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18-1. The nature of investments in securities issued by other entities the ownership of
certificates of deposit, preferred and common stocks of other entities, and corporate and
government bonds. The audit area of investments in marketable securities interfaces with
two other cycles. The receipt of interest and dividends from investments relates to the
revenue cycle. The purchase of securities for cash pertains to cash disbursement
transactions in the expenditure cycle.
18-10. Cash accounts that should be included as cash balances on the balance sheet include
undeposited receipts on hand, cash in bank in general checking and saving accounts, and
imprest accounts such as petty cash and payroll bank account. Cash accounts that should
not be classified as cash balances on the sheet include certificates of deposit, bond
sinking fund cash, certain foreign currency balances, and other accounts that have
restrictions on their use. These accounts should be classified as investments.
18-16. a. Kiting is an irregularity in which a bank transfer is recorded as a deposit in the
receiving bank and is intentionally not recorded as a deduction from the bank on
which it is drawn. To illustrate, an unauthorized check is drawn on bank A to
cover a shortage in bank B. The check is included in the December 31 deposit of
bank B. However, no December book entries are made for the check on Bank A.
b. Kiting can be detected by (1) tracing bank transfers and (2) by using a bank cutoff
statement.
18-18 a. Lapping is an form of fraud that results in the deliberate misappropriation of cash
receipts. It may involve either a temporary or a permanent abstraction of cash
receipts for the personal use of the individual perpetrating the unauthorized act.
b. Lapping is usually associated with collections from customers, but it may also
involve other types of cash receipts. Conditions conducive to lapping exist when
an individual who handles cash receipts also maintains the accounts receivable
ledger.
18-26. (Estimated time - 25 minutes)
A surprise examination of cash receipts should Since there are no initial controls over cash
be performed. Prior to the accounts receivable receipts established prior to the time the
clerk obtaining the cash receipts, the auditor accounts receivable clerk obtains the cash, a
should make a list of them without the clerk's surprise examination is the only method of
knowledge. The undeposited mail receipts determining if cash receipts are being
should then be controlled after completion of recorded and deposited properly.
their preparation for deposit and after postings
have been made to the subsidiary accounts
receivable ledger. The deposit slip should be
totaled and compared to the remittances and
the list prepared by the auditor for accuracy.
Individual items on the deposit slip should be
compared to postings to the subsidiary
accounts receivable ledger. The auditor should
ask Gutzler to ask the bank to send the
statement containing that deposit directly to
the auditor.
Postings from other deposit slips should be Since there is no separation of duties
traced to the cash receipts journal and the between cash receipts and accounts
subsidiary accounts receivable ledger. Also, receivable, the accounts receivable clerk
entries in the subsidiary accounts receivable may have been careless in performing
ledger should be traced to the cash receipts posting duties. This procedure may also
journal and to the deposit slips. disclose whether the accounts receivable
clerk may have been lapping the accounts.
Review the subsidiary accounts receivable Once more, there is no separation of duties
ledger and confirm accounts that have between cash receipts and accounts
abnormal transaction activity such as receivable. If the accounts receivable clerk
consistently late payments. was careless in performing posting duties,
this procedure may also disclose whether
the accounts receivable clerk may have been
lapping the accounts.
Other Audit Procedures Reason for Other Audit Procedures
If Gutzier allows customers to take discounts, Since there is no separation of duties
the amount of such discounts and the discount between cash receipts and accounts
period should be checked. receivable, the accounts receivable clerk
may have appropriated discounts which
could have been, but were not, taken, or
may have been careless in checking the
appropriateness of discounts taken.
Dates and amounts of daily deposits per bank Since there are no initial controls over cash
statements should be compared with entries in receipts established prior to the time the
the cash receipts journal accounts receivable clerk obtains the cash,
the clerk may have become careless about
promptly depositing the daily receipts.
A proof-of-cash working paper should be Since internal control over cash receipts is
prepared which reconciles total cash receipts weak, the auditor should perform that
with credits per bank statements. The opening overall check to help substantiate that he or
and closing reconciliation of the proof of cash she has investigated all material items
should be compared to the comparable during the detail tests.
reconciliation prepared by the controller.
Prepare a ratio analysis of monthly collections Since internal control over cash receipts is
to total sales of the preceding month or weak, this overall test may highlight points
monthly collections to total accounts of irregularities, is such exist.
receivable at the beginning of the month and
compare this analysis with a similar analysis
for the preceding year.
Visit the client on the balance sheet date or the Since internal control over cash receipts is
next business day to determine that an weak, the auditor needs to be satisfied that
appropriate cutoff of cash receipts has been cash receipts are recorded in the appropriate
made. period.
For those periods for which the above audit Since internal control over cash receipts is
procedures were not performed and for a weak, the auditor should perform that
period after the balance sheet date, scan the review to help substantiate that all material
cash receipts journal and bank statements for items not covered during other tests have
unusual items. been investigated.
19-1. The three categories of activities in completing the audit are (a) completing field work,
(b) evaluating the findings, and (c) communicating with the client.
