually

Mainly concerned with cut off

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What are the sources of info on receivables?

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  • Receivables ledger
  • Customer confirmations
  • Cash payments received after year end
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What is direct confirmation of receivables covered by?

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ISA 505

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Are external confirmations compulsory for an audit?

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No, provides evidence in relation to existence and rights and obligations

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When should confirmation take place?

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Immediately after year end

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what is confirmation?

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Act of the client which authorises 3rd parties to divulge info to the auditor

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What are the 2 alternative methods used when a client refuses an auditor to send a confirmation request?

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Positive method

Negative method

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What occurs under the positive method?

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Customer requested to give the balance or to confirm accuracy of balance shown

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What occurs under the negative method?

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Customer is requested to reply only if the amount stated is disputed

Method considered less reliable

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What are the alternative procedures if it’s impossible to get confirmations from individual customers?

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  • Verify valid POs
  • Examine account
  • Obtain explanations for unpaid invoices
  • Vouch receipt of cash
  • Check balance mvmt
  • Test company’s controls
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What are the sources of info relating to bank?

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  • Cash at bank
  • Nominal ledger
  • Bank confirmation
  • Bank statements
  • Reconcilliations
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What does the testing of bank balances need to cover?

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  • Completeness
  • Existence
  • Rights and obligations
  • Valuation
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How can all elements be tested cirectly?

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Through gaining 3rd party confirmations from client’s banks

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What is the most commonly requested info?

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  • Balances due
  • Deposits
  • Loans
  • Nil balances
  • Closed accounts
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What may window dressing involve?
Keeping cash at bank nominal ledger accounts open to take credits for remittances actually received after year end Enhances balance at bank and reduces receivables
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What can window dressing also entail?
Delaying the recording cheques until after year end Decreases balance at bank and reduces payables
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What should assurance providers examine?
Paying in slips to ensure the amounts were paid before year end
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How should all cash balances be counted?
At the same time as far as possible
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What do assurance providers have to determine when counting cash?
Locations where cash is held and which of these warrant a count
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What are the sources of info relating to payables?
- Payables ledger records - Supplier confirmation
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What is the most important test when considering trade payables?
Comparison of supplier statements with payables ledger balances
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What should assurance providers be careful of when taking supplier statements?
Not to just select supplier with large year end balances
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What are assurance providers primarily interested in when reviewing payables?
Errors of understatement
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What should assurance providers have within their sample?
Payables with nil or negative payables ledger balances
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What should assurance providers be wary of?
Major suppliers with low balances
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What should the sample be selected from?
Client's list of suppliers
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Where may positive supplier statement confirmations be required?
- Statements unavailable/incomplete - Weakness in internal control - Nature of business
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what does to audit of accruals primarily focus on?
Cut-off and completeness
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What does cut-off mean?
Amount accrued relates to reporting period
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What are sources of info relating to long term liabilities?
- Schedule of loan - Statutory books - Cash at bank nominal ledger account - Loan agreements
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What matters need reporting to more senior staff?
- Conclusions - Exceptional items discovered - Unusual accounting entries - Money laundering
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What is the most appropriate procedure to confirm value of trade receivables?
Review of cash paid after date
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Which financial statement assertion will be supported by a sample check on the numerical sequence of dispatch records and invoices?
Completeness
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What procedure confirms cash at bank exists?
Obtaining direct confirmation of the bank balance from the client’s bank
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