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Audit procedures used in performing substantive tests during the audit of the Ha

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Question

Audit procedures used in performing substantive tests during the audit of the Harris Company are as follows:

1. Count cash on hand.
2. Confirm accounts receivable.
3. Vouch plant asset additions to purchase documents.
4. Recalculate accrued interest on notes payable.
5. Inquire of management about pledging of plant assets as security for long-term debt.
6. Compute inventory turnover ratio.
7. Vouch ending inventory pricing to purchase invoices.
8. Review client-prepared bank reconciliation.
9. Verify accuracy of accounts receivable balance and agreement with subsidiary ledger.
10. Obtain details of accounts receivable subsidiary ledger and reconcile to the general ledger.
11. Compare statement disclosures for leases with GAAP.
12. Review adequacy of client's provision for uncollectable accounts.
13. Examine certificates of title for delivery equipment.
14. Confirm receivables.
15. Trace bad-debt write-off authorizations to accounts receivable.
16. Observe client's inventory taking.
17. Trace unpaid vendors' invoices to accounts payable at year-end.
18. Compare pension disclosures to a disclosure checklist.

For each of the audit procedures, identify (a) the type of substantive test (1

Explanation / Answer


2. Confirm accounts receivable. - T of D of balances----------- BAO - Existence


3. Vouch plant asset additions to purchase documents.-- T of D of transactions- TAO - Occurrence, Accuracy

4. Recalculate accrued interest on notes payable. ---- T of D of balances- BAO - Existence, Completeness, Valuation and allocation

5. Inquire of management about pledging of plant assets as security for long-term debt- T of D of disclosures.----------- DAO - Completeness (of disclosures), DAO – Occurrence and Rights and Obligations

6. Compute inventory turnover ratio---------- Analytical procedure.------ BAO - Existence, completeness, valuation and allocation

7. Vouch ending inventory pricing to purchase invoices- T of D of balances- BAO - Valuation and allocation.

8. Review client-prepared bank reconciliation------- T of D of balances- BAO - Existence, Completeness, Rights and obligations, Valuation and allocation.

9. Verify accuracy of accounts receivable balance and agreement with subsidiary ledger---- Initial procedures ------- BAO - Valuation and allocation.-

10. Obtain details of accounts receivable subsidiary ledger and reconcile to the general ledger-- Initial procedures- BAO - Valuation and allocation.

11. Compare statement disclosures for leases with GAAP----- T of D of disclosures- DAO – Completeness, Classification and Understandability.

12. Review adequacy of client's provision for uncollectable accounts-- Tests of accounting estimates----- BAO - Valuation and allocation ---.

13. Examine certificates of title for delivery equipment----- T of D of

Balances.--- BAO - Rights and obligations

14. Confirm receivables.- T of D of balance -------- BAO - Existence, Completeness, Valuation and allocation

15. Trace bad-debt write-off authorizations to accounts receivable------ T of D of transactions------ TAO - Completeness, Accuracy.

16. Observe client's inventory taking-------- T of D of balances------- BAO - Existence, Completeness,.

17. Trace unpaid vendors' invoices to accounts payable at year-end------- Test of details of transactions------. TAO – Completeness

18. Compare pension disclosures to a disclosure checklist----------- T of D of disclosures-------- DAO - Completeness of presentation and disclosure, Occurrence and rights and obligations of disclosures.