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Audit Notes
Audit Notes
Audit Notes
(b) Those between elements of financial information that are expected to conform to a
predicted pattern based on the entity's experience, such as the relationship of gross profit to
sales.
(c) Those between financial information and relevant non-financial information, such as the
relationship of payroll costs to number of employees.
These estimates are often made in conditions of uncertainty regarding the outcome of
events and involve the use of judgement.
3.1 Review and testing the process/ substantive procedures performed by auditors
CHAPTER 2: INVENTORIES
If, closing inventory – overstated COS – decrease; Profit - increase
(b) Physical inventory counts before or after the end of the financial year
i. the greater the time period, the less the value of audit evidence (相差的时间太长,
越不准确)
ii. The business's system of internal controls
4.0 Cut-Off (make sure sales/purchases record in the correct accounting period)
Before… talk to the management
During…. Observe
After…. Match GRN & GDN
Objectives of particular significance for tangible non-current assets are rights and obligations
(i.e., ownership), existence and valuation. It is generally necessary to carry out different tests
on ownership and existence.
• Obtain or prepare a summary of tangible non-current assets showing how (NCA Register):
• Compare non-current assets in the general ledger with the non-current assets register
• Match a sample of assets which physically exist to the non-current asset register and
general ledger.
• If a non-current asset register is not kept, obtain schedule showing the original costs and
Additions/Purchases of new assets (to confirm rights and obligations, valuation, and
completeness)
• Verify additions by inspection of architect’s certificates, lawyers’ completion statements,
vendors' invoices etc.
• Check capitalisation of expenditure is correct by considering for non-current assets
additions and items in relevant expense categories (repairs, motor expenses, sundry
expenses) whether:
- Capital/revenue distinction (asset/expenses) correctly drawn
- Capitalisation in line with consistently applied company policy
• Check purchases have been properly allocated to correct non-current asset accounts by
inspecting a sample.
• Check purchases have been authorised by directors/senior management by inspecting
Board minutes
• Check additions have been recorded in non-current asset register and general ledger for a
sample additions the year.
• Match the total of the list to the receivable ledger control account. 2
• Cast the list of balances and the receivable ledger control account. 3
EXAMPLE:
Request for confirmation
Vinnion
Sunway
- Agree that RM50000
Owe ...RM50000
C R E exist but V not
- Do not agree (further
work done)
- Do not reply (other work
done)
Auditor will have to carry out further work in relation to those accounts receivable who:
• Respond and agree with the balance. File in the reply in current audit file.
• Respond and disagree with the balance stated (positive and negative confirmation)
In the case of disagreements, the confirmation response should have identified specific
amounts which are disputed
(b) Cut off problems exist - company records the following year’s sales in the current period
or because goods returned by the customer in the current period are not recorded in current
period. Cut-off testing may have to be extended.
(c) Cut off problems exist - customer may have sent the monies before the period end, but the
monies were not recorded by the client as receipts until after the period end. Detailed cut-off
work may be required on receipts.
(d) Monies received may have been posted to the wrong account.
(e) Customers who are also suppliers may net-off balances owed and owing. Auditors should
check that this is allowed.
(f) Teeming and lading, stealing monies and incorrectly posting other receipts so that no
particular customer is seriously in debt is a fraud that can arise in this area. If auditors suspect
teeming and lading have occurred, detailed testing will be required on cash receipts,
particular on prompt posting of cash receipts.
DO NOT RESPONSE
….
• Examine the account to see if the balance outstanding represents specific invoices and
confirm their validity.
• Obtain explanations for invoices remaining unpaid after subsequent ones have been paid
• Test company’s control over the issue of credit notes and the write-off of bad debts
The following substantive procedures* will be important to check for bad and doubtful debt
thus confirm valuation.
• Review the after-date cash receipts and follow through to pre-year-end receivable balances.
• Calculate average receivable days and compare this to prior year, investigate any significant
differences.
• Examine customer files on overdue receivables, and assess whether allowance is required in
the circumstances
• Confirm allowance against receivables, considering
- How well previous year's allowance has predicted actual receivables which have
• Examine credit notes issued after the year-end for allowances that should be made against
current period balances
• Check accuracy of aged receivable analysis by comparing analysis with date on invoices
• Review board minutes to assess whether there is any material disputed receivables
• Select a sample of goods despatched notes (GDN) before and just after the year end and
follow through to the sales invoice to ensure they are recorded in the correct accounting
period
• Select a sample of year-end receivable balances and agree back to valid supporting
documentation of GDN and sales order to ensure existence
(可不可以继续营业):
• obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence about the appropriateness of management’s use
of the going concern assumption in the preparation and presentation of the financial
statements
• to conclude whether there is a material uncertainty (pending legal case, pending loan
approval, pending agreement by key management) about the entity's ability to continue as
a going concern.
• Budget/forecast information and the quality of the systems responsible for producing this
information
• Sensitivity of budgets/forecasts
• The period used by those charged with governance in assessing going concern
AUDIT PROCEDURE….
➢ Material Uncertainty Exist and disclose in the notes - True and Fair view (Modified
report but unmodified opinion – true and fair view)
The auditors may express a disclaimer of opinion (on going concern) if for example there are
multiple material uncertainties
• Seek corroborative audit evidence from sources inside or outside the entity
• Evaluate whether the representations made by management appear reasonable and are
consistent with other audit evidence obtained, including other representations
• Consider whether the individuals making the representations can be expected to be well-
informed on the particular matters
ISA 580.17
If written representations are inconsistent with other audit evidence, the auditor shall perform
audit procedures to attempt to resolve the matter. If the matter remains unresolved, the
auditor shall reconsider the assessment of the competence, integrity, ethical values or
diligence of management, or of its commitment to or enforcement of these, and shall
determine the effect that this may have on the reliability of representations (oral or written)
and audit evidence in general.
If management does not provide one or more of the requested written representations the
auditor shall:
(b) re-evaluate the integrity of management and evaluate the effect that this may have on the
reliability of representations and audit evidence in general; and
(c) take appropriate actions, including determining the possible effect on the opinion in the
auditor's report
CHAPTER 7: AUDIT REPORT
➢ Pervasive’ – Pervasive effects on the financial statements are those that, in the auditor's
(a) Are not confined 不集中 to specific elements, accounts, or items of the financial
statements