3D1 - Auditing Significant Accounting Estimates

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3D1 – Auditing Significant Accounting Estimates Accounting Estimates - Accounting Estimate : Approximation of monetary amount o Measured at fair value when there is estimation uncertainty - Auditor is responsible for evaluating the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management. o Apply professional skepticism o Consider both subjective and objective factors Examples of Situations Involving Estimates - Allowance for doubtful accounts - Inventory obsolescence - Warranty obligations - Depreciation method or asset useful life - Outcome of long-term contracts - Costs arising from litigation settlements and judgments Audit Objectives - ALL material accounting estimates have been developed - Accounting estimates are REASONABLE, method and changes are APPROPRAITE, and consistently APPLIED - Accounting estimates are presented in CONFORMANCE with applicable financial accounting framework and properly disclosed Management Bias - Indictors of bias NOT NECESSRAILY misstatement - Document basis for conclusions regarding bias Common Testing Techniques - Use post-balance sheet information to refine estimates and corroborate the REASONABLENESS of assumptions - Develop a range of REASONABLENESS, and verify that client’s estimate falls within that range - Reconcile amounts produced by different models - Retrospective “ look-back ” of history o Provides evidence of effectiveness of process itself o REQUIRED for significant estimates subject to fraud Management vs. Auditor Estimate - Management’s point estimate : The amount selected by management as an accounting estimate - Auditor’s point estimate or auditor’s range : The amount or range derived from audit evidence o Used to evaluate management’s recorded amount Evaluating Differences - The difference between the auditor’s and management’s point estimates is a likely misstatement.
REQUIRED Documentation - Basis for auditor’s conclusions about REASONABLENESS - Written representations from management regarding REASONABLENESS of significant assumptions - Document how those charged with governance informed of process used by management to formulate SENSITIVE accounting estimates, and basis for REASONABLENESS conclusions Question #1 In evaluating an entity’s accounting estimates, one of an auditor’s objectives is to determine whether the estimates are: a) NOT subject to bias b) Consistent with industry guidelines c) Based on objective assumptions d) Reasonable in the circumstances Question #2 Which of the following procedures would an auditor ordinarily perform first in evaluating management’s accounting estimates for reasonableness? a) Develop independent expectations of management’s estimates b) Consider the appropriateness of the key factors or assumptions used in preparing the estimates c) Test the calculations used by management in developing the estimates d) Obtain an understanding of how management developed its estimates Question #3 In evaluating the reasonableness of an accounting estimate, an auditor most likely would concentrate on key factors and assumptions that are: a) Consistent with prior period b) Similar to industry guidelines c) Objective and NOT susceptible to bias d) Deviations from historical patterns
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