Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 5, Problem 54P
a.
To determine
Explain three approaches to auditing accounting estimates with examples.
b.
To determine
Explain the relationship between the allowance for doubtful accounts and allocation assertion.
c.
To determine
Explain the factors which state that the allowance for doubtful accounts is likely to be an account with high inherent risk.
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In the audit of accounts payable, an auditor’s procedures will most likely focusprimarily on management’s assertion about account balances of(1) existence. (3) valuation and allocation.(2) completeness. (4) classification and understandability.
The following are two specific audit objectives in the audit of accounts payable. The list referred to is the list of accounts payable taken from the accounts payable subsidiary record. The total amount in the list agrees with the accounts payable balance in the general ledger. Which of these two audit objectives validates the management assertion of existence, and which one applies to completeness?
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1. All accounts payable included in the list represent amounts due to valid vendors.
a. existence
b. occurrence
2. There are no unrecorded accounts payable.
a. existence
b. occurrence
the auditor is planning to use accounts payable confirmations when auditing the client's accounts payable. The use of accounts payable confirmations will test which of the following assertions?
a. rights and obligations
b. existence (only)
c. existence and completeness
d. cutoff
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