ACCO 465 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Icebox, Audit Evidence, Inventory Control

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Re: preliminary file review of icebox foods" audit of inventory. I have done a preliminary review of icebox foods audit file. Below are my review notes as well as instructions for further audit work to be done in this file. As we know, we are now 29 days past the year end, which is december 31, 2012. There has been an inventory count on december 20th 2012, which was done by the client"s staff. The test of controls have been done and control risk has been assessed to be low. As the manager in charge of this audit, i need to make sure that inventory risk and proper risk reduction procedures have been assessed the right way. I have raised several issues that let me believe the work done was not to the expectation of the firm. The issues: new client, no evidence of contact with icebox foods" predecessor auditor to confirm the inventory opening balances.

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Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the independent auditor's reliance on the tests of controls performed by the internal auditors to reduce their substantive testing?

1-The independent auditor must obtain assurance of the independence of the internal auditors but need not test their work.

2-It is not acceptable for the independent auditor to rely upon the work of the internal auditors.

3-There are no restrictions in relying upon the work of internal auditors.

4-The independent auditor must evaluate the competency and objectivity of the internal auditors and must test a sample of the work of the internal auditors in order to rely upon their work.

The term "materiality" as used in auditing is best described as the

1-substance of the auditing procedures.

2-amount of misstatement on the financial statements that would influence a decision maker.

3-underlying evidence upon which the audit opinion is based.

4-amount of material the auditor gathers as evidence to support the audit opinion.

Prior to accepting an audit client an auditor has a professional obligation to

1-contact the predecessor auditor.

2-perform preliminary analytical review procedures.

3-do all of the listed actions.

4-obtain approval for the audit engagement from the SEC.

Which of the following best represents financial statement fraud?

1-The transfer agent issues 40,000 shares of the company's stock to a friend without authorization by the board of directors.

2-The controller of the company decreases a contingent liability by $3 million so the company will meet analysts' expectations this quarter.

3-The in-house attorney receives payments from the French government for negotiating the development of a new plant in Paris.

4-The accounts receivable clerk covers up the theft of cash receipts by writing off older receivables without authorization.

Sampling risk is the risk that

1-errors are inherent and may be present in the population without regard to the internal controls.

2-the population will not contain characteristics representative of the sample such that inferences made about that sample will be incorrect.

3-internal controls are not adequate to prevent or detect material errors.

4-the sample will not contain characteristics representative of the population such that inferences made about that population will be incorrect.

Control risk that is assessed excessively high (i.e. the auditor believes control risk is high when in reality it is moderate or low) leads to:

1-audit inefficiency.

2-a less expensive audit.

3-reduced substantive testing.

4-errors that are more likely to occur than anticipated.

The purchasing process consists of each of the following phases except

1-receipts of goods and services.

2-approval of items for payment.

3-authorized request for goods and services.

4-cash receipts.

1 - The most appropriate procedure an auditor can use toensure integrity of the sales and collection cycle isto:

a) Confirm accounts receivables balances.

b)Ensure the bank reconciliations are preparedby one who also handles sales returns so missing items can beaccounted for timely.

c)Recalculate the sales list price of allproducts in the computer files that are accessed by salepersonnel.

2 - When performing audit procedures, which of thefollow must be set prior to testing a sample?

a)Achieved upper precision limit

b) Computed error rate

c) Tolerable error rate

3 - When auditing the inventory cycle the auditor shoulddo all of the following EXCEPT:

a)Adjust the balance in the inventory accountto reflect the perpetual inventory counts

b)Assess the value of obsolete or damagedinventory

c)Review the procedures for the count ofphysical inventory.

4 - Tests of controls for the acquisition and paymentcycle are usually done by:

a)Inquires and documentation of management'srepresentation.

b)Recalculating sales tax amounts

c)Sending out confirmations for amounts under$10,000

5 - Cash is the most desirable asset for people tomisappropriate, when determining risk as part of the audit process,cash would have a higher:

a) Control risk

b)Detection risk

c) Inherent risk

6 - When an auditor looks at a report with over 500purchases and decides to review all of the purchase over $1,000,000this is an example of what type of sampling:

a)Judgmental sampling

b)Statistical sampling

c)This is not sampling

7 - Upon review of your audit findings your discovercash receipts from sales on account have been misappropriate. Whichof the following internal controls may have preventedthis:

a)Ensuring the same person that receives thepayments from customers does not enter transactions into thejournal and post to the ledger

b) Do a background check on all accountspayable personnel before they are hired

c)Verify that the person who receives thepayments does not also write the checks

8 - Upon review of your audit findings you not weakinternal control system that allows a department supervisor to"clock in" for a fictitious employee and then approve theemployee's time card at the end of the pay period. This fraud wouldbe detected if other controls were in place, such as having anindependent party:

a)Compare the date of the recorded check in thepayroll journal with the date on the canceled checks and timecards

b)Distribute paychecks

c)Recompute hours worked from time cards

9 - Different professional standards apply to differenttypes of services offered by a CPA. Assurance services performed bya CPA would include:

a)Audits of financial statements

b)Bookkeeping and accounting system consultingservices

c)Tax service

10 - A CPA may perform all of the following services fordifferent clients EXCEPT:

a)Audits

b)Legal advice relating to accounting ethicsviolations

c)Tax preparation

11 - If an auditor discovers material misstatement afterthe audit report is issued the auditor's first step should benotify

a)The audit firm's legal council

b)The audit committee of the client

c) The client

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13-35 (Objectives 13-3, 13-4) McClain Plastics has been an auditclient of Belcor, Rich, Smith & Barnes, CPAs (BRS&B), forseveral years. McClain Plastics was started by Evers McClain, whoowns 51% of the companyâs stock. The balance is owned by about 20stockholders, who are investors with no operationalresponsibilities. McClain Plastics makes products that have plasticas their primary material. Some are made to order, but mostproducts are made for inventory. An example of aMcClain-manufactured product is a plastic chair pad that is used ina carpeted office. Another is a plastic bushing that is used withcertain fastener systems.

