Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach to Conducting a Quality Audit
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Author: Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg
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Chapter 9, Problem 60RSCQ
To determine
Introduction:
Confirmation letters: It is a means of correspondence between two parties. It is a letter asking to confirm some aspects. The confirmation letters are normally sent to the customers to analyze whether the balances as per their books of accounts match with those of the customer’s
To analyze: The situation when it would be recommendable to send confirmation to the customer’s personnel instead of the accounts payable department.
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As a form of internal control, what documents would you review prior to paying an invoice received from a supplier?
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Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach to Conducting a Quality Audit
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