19-3. a. Subsequent events are events that occur between the balance sheet date and the
issuance date of the auditor's report (which is not the same as the date of the
report) that may affect the financial statements on which the report is rendered.
The subsequent events period extends from the balance sheet date to the end of
field work on the engagement.
c. The auditor is required by GAAS to search for and to evaluate subsequent events
up to the date of the auditor's report, which should be as of the end of field work.
This responsibility is discharged by (1) being alert for subsequent events in
performing year-end substantive tests after the balance sheet date, and (2)
performing specific procedures at or near the completion of field work.
19-25. (Estimated time - 25 minutes)
The date field work is completed is not specifically given. This answer is based
on the customary practice of dating the audit report as of the end of field work
(i.e., February 26).
b. For categories (1) and (2) the auditor has the responsibility for identifying and
evaluating subsequent events up to the date of the auditor's report. In discharging
this responsibility, the auditor should be alert for subsequent events in performing
substantive tests, and also perform specific auditing procedures at or near the
completion of field work.
For categories (3) and (4), the auditor has no responsibility to make inquiry or to
perform any auditing procedures during this time period to discover subsequent
events. However, if knowledge of such an event comes to the auditor's attention,
he or she should determine whether the event requires adjustment of or disclosure
in the financial statements.
For category (5), the auditor has no responsibility for their discovery. However, if
the auditor becomes aware of such facts and the facts may have affected the report
that was issued, the auditor is required to ascertain the reliability of the
information.
d. If the client fails to make required disclosure, the auditor should notify each
member of the board of directors of such refusal and take the following steps to
prevent further reliance on the audit report and:
Notify the client that the audit report must no longer be associated with the
financial statements.
Notify regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the client that the report
should no longer be relied on.
Notify (generally via the regulatory agency) each individual known to be
relying on the statements that the report should no longer be relied on.
b. The following table summarizes the 3 groups of professional standards that are
issued by the Auditing Standards Board with examples of engagements that may
be provided under each group of professional standards.
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities arising from
cash transactions of Jiffy Clerical Services as of December 31, 20XO, and the
related statement of revenue collected and expenses paid for the year then ended.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audit.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the assets and liabilities arising from cash transactions of Jiffy Clerical Services
as of December 31, 20XO, and its revenue collected and expenses paid during the year
then ended, on the basis of accounting described in Note X.
Signature
Date
21-1
a) Audit internal lebih merupakan fungsi manajemen, hal ini karena audit dapat membantu
manajemen dalam mengelola fungsi bisnis berjalan lebih efektif.
b) prosedur audit yang diperlukan untuk mencapai tujuan audit dianggap sebagai ruang lingkup
audit. Tujuan audit laporan keuangan adalah untuk mengetahui apakah laporan keuangan disusun
dengan benar atau tidak. Juga diperiksa bahwa laporan keuangan sesuai dengan semua hal yang
material dan dipersiapkan sesuai dengan kerangka pelaporan keuangan yang berlaku
21-2
a) 1. Tentukan Sertifikasi yang Tepat untuk Anda
IIA juga menawarkan empat sertifikasi khusus:
Certification in Control Self-Assessment® (CCSA®)
Certified Government Auditing Professional® (CGAP®)
Certified Financial Services Auditor® (CFSA®)
Certification in Risk Management Assurance® (CRMA®)
2. Tentukan Tingkat Kelayakan dan Ketrampilan Anda
3. Mendaftar Ujian
4. Siapkan Ujian
5. Ikuti Ujian
6. Terima Sertifikat Anda
21-5
Audit internal dapat didefinisikan sebagai kegiatan assurance dan konsultasi independen yang
bertujuan untuk menambah nilai dan memperbaiki operasi organisasi. Ini membantu organisasi
mencapai tujuannya dengan membawa pendekatan sistematis dan disiplin untuk mengevaluasi
dan meningkatkan efektivitas proses manajemen, pengendalian, dan tata kelola risiko. Standar
audit AICPA dan PCAOB menyatakan bahwa salah satu aspek lingkungan pengendalian
organisasi adalah metode pengendalian manajemen untuk memantau dan menindaklanjuti
kinerja, termasuk audit internal.
Sedangkan
Tujuan auditor eksternal adalah untuk melakukan audit terhadap laporan keuangan organisasi
dan untuk mengungkapkan pendapat atas pernyataan tersebut. Dalam mengaudit laporan
keuangan, auditor eksternal akan mempertimbangkan pengendalian yang mempengaruhi
keandalan informasi keuangan yang termasuk dalam laporan keuangan. Bagi perusahaan publik,
mereka mungkin juga dilibatkan untuk memeriksa asersi manajemen mengenai keandalan
pengendalian internal atas pelaporan keuangan. Auditor internal prihatin dengan semua kontrol,
terlepas dari apakah itu finansial, kepatuhan, atau operasional. Mereka menilai efektivitas dan
efisiensi segmen operasi di seluruh organisasi.