Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach (Irwin Accounting)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780077732509
Author: William F Messier Jr, Steven M. Glover Associate Professor, Douglas F. Prawitt Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.27P
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To determine
Concept Introduction:
To discuss:The alternative procedure that might use to ensure the validity of accounts
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To determine
Concept Introduction:
Audit procedure: audit procedure is a method performed by the auditor, to gather the possible document that helps the auditors to make a strong conclusion. The audit procedure helps to determine the nature of the financial information provided by the customers and all kinds of risks that occur in the financial statements. Audit procedure performs different test of controls to avoid the risks.
To discuss:The procedure that provides the highest-quality evidence assuming all the procedures are viable option for the defense audit
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The risk that that the client might be making duplicate payments to vendors.
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a. Assuming that the client has a manual accounting system, describe how the auditors can design a test to identify the duplicate payments and unauthorized payments.
b. Assuming that the client has an IT accounting system, describe how the auditors might use data analytic software to design a test to identify the duplicate payments and the unauthorized payments.
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