McClain has grown from a small, two-product company, when theyfirst engaged BRS&B, to a successful, diverse company. At thetime Randall Sessions of BRS&B became manager of the audit,annual sales had grown to $200 million and profits to $10.9million. Historically, the company presented no unusual auditproblems, and BRS&B had issued an unmodified opinion everyyear.

The audit approach BRS&B always used on the audit of McClainPlastics was a âsubstantiveâ audit approach. Under this approach,the in-charge auditor obtained an understanding of internal controlas part of the risk assessment procedures, but control risk wasassessed at the maximum (100%). Extensive analytical procedureswere done on the income statement, and unusual fluctuations wereinvestigated. Detailed audit procedures emphasized balance sheetaccounts. The theory was that if the balance sheet accounts werecorrect at year-end and had been audited as of the beginning of theyear, then retained earnings and the income statement must becorrect.

Part I

In evaluating the audit approach for McClain for the currentyearâs audit, Sessions believed that a substantive approach wasreally only appropriate for the audits of small nonpubliccompanies. In his judgment, McClain Plastics, with sales of $200million and 146 employees, had reached the size where it was noteconomical, and probably not wise, to concentrate all the tests onthe balance sheet. Furthermore, although McClain is not a publiccompany, Sessions recognized that similar public companies arerequired by Section 404 of the SarbanesâOxley Act and related PCAOBstandards to have an integrated audit of the financial statementsand internal control over financial reporting. Therefore, hedesigned an audit program that emphasized identifying internalcontrols in all major transaction cycles and included tests ofcontrols. The intended economic benefit of this âreducing controlriskâ approach was that the time spent testing controls would bemore than offset by reduced tests of details of the balance sheetaccounts.

In planning tests of inventories, Sessions used the audit riskmodel included in auditing standards to determine the number ofinventory items BRS&B would test at year-end. Because of thenumber of different products, features, sizes, and colors,McClainâs inventory consisted of 2,450 different items. These weremaintained on a perpetual inventory management system that used arelational database.

In using the audit risk model for inventories, Sessions believedthat an audit risk of 5% was acceptable. He assessed inherent riskas high (100%) because inventory, by its nature, is subject to manytypes of misstatements. Based on his understanding of the relevanttransaction cycles, Sessions believed that internal controls wereeffective. He therefore assessed control risk as low (50%) beforeperforming tests of controls. Sessions also planned to usesubstantive analytical procedures for tests of inventory. Theseplanned tests included comparing gross profit margins by month andreviewing for slow-moving items. Sessions believed that these testswould provide assurance of 40%. Substantive tests of details wouldinclude tests of inventory quantities, costs, and net realizablevalues at an interim date two months before year-end. Cutoff testswould be done at year-end. Inquiries and substantive analyticalprocedures would be relied on for assurance about events betweenthe interim audit date and fiscal year-end.

Required

Decide which of the following will likely be done under both areducing control risk approach and a substantive approach:

Assess inherent risk.

Obtain an understanding of internal control.

Perform tests of controls.

Perform substantive analytical procedures.

Assess planned detection risk.

What advantages does the reducing control risk approach Sessionsplanned to use have over the substantive approach previously usedin the audit of McClain Plastics?

What advantages did the substantive approach have over thereducing control risk approach?

Part II

The engagement partner agreed with Sessionsâs recommendedapproach. In planning the audit evidence for detailed inventorytests, the audit risk model was applied with the followingresults:

PDR=AATIRÃCRÃAPR

where:

PDR=PlanneddetectionriskAAR=acceptableauditriskIR=inherentriskCR=controlriskAPR=analyticalproceduresrisk

Therefore, using Sessionsâs assessments and judgments asdescribed previously,

PDR=.051.0Ã.5Ã.6PDR=.17

Required

Explain what .17 means in this audit.

Calculate PDR assuming that Sessions had assessedcontrol risk at 100% and all other risks as they are stated.

Explain the effect of your answer in requirement b. on theplanned audit procedures and sample size in the audit of inventorycompared with the .17 calculated by Sessions.

Part III

Although the planning went well, the actual testing yielded somesurprises. When conducting tests of controls over acquisitions andadditions to the perpetual inventory, the staff person performingthe tests found that the deviation rates for several key controlswere significantly higher than expected. As a result, the staffperson considered internal control to be operating lesseffectively, supporting an 80% control risk rather than the 50%level used. Accordingly, the staff person âreworkedâ the audit riskmodel as follows:

PDR=.051.0Ã.8Ã.6PDR=.10

A 10% test of details risk still seemed to the staff person tobe in the âmoderateâ range, so he recommended no increase inplanned sample size for substantive tests.

Required

Do you agree with the staff personâs revised judgments about theeffect of tests of controls on planned substantive tests? Explainthe nature and basis of any disagreement. If BRS&B was alsoissuing a report on internal control over financial reporting,describe the implications of these results on the auditorâsinternal control report.

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