Mike and his supervisor Claire are having a conversation one morning about one of their current audit clients internal controls over the payroll. Mike mentions to Claire that he has considered conducting a walkthrough of the client's payroll system but isn't exactly sure what documentation he might collect to support his walk through. Which of the following represent appropriate recommendations by Claire with respect to documentation Mike could collect? Select all that apply: 1. Mike should consider collecting source documents to support payroll transactions such as bills of lading 2. Mike should consider selecting and reviewing a sample of employee time cards for hourly employees, to verify hours worked 3. Mike could think about selecting a sample of payroll authorizations to ensure only authorized new employees are added to the payroll 4. Mike could examine payroll tax retums for the client, to ensure that employees are currently remitting federal, state, and local taxes to the appropriate authorities

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:Libby
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
icon
Related questions
Question

Mike and his supervisor Claire are having a conversation one morning about one of their current audit clients internal controls over the payroll. Mike mentions to Claire that he has considered conducting a walkthrough of the client's payroll system but isn't exactly sure what documentation he might collect to support his walk through. Which of the following represent appropriate recommendations by Claire with respect to documentation Mike could collect? Select all that apply: 1. Mike should consider collecting source documents to support payroll transactions such as bills of lading 2. Mike should consider selecting and reviewing a sample of employee time cards for hourly employees, to verify hours worked 3. Mike could think about selecting a sample of payroll authorizations to ensure only authorized new employees are added to the payroll 4. Mike could examine payroll tax retums for the client, to ensure that employees are currently remitting federal, state, and local taxes to the appropriate authorities

AI-Generated Solution
AI-generated content may present inaccurate or offensive content that does not represent bartleby’s views.
steps

Unlock instant AI solutions

Tap the button
to generate a solution

Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259964947
Author:
Libby
Publisher:
MCG
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education