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Topics will be covered
Objective
Analytical
Confirmation Re-Calculation Re-performance
Review
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Physical Inventories
Objective of physical attendance
Need for physical stock taking
General audit procedures for stock take
Audit procedures for physical stock taking
Specific areas
Objective of physical attendance
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Needforphysicalstocktaking
The client has primary responsibility for planning and conducting the physical inventory.
The presence of Auditor during this phase is important because of participation in the
physical count.
The auditor may carry out the following procedures before the stock take:
obtain cutoff numbers (last receiving number and last dispatch number)
determine extent to which client counts would be tested.
make two-way test counts from floor to sheet, and from stock sheets to floor.
compare count with appears on inventory tag, sheet, bin cards, and also
compare serial number and description, of the tags, sheets, bin cards.
Make notes of all tags, sheets, bin cards that represents damaged stocks and
slow moving items.
examine source of stock sheet generation
for work in process discuss with knowledgeable employee to review the
estimated cost to complete related to labor and factory overheads.
Make sure that inventory not owned by the client is not included in the stock
sheets.
If experts are used than observe the procedures performed by him.
Audit procedures afterstock take
Audit proceduresafterstock take
The sheets shall be signed by all persons who were involved in the
physical stock taking