(Assertions) In planning the audit of a client’s inventory, an auditor identifie
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(Assertions) In planning the audit of a client’s inventory, an auditor identified the following issues that need audit attention.
1. Inventories are properly stated at the lower of cost or market.
2. Inventories included in the balance sheet are present in the warehouse on the balance sheet date.
3. Inventory quantities include all products, materials, and supplies on hand.
4. Liens on the inventories are properly disclosed in notes to the financial statements.
5. The client has legal title to the inventories.
6. The financial statements disclose the amounts of raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods.
7. Inventories include all items purchased by the company that are in transit at the balance sheet date and that have been shipped to customers on consignment.
8. Inventories received on consignment from suppliers have been excluded from inventory.
9. Quantities times prices have been properly extended on the inventory listing, the listing is properly totaled, and the total agrees with the general ledger balance for inventories.
10. Slow-moving items included in inventory have been properly identified and priced.
11. Inventories are properly classified in the balance sheet as current assets.
Required Identify the assertion for items 1 through 11 above. 5-30 (Assertions) In planning the audit of a client’s financial statements, an auditor identified the following issues that need audit attention.
1. The allowance for doubtful accounts is fairly presented in amount.
2. All accounts payable owed as of the balance sheet date are included in the financial statements.
3. All purchase returns recorded in the general ledger are valid.
4. There is a risk that purchases made in the last week of the month might be recorded in the following period.
5. The client may have factored accounts receivable.
6. The client has used special-purpose entities to finance a building. Neither the building nor the debt is included in the financial statements.
7. A retail client values its inventory using the retail method of accounting.
8. A construction client uses the percentage of completion method for recognizing revenues.
9. A client has a defined benefit pension plan and does not have competent employees to write footnote disclosures.
10. A client acquired a subsidiary company and paid a high amount of goodwill when the stock market, and resulting values, were at all-time highs.
11. A client financed the acquisition of assets using preferred stock that pays a 3 percent dividend and must be redeemed from the shareholders next year.
Explanation / Answer
Assertions are:
1. Valuation or allocation
2. Existence or occurence(occurence)
3. Existence or occurence (existence)
4. Completeness; presentation and disclosure
5. Rights and obligations
6. Presentation and disclosure
7. Rights or obligations (Rights to ownership of consignment inventory)
8. Rights or obligations (Rights to ownership of inventory)
9. Valuation or allocation
10. Presentation and disclosure ( accuracy and valuation and classification and understandibility)
11. Presentation and disclosure
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