Dashing Company (Sept/Dec 2017)

Dashing Co manufactures women’s clothing and its year end was 31 July 20X7. You are an audit
supervisor of Jaunty & Co and the year‐end audit for Dashing Co is due to commence shortly.

The draft financial statements recognise profit before tax of $2.6m and total assets of $18m. You
have been given responsibility for auditing receivables, which is a material balance, and as part of
the audit approach, a positive receivables circularisation is to be undertaken.

At the planning meeting, the finance director of Dashing Co informed the audit engagement partner
that the company was closing one of its smaller production sites and as a result, a number of
employees would be made redundant. A redundancy provision of $110,000 is included in the draft
financial statements.

Required:

(a) Describe the steps the auditor should perform in undertaking a positive receivables
circularisation for Dashing Co. (4 marks)

(b) Describe substantive procedures, other than a receivables circularisation, the auditor should
perform to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence to verify EACH of the following
assertions in relation to Dashing Co’s receivables:

(i) Accuracy, valuation and allocation

(ii) Completeness, and

(iii) Rights and obligations.

Note: The total marks will be split equally between each part. (6 marks)

(c) Describe substantive procedures the auditor should perform to obtain sufficient and
appropriate audit evidence in relation to the redundancy provision at the year end.

(5 marks)

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Answer:-

(a) Steps in undertaking a positive receivables circularisation for Dashing Co

- Obtain consent from the finance director of Dashing Co in advance of undertaking the
circularisation.

- Obtain a list of trade receivables at the year end, cast this and agree it to the receivables
ledger control account total.

- Select a sample from the receivables list ensuring that a number of nil, old, credit and large
balances are selected.

- Circularisation letters should be prepared on Dashing Co’s letterhead paper, requesting a

confirmation of the year‐end receivables balance, and for replies to be sent directly to the
audit team using a pre‐paid envelope.

- The finance director of Dashing Co should be requested to sign all the letters prior to them
being sent out by a member of the audit team.

- Where no response is received, follow this up with another letter or a phone call and where
necessary alternative procedures should be performed

- When replies are received, they should be reconciled to Dashing Co’s receivables records,
any differences such as cash or goods in transit should be investigated further.